School Board

This page is designed to keep parents, guardians, students, employees, and the entire Clarksville-Montgomery County community informed and engaged about the 2020-21 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CMCSS Communicable Disease Team (CDT) comprised of leaders from CMCSS and the Montgomery County Health Department meet regularly to review the latest guidance from the CDC and make recommendations for the health and safety of students, employees and the community.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking qualified applicants for the position of School Board Member to represent School District #3 (County Commission Districts 8, 9, and 12) until the next general election to be held in August 2020. Applicants must: be a Tennessee citizen; be at least 18 years of age; reside in School District #3; have a high school diploma or G.E.D.; and be a registered voter in Montgomery County. Board members may not be employees of the School System.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board on first reading at the Dec. 4, 2018 School Board Study Session heard the recommendation that no changes be made to the elementary, middle, or high school zone lines for the 2019-2020 school year.

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/23/2017. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board has selected Millard House II as the next director of schools to replace Dr. B.J. Worthington, who is retiring on June 30. The Board voted to have Board attorney Kathryn Olita initiate contract negotiations with Mr. House.

Please note: This article was originally published on 4/15/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Congratulations to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education for being named a Board of Distinction by the Tennessee School Boards Association. School Board members include: (from left) Vice Chair Anne Murtha, George Giles, Eula Gardner Dowdy, Chairman Jimmie Garland, Stephanie Lobdell, Josh Baggett, and Willie Freeman

Please note: This article was originally published on 8/31/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. For School Board member Eula Gardner Dowdy, this was the seventh time she had raised her right hand and sworn to uphold the constitutions of Tennessee and the United States as she took her oath to serve as the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board Member for District 6. Newcomers to the School Board Stephanie Lobdell, representing District 2, and Anne Murtha, representing District 4, also took their oaths from Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers. School Board members serve four-year terms.

Please note: This article was originally published on 8/10/2011. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Using a list of positive adjectives, Gracie Porter, the Mid Cumberland District Director for the Tennessee School Boards Association, congratulated the CMC School Board for earning the Board of Distinction Award. The award recognizes the outstanding performance of the school board as a whole. To qualify, the school board must perform in an above excellent manner in Planning, Policy,

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/25/2011. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education is being honored by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) for its efforts to effectively govern public schools for more than 28,000 students.