State Index Leads To Putnam Schools Funding Reduction
Putnam County’s ability to pay for its students’ education led to a reduction in state funding. Director of Schools Corby King said the TISA formula uses an index from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and the Center for Business and Economic Research. The index calculatse local funding capacity. “We have a higher ability […]
Putnam County Schools Navigate Third Grade Promotion Pathways
Putnam County School System officials are currently working with families to navigate state-mandated promotion pathways for third-graders following the return of recent TCAP results. Data and Testing Supervisor Jason Stickler said the district is focused on identifying the best options for students who did not meet the expected cut scores on their original or retake […]
CHS Student-Built House Expands Independence Program
Putnam County School Officials joined community leaders Thursday for the ribbon cutting of the new Independence House, an expansion project for special education students. The house helps teach students with autism and other disabilities life skills, such as grocery shopping, cooking, and washing clothes. Supervisor of Special Education Sheri Roberson said the program helps move […]
Local Experts Create New Resource For Parents, Families
The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Putnam have partnered to create the Thrifty Bites Cookbook to support Putnam County’s PEP Foundation. Foundation Executive Director Katelyn Steakley said the Leadership Putnam class created the cookbook for the foundation, with resources for recipes that met myplate.gov standards from Putnam County Health Department nutritionists. Steakley said […]
Putnam Schools Partner With Tech Nursing
Tech nursing students preparing to assist the Putnam School System’s nursing team as part of a recurring program. School System Nursing Coordinator Janet Frank said some seventy-six nursing students will help conduct annual health screenings measuring student vision, hearing, blood pressure, height, and weight. Frank said it is important to expose the nursing students to […]
Putnam Sees Successful First School Day
Putnam County Schools first full day concluded and the district is off to a strong start. Communications and Marketing Supervisor Buddy Pearson said an estimated 12,000 students attended school Monday. He said buses picked up and dropped off students without issue. Pearson said the only real issue was the traffic caused by different construction projects […]
New School Crisis Instructors Trained
Four new professional crisis management instructors trained last week, to help the Putnam Schools deal with growth in the district. Special Education Supervisor Sheri Roberson said the school system employees will train other faculty how to manage students in a state of crisis. Roberson said the special education department is growing each year so they […]
Putnam Schools Adopt New Visitors Code Of Conduct
The Putnam County School System has adopted a new code of conduct for visitors throughout the district. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the system did not have a visitor’s code of conduct before now, but a new state law requires one for all public schools. Martin said the code goes over prohibited behaviors […]
Foundation Donates Tablets For Students With Disabilities
The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation donated new equipment to the Putnam County School System to assist students with disabilities. Foundation Director John Bell said the adaptive tablets meant to assist students with communication. Bell said the tablets would be given to the families of the students, allowing them to use these tools outside of school […]
Putnam Moving To Bid Stage On Three Biggest Capital Projects Of Year
Putnam County Schools beginning the bid process over the next couple of weeks on the largest capital projects on the school year agenda. The school system plans on replacing chillers in both the White Plains and Cookeville High School air conditioning systems. Deputy Director Tim Martin said the White Plains chiller was scheduled to be […]
