Tag Archives: Celina K-8

The Clay County Board of Education Central Office will soon be working with a new telephone system. Finance Director Ashley White said the current system goes down every time there is thunder or lightning in the area, and sometimes even when there is only rain. White said the new system will allow for Clay County High School and Celina K-8 ... Read More »

Clay County School Board voted Thursday night to change the system’s insurance plan to a less expensive option. Clay County School Board Chairman Benji Bailey said the change came after the board conducted its annual insurance evaluation. Bailey said all the proposed insurance premiums were higher this year. “That was cheaper overall than our product last year from an increase ... Read More »

Clay County School Board moved three building projects forward Thursday accepting construction bids. Roof repairs at both Hermitage Springs School and the School Board building approved. The board also approved the construction numbers on the kitchen at Celina K-8. Board Chair Benji Bailey said the system ready to get that project finished. “It’s something that we’ve been, we’ve identified earlier ... Read More »

Celina K-8 School making solid progress on its construction projects. The project comes as part of the school system’s plans to do electrical and plumbing with federal ESSER funding. Principal David Maxfield said as the plumbing had not seen upgrades since the school was built in 1974, the project was long-needed. “It’s not been bad and the teachers have done an ... Read More »

Clay County School Board approved a change order for work on its Celina K-8 School’s plumbing project. School Board Chair Benji Bailey said in the original scope of the project, they were unsure if there would be the capability to upgrade or replace certain sewer lines. As work has progressed, it has been determined that there is an opportunity to ... Read More »

Celina K-8 and Hermitage Springs School preparing for construction projects to begin. Electrical and plumbing work is set to begin on November 15th. Director of Schools Diana Monroe said the largest undertaking in preparations was the Celina K-8 library. “The library is basically totally moved and it looks awesome you’ve just got to go down there and see where the ... Read More »

Clay County School Board approved bids Thursday night for two plumbing renovation projects at Celina K-8 and Hermitage Spring School. Board members heard a presentation of bids from Architect Allen Hill. The bids for both projects plus their alternates totaled some $1.8 million to be paid from ESSER 2.0 funds. “It may be possible for the contractors to pre-purchase and ... Read More »

Celina K-8 is no longer a target school because of its success in math during the last testing cycle. Tennessee targets schools for improvement when there is poor performance in a subject. Principal David Maxfield said the school took its math score from a one to a three. “That was huge, that was a huge celebration here,” Maxfield said. “Then ... Read More »

All Clay County Schools will offer medical services for students this year, helping students and busy parents. Health Coordinator Rob Edwards said that physicals and eye exams will be provided through Well Child. Edwards said parents do not have to miss work, arrange transportation or make appointments to check their child’s health. “There are children within each building that teacher’s ... Read More »

The Clay County School System has contracted with an outside service to fill the District Psychologist role. ProCare Therapy will be utilized for $77 an hour. Director of Schools Matt Eldridge said it was a challenging role to fill, but one of importance for all students. “When we came back this past year with the COVID-19 situation there were a ... Read More »