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Teachers of the Year Honored

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. Each school’s Teacher of the Year candidate was honored by the CMC School Board and the CMC Education Foundation Board. The 2015-16 District Teachers of the Year are: Pre-K-4th Grade: Jason Jackson, Northeast Elementary; 5th-8th Grade: Laura Stamper, West Creek Middle; and 9th-12th: Mandy Frost, Northwest High. The Foundation presented the teacher of the year candidates each with a $100 check and the district candidates with $300 checks.


Board Honored for Achievements

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


Administrative Appointments Announced

Please note: This article was originally published on 4/10/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Assistant principals for Woodlawn Elementary School and Northwest High School have been selected.  Northwest’s new assistant principal is Jessica Peppard, who has served as academic coach for Northwest and Northeast High Schools. She will replace Marlon Heaston, who has been named principal of Kenwood Middle.  Christina Irwin has been appointed assistant principal at Woodlawn, replacing Jennifer Silvers who was named principal of the school. In addition to her experience as a high school academic coach, Peppard was an English teacher at Northwest and at West Creek High School.  She earned her B.S. in English and her master’s in educational leadership from Austin Peay State University.


Tennessee Education Standards

Please note: This article was originally published on 4/6/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The curriculum navigator is a resource for parents and community members to access the Tennessee Standards.  On the curriculum navigator you are able to view the standards across grade levels and core content areas. Parents and community members can see how each student’s daily instruction is aligned with achieving a deep understanding of the respective content area. You simply click on the respective grade level/content area and are immediately able to access your student’s standards for the respective classes. Learn more by clicking on this link: http://curriculum.cmcss.net/public/index.aspx


CMCSS Offers Text Messages

Please note: This article was originally published on 4/1/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Using SchoolMessenger, the notification system, CMCSS has the ability to send parents and guardians of students text messages on important information. To begin receiving texts, simply text YES from your device to 68453. This program doesn’t allow anyone to receive messages who otherwise wouldn’t. It simply allows those who can already receive phone and email messages to also receive text messages.


KMS Principal Named

Please note: This article was originally published on 3/24/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Marlon Heaston has been named principal of Kenwood Middle School. Heaston has served as assistant principal at Northwest High School since 2013, where he also has served as the STEM and high school administrator. Previous to joining CMCSS, Heaston was a math educator in Covington, Tenn. He earned  both his doctorate in education and his master of education in educational leadership at Trevecca Nazarene University. He earned his bachelor of education from Southern Illinois University.


Woodlawn Principal Announced

Please note: This article was originally published on 3/24/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Jennifer Silvers has been appointed principal at Woodlawn Elementary School, replacing Janet Staggs who is now principal at East Montgomery Elementary. Mrs. Silvers has been assistant principal at Woodlawn since 2008.


CMCSS Named in List for Best Community for Music Education

Please note: This article was originally published on 3/23/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System joined three other Tennessee districts (Shelby County and Metro Nashville) in being listed among the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation recognized 388 school districts in 46 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education. In its 16th year, the program singles out districts for outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the core curriculum.


Board Waives Missed Student Days

Please note: This article was originally published on 3/18/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board has waived making up the days students missed due to inclement weather this year. Students’ last half day of school will remain May 21. April 10, which was scheduled as an early dismissal day, will now be a regular school day.


Oasis Cafe Earns Honor for CMCSS

Please note: This article was originally published on 3/17/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be among a small handful of districts nationwide to receive an honorable mention at the National School Boards Association Magna Awards ceremony this week.