
TN DEPT. OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES 2023-24 GRADUATION RATE
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 2023-24 statewide graduation rate is 92.1 percent, breaking the previous record achieved in the 2022-23 school year at 90.6 per ...

CC SCHOOL BOARD AWARDED PORTION OF GEAR UP GRANT
The Cumberland County School Board was recently awarded a portion of a $35 million GEAR UP Grant for the United States Department of Education to be distributed over the course of 7 years beginning th ...

CHRISTOPHER HOWARD HONORED BY SCHOOL BOARD
Lead mechanic Christopher Howard was recently honored at the Cumberland County school board meeting last week on Thursday. "Christopher Howard is not only our lead mechanic, but the heartbeat of ou ...

CC SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES LIGHTING OVERHAUL PLAN
The Cumberland County School Board recently approved a proposal by Excel Energy Group for an LED lighting upgrade plan that is projected to save the school system $242,878 annually. The new plan is ...

MCCARTY SELECTED FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY
Chris W. McCarty, of the Lewis Thomason law firm in Knoxville, was recently selected by the Cumberland County School Board to serve as the school board attorney. McCarty's qualifications include be ...

ROCKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
FRESHMAN: The following freshmen made the first nine weeks honor roll (all As & Bs). Congratulations on getting off to a great start. Remaining classes to follow in upcoming days. Saleyna Ambu ...

SMHS ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE DRAWING WINNERS
Congratulations to the weekly attendance drawing winners for October 7-11, 2024. SMHS also issued a thank you to Chic-Fil-A for sponsoring the attendance incentive for students of SMHS. Way to g ...

SHELBY VITOUS EARNS LION’S CLUB STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Shelby Vitous of Stone Memorial High School is the winner of the Lion's Club Student of the Month award for October. She was nominated by School Counselor, Laura Kidwell. The award is presented by ...

FALL BREAK FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK
Next week is fall break for Cumberland County schools. According to the official schedule, schools will be closed from Monday, October 14th to Friday, October 18th. More school information can b ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW COMMITTEE POLICY
The Cumberland County School Board met on Thursday night to approve several agenda items. One of the agenda items regarded a policy for board committees. The amendment to the policy did away with requ ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS TO AMEND HEAD LICE POLICY
An amendment to the Cumberland County School Board's head lice policy to include bed bugs was pushed back to October's meeting so further adjustments can be made to accommodate for dealing with additi ...

L.B.J.& C. HEAD START SCHOOL CLOSINGS
On their official Facebook page, L.B.J. and C Head Start school announced closings for Byrdstown, Celina, Clarkrange, Crossville, Jamestown, Lafayette, Livingston, Red Boiling Springs, Smith County, a ...