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Putnam Schools To Move Personal Finance Out Of Middle Schools

The Putnam County School System plans to make Personal Finance Class available for high schoolers only to ensure that the subject matter reaches students who need it most. Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the class is currently taught in high schools but is also available in the spring semester for eighth graders. He said the tools students learn in the ... Read More »

Putnam Middle & High Schools Rolling Out Computer Classes

Putnam County Middle and High Schools will roll out a nine-week Computer Science class next year. Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said state legislation, passed in 2021, made Computer Science a requirement starting in the ’24-’25 school year. Winningham said in today’s world, computer skills are not just for those pursuing tech or health care as future careers. “It doesn’t matter ... Read More »

Putnam Schools Coalition Wants Aligned Supply Lists Districtwide

The Putnam County Schools District Guiding Coalition wants to implement districtwide school supplies lists by grade level. Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the plan would create equity within the district. He said it will make shopping easier for parents, and remove some of the variance in what parents are asked to buy. “It wasn’t necessarily huge, big discrepancy across the ... Read More »