Warren Schools Implement Electronic Device Policy
Warren County School Officials hope for fewer distractions and more connection by limiting the usage of electronic devices during the school day. Warren County Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the updated policy has been controversial amongst parents and students. Swallows said the policy was implemented to help kids focus in the classroom. “We want […]
Warren FAFSA Frenzy Event Postponed Due To Issues With New Form
The Ayers Foundation has postponed Warren County High School’s FAFSA Frenzy event Saturday because of ongoing issues with the new student aid form. Ayers College Access Counselor Vanessa Farris said the new FAFSA website intermittently crashes. She said the state is giving advice to educators not to hold large FAFSA events until the issues are […]
19 Percent Bump On ACT At Warren County High Based On Hard Work
Economically disadvantaged students at Warren County High School increased their ACT scores by 18.8 percent from last year. In 2022, only 8.7 percent of disadvantaged students met the ACT benchmark of 21. This year 27.5 percent of disadvantage students reached that goal. Director of Warren County Schools Grant Swallows said the school was focused on […]
Warren Schools Moving Forward With Updated 5-Year Maintenance Plan
The Warren County Schools ready to tackle maintenance issues across the system, after the school board updated the five-year strategic plan. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the board adjusts the plan every year to account for the various needs of its 12 schools. Like so many school systems, Warren County used COVID money to […]
Safety Drill At Warren County Middle Set For Monday
A safety drill will take place Monday afternoon at Warren County Middle School, testing emergency personnel on a potential gas leak. Warren County Director Of Schools Grant Swallows told parents in a letter sent last week that the drill would help emergency personnel work on evacuation of the building and reunification. Swallows said students will […]
Warren Schools Delay First Day After Storms Cause Outages, Some Damage
Warren County Schools had to delay the start of its new school year after Monday’s storms cause power outages and damages at some of its buildings. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said Centertown Elementary sustained the worst of the damages, with a pavilion on the playground collapsing and several HVAC units damaged by wind gusts. […]
Decision To Close Schools Is Complicated One For Directors
Upper Cumberland School Districts closed for inclement weather Friday, but without seeing too much snow or ice. The decision to close schools for inclement weather is one of the more complicated ones for School Directors. Warren County Schools Director Grant Swallows said the most challenging part is trying to work through all the moving parts, […]
Warren Schools Projects Making Headway
Several projects making headway in the Warren County School System. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system has tried to be strategic about how it uses its ESSER funds. He said one of the big projects it undertook was improvements at Warren County Middle School, including a roof replacement. “That building was built in […]
Warren School System Applying For Electric Buses
Warren County Schools applying for an opportunity to get electric school buses. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the opportunity came about from a grant application through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He said the EPA identified priority rural districts, Warren County being one, to apply for up to 25 new electric buses, “We know […]
Warren County High School Seeing Leadership Changes
Warren County High School is in the process of finding a new Executive Principal. This, after current Principal Clark George moved into a role at the central office as the new 9th-12th Grade Instructional Supervisor. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said while change can be hard, “Always at the end of the school year we […]
