Tag Archives: Putnam County Schools

Putnam County Schools welcomed two new faculty members to their staff. Dr. Leslie Eldridge will serve as the new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Supervisor, and Dr. Diane Wood will serve as the new Pre-K to 4th Grade Curriculum Supervisor. As the new CTE Supervisor, Eldridge will take her experience, including serving as interim CTE Director for Cumberland County, and ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools has hired an ESSER coordinator to help coordinate all the funds to be used for school projects. Jason Stickler currently serves as the district Response to Intervention Coordinator. The RTI Coordinator helps administer and implement school-wide initiatives based on the needs of students. Stickler said the state recommended schools form positions of this nature to help with ... Read More »

The need to fill jobs is high, and one Cookeville church is opening its doors to get people employed. David Hunter from The Bend Church said they have partnered with Goodwill’s Career Solutions to be host site for the job fair. Hunter said when the church started reaching out around the nearby community, the need for employment became evident. “In ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System received a new $3.1 million ESSER grant for Epidemiology and Lab Capacity. The one-time grant will be used for optional COVID testing and screening for faculty, staff and students. Federal Program Supervisor Bridgett Carwile said it’s beneficial to have this tool. “It’s a resource that we might have available if a parent so chooses,” Carwile ... Read More »

Summer learning programs continues this week at schools across the Upper Cumberland, and educators say the students are both learning and having fun. Putnam County Pre-K through 4th grade Supervisor Jill Ramsey said the state-mandated programs help close the summer learning gap they see in students. Ramsey said the program will also help with gaps in learning from COVID. “We ... Read More »

Putnam County School System’s new fiscal year budget has a roughly $2 million budget shortfall as the county awaits final tax numbers. Director of Schools Corby King presented the budget to the County Commission’s Budget Sub-Committee at a meeting Thursday night. King said the system is positioned well but needs to keep up with growth in the county. “The places I ... Read More »

Putnam County Pre-K program is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year starting July 30th. Pre-K through 4th grade Supervisor Jill Ramsey said she encourages parents to enroll their children in pre-k instead of daycare, because they learn skills that set them up for success in kindergarten. “Pre-K is much more specific in the skills that we’re trying to teach ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools kick off its summer food service program on Tuesday. Nutrition Program Supervisor Jennifer Mitchell said the program provides both breakfast and lunch to any child under the age of 18. “Children do not have to be present for the meal to be picked up,” Mitchell said. “It’s helping to decrease interactions but also to help increase access ... Read More »

The title of 2021 Tennessee School Counselor of the year belongs to Sycamore Elementary School Counselor Ally Evans. Evans said that after a decade working in the Putnam County School System she was shocked at just being nominated. However, Evans said moving forward with her nomination was daunting but wanted to try since another counselor took the time to nominate ... Read More »

All Putnam County School staff would receive a four percent raise under the system budget’s first draft approved Thursday night. The raise totals some $2.422 million, some of which will be paid for through the legislature’s appropriation. With property tax rates yet to be set because of reappraisals, the school system currently faces a $2.6 million budget deficit. “Often at ... Read More »