4 UC School Districts Recognized For Academic Spending Of COVID Funds
Tennessee Department of Education recognizing Putnam, DeKalb, Fentress and Jackson Counties Friday for prioritizing academic gains with COVID 3.0 money. The Best for All district means a school system spent 50 percent or more of its federal COVID funds to raise academic achievement. Putnam County Schools Communications Supervisor Hannah Davis said the district focused on […]
Putnam School System Will Not Apply for Rapid Testing Program
Putnam County Schools will not apply to be a part of a state pilot program providing rapid COVID tests to schools. Director of Schools Corby King said there are community partners like the Putnam County Health Department and clinics filling the void on testing. King said the nursing staff already has more responsibility than usual. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rickman Teachers Selected By State For ELA Videos
Three Rickman Elementary School teachers were selected by the Tennessee Department of Education to create ELA video lessons. The videos will be used by the state as a tool for teaching for situations like the coronavirus shut down. Overton County Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the district picked the teachers due to their experience […]
COVID Needs Of Disabled Students Addressed Locally
Students with disabilities faced many challenges during the coronavirus. The Tennessee Department of Education hopes to address some of those challenges and the issues faced by school systems this week with new one-time funding. Putnam County Special Education Supervisor Sheri Roberson said students really missed the daily face to face interactions. “Our students are use […]
WCTE At Home Learning Continuing Through Summer
WCTE will continue its summer learning programming through the summer. The public television station partnered with the Tennessee Department of Education and stations across the state in early April to launch classroom instruction on television. A new summer schedule will debut June 15. “I think it was a critical time for PBS stations to really […]
