Tag Archives: Putnam County School System

The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation donated new equipment to the Putnam County School System to assist students with disabilities. Foundation Director John Bell said the adaptive tablets meant to assist students with communication. Bell said the tablets would be given to the families of the students, allowing them to use these tools outside of school hours. “They are similar to ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools beginning the bid process over the next couple of weeks on the largest capital projects on the school year agenda. The school system plans on replacing chillers in both the White Plains and Cookeville High School air conditioning systems. Deputy Director Tim Martin said the White Plains chiller was scheduled to be replaced next year, but the ... Read More »

Putnam County held a full-scale training exercise Tuesday bringing together the Putnam County School System and all emergency service agencies. EMS Chief Tommy Copeland said the exercise went well, but there are still several things that can be tweaked to improve preparedness. Copeland said the exercise is to train emergency services on how to respond. “We have a great working ... Read More »

Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King said he is appreciative of additional funding from the state to address security needs. Thursday the House passed a bill that would require things like locking the doors while students are present and conducting safety drills. King said he does not necessarily agree with the use of armed guards for the Putnam County ... Read More »

A new county-wide school nutrition software will be implemented at all Putnam County Schools next year. Deputy Director Tim Martin said the new system will streamline data collecting for nutrition staff. “The added benefit will be that the managers will be able to keep and notice trends and see what kind of things are selling better,” Martin said. “They can ... Read More »

Putnam County School System has opened its new transfer student portal. Attendance and Enrollment Management Supervisor Chris Pierce said that the portal will allow for priority 4 students in grades 1 through 4 to attempt a transfer to a school outside their zone. “Every now and then you’ll have a situation where a family’s work will change, a babysitter’s location ... Read More »

Two more high school career pathways in the Putnam County School System have received state certification. Cookeville High School students will be able to choose Teaching as a Profession and Early Childhood Education Careers pathways. CTE Supervisor Leslie Eldridge said the district offers early career or college experiences. “We have two great programs in Putnam County that they can choose ... Read More »

Several Monterey residents have expressed concern about changing brick colors on Monterey High School. Deputy School Director Tim Martin said the brick that was used for the high school was stained for its color, but over time has grown dull. Patches of the brick are fading. Martin said the appearance of the school is on the district’s radar. Martin said ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System looking for public input on mascots, school colors and name for its new southwest K-8 school. Communication Supervisor Hannah Davis said the school board’s naming subcommittee will use the feedback from citizens. “This is very open,” Davis said. “We didn’t want to put anything out there. We wanted the community to have free range to ... Read More »

The ‘Devious Licks’ trend on the social media platform TikTok is a reason for concern in the Putnam County School System. The viral prank encourages students to steal and destroy school property and post a video of it online. Communications Supervisor Hannah Davis said it has popped up in the system recently at Cookeville High School. “They will face disciplinary ... Read More »