Putnam Schools SERT Team Makes Recommendations To Improve System Safety
Putnam County Schools’ School Emergency Response Team has made recommendations to help the system boost its school safety. The SERT team includes representatives from all first responder departments including police, fire, and EMS. The team helps the school system form an “All Hazards” safety plan. PCSS Deputy Director Tim Martin said one of the most […]
Cookeville HS Implementing Upgraded Controls System
Cookeville High School has finalized the implementation of its new climate control systems. Putnam County Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin said the system is large and has several different parts that make automatic adjustments to the school’s heating and air systems. He said because someone is not having to make those adjustments to units individually, […]
Inflation Woes Impacting Putnam Schools’ Maintenance Budget
Just three months into the school year and the Putnam County School System has spent half of its $1.2 million maintenance budget. Deputy Director Tim Martin said this is not due to major unforeseen expenses like a chiller or a boiler failure. He said the budget is simply feeling the pinch of the economy. “The […]
White Plains Academy To Implement New Construction Program
White Plains Academy set to get a new vocational program. Putnam County Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin said they wanted to expand program opportunities for students at the school through a new construction program. “It’s not going to be to the same level as what the other high schools have they’re not going to be […]
Algood Middle Entryway Project Requiring More Fire Protection
The Algood Middle School entryway project will require additional work to meet Putnam County Fire Marshall requirements. Deputy Director Tim Martin said plans checked out on paper but an onsite inspection determined a more substantial fire break wall and metal doors for the office were needed. Martin said that luckily contingency funds were set aside […]
Canopy Project Planned For Front, Back Of Cookeville High School
The Putnam County School System will help keep students out of the rain with new canopies at Cookeville High School. Deputy Schools Director Tim Martin said a ball park figure of $350,000 has been budgeted for the project. Martin said the hopeful goal is to have canopies at the main entrance and rear bus pickup […]
Putnam Will Not Check Temps On School Buses
Putnam County Schools will not check temperatures of students boarding school buses. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said regardless of a student’s temperature, once they are left at a bus stop, the county is responsible for their safety. “The fact of the matter is,” Martin said, “If parents leave their kids at a bus […]
