Tag Archives: Putnam County Schools

Putnam County Schools will implement new software that helps track its student homeless population. Family Resource Coordinator Kristy Hunt said the program helps collect data required by the state and personal information. She said this will help the school system get its families the assistance they need. “Putnam County we have increased quite a bit,” Hunt said. “And because we ... Read More »

Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King said the district ranking satisfactory on the state’s report card on schools is misleading. Satisfactory is the third lowest ranking out of four. King said he believes the achievement portion of the report card does not accurately portray students that are just a few questions away from meeting expectations. “It’s an unfair representation ... Read More »

While the rest of the Upper Cumberland has been dry, the designers working on the Upperman High School expansion have experienced the opposite: a lot of water and wet ground. Upland Design Architect Kim Chamberlain said crews have encountered the expected bad soil at the back of the site. “Work for the actual building, footprint itself where the ROTC and ... Read More »

Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King saw his annual performance evaluation score increase, especially among school administrators. School Board Attorney Dan Rader released the results Thursday night at the School Board meeting. King’s total score finished at 4.22 out of five. That’s up from 4.14 last year. King saw his score among the school system’s administrators increase from 4.11 ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board’s request for an additional $16 million dollars would totally complete the Park View School project. Director of Schools Corby King said the money would build the upper grade wing of the school as well as athletic fields and an auditorium. King said the school board is requesting the funding now to avoid additional costs after ... Read More »

Putnam County School System awarded a $4,000 grant to honor Board Member Dawn Fry’s service on the Utrust Board of Trustees. The Utrust Trustee Choice grant provides for Fry to choose up to $4,000 in projects that she wishes to fund. Fry chose to give the funds to the Upperman High School JROTC program in honor of 15-year-old Olivia Taylor, ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools awarded a $790,000 grant for the purchase of two electric buses. Transportation Supervisor Ron Chaffin said the grant will also cover the charging stations. He said the new buses provide an opportunity to learn how the infrastructure works should they want to replace the whole fleet in the future. Chaffin said another advantage is their ability to ... Read More »

Putnam County School System seeking input from community stakeholders through a survey being sent out Tuesday. Communications Supervisor Hannah Davis said the survey will help with a strategic plan. She said that will guide the system’s trajectory over the next five to 10 years. “We have an amazing community that truly supports a high-quality education that we have here in ... Read More »

A state mandate put in place several years ago now affecting several Upper Cumberland school systems working to avoid chronic absenteeism. The state classifies chronic absenteeism as when a student misses 10 percent of instructional days. Putnam Schools Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce this is a fluctuating issue and students today would be chronically absent after missing just five days. “It’s ... Read More »

The Tennessee State Department of Education set to highlight the Putnam County Schools System all week as a “Best For All” District. Federal Programs Supervisor Bridgett Carwile said a school earns that distinction by designing significant amounts of COVID relief funding directly into student achievement. “We invested at least 50 percent of ESSER funding into research-based strategies to raise academic ... Read More »