Putnam Officials Expect Learning Loss To Be Less Than State
Preliminary data from the State Department of Education projects COVID-19 has produced a 50 percent proficiency decrease in 3rd grade reading and 65 percent in math among students statewide. The data ties the losses to prolonged school closures and time away from the classroom. Putnam County Curriculum Supervisor Jill Ramsey said the large gaps in […]
Putnam Schools Sees Participation Improve after Check-ins
Putnam County School Director Corby King said two weeks of work among school administrators to engage problem remote learners has worked. The school system started reaching out two weeks ago for students not logging in on time and not completing assignments on time. King said the participation problems have been across the board, but it […]
Warren County Extends Hybrid Learning
Students in Warren County will continue a half in-class, half at-home schedule through the first nine weeks. Warren County Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system based the decision on parents feedback. “What we’re doing currently is working and working well, we got a lot of feedback from community members and parents and students […]
Technology Issues at Forefront of Jackson School Board Meeting
The Jackson County Schools are waiting on technology shipments to arrive. Director of Schools Kristy Brown told school board members she ordered Chromebooks that have still not arrived. “We can do a few things to help with the situation more, like just updating some teacher laptops and hopefully receiving the Chromebooks that have been on […]
Tennessee Commissioner Visits Burks
Tennessee Education Commissioner Dr. Penny Schwinn took a tour of Burks Elementary Wednesday. Schwinn checked in on 6th grade kids all the way down to 1st graders, to see how things are operating. Schwinn spoke with students, teachers and staff as she moved from class to class. Schwinn said she was impressed with the work […]
Dekalb Schools Reopen Wednesday
Dekalb County Schools reopen Wednesday morning with a mask mandate and remote learning as two separate challenges. Dekalb County delayed opening schools for two weeks when an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Dekalb County School Director Patrick Cripps said he wanted to avoid having regrets about re-opening without a mask mandate. “We’ve got to try […]
