Tag Archives: Putnam County Schools

School principals, counselors, school resources officers and administration staff have begun visiting Putnam County virtual learners who are not participating under the guidelines. “Remote learners that are not engaging with the teachers, not completing work, not completing assignments and we are asking those students to come back to school,” Director of Schools Corby King said. King said the visits are ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools will ask parents to make a final decision on in-person or virtual learning by September 18. School Board members unanimously voted Thursday to the change in the system’s reopening plan. Director of Schools Corby King said the system needs to better control its teaching resources by settling on a strategy. “When students make that move from ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools will introduce new protocols to better inform parents of COVID-19 cases. In an email to parents Friday afternoon, Director Of Schools Corby King said one student at Cookeville High School has tested positive this week. Contract tracing put several students in quarantine for 14 days. Some 80 additional students across the school system are in quarantine. ... Read More »

Putnam County School Board voted to increase substitute pay Thursday night to try to increase those interested in serving. Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King said the system has often had difficulty recruiting substitutes. But COVID-19 will likely exacerbate the issue. “We have teachers that we know we’re going to miss, whether they have COVID themselves or a close ... Read More »

The first day of school went well Monday across Putnam County according to Director Of Schools Corby King. “I was able to visit several schools, the supervisors were able to visit most schools today,” King said. “The teachers were very positive. The students were very positive. All were following the guidelines and procedures like we had asked them to to ... Read More »

The days of punching a meal ticket are a distant memory in some of our schools. Stacy Bradford is the Fund Accountant for Putnam County School Nutrition. She said Putnam County has used the My School Bucks App for a number of years to help parents keep up with the amount of money their students have to pay for lunch. ... Read More »

Mealtime will look different for students as they return to school in Putnam County. School Nutrition Fund Accountant Stacy Bradford said that although changes are coming to the daily meals, those changes will look different at each school. “Lunches and breakfast will look a lot different this year,” Bradford said. “It is on a school-by-school basis based on the principal’s ... Read More »

With final numbers being tallied, it appears roughly 90 percent of Putnam County parents will send their children to school in less than ten days. “I think people are just eager to be back in school, to be back in person with their teachers,” Director Of Schools Corby King said. “I know that our teachers are excited and ready to ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools will not check temperatures of students boarding school buses. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said regardless of a student’s temperature, once they are left at a bus stop, the county is responsible for their safety. “The fact of the matter is,” Martin said, “If parents leave their kids at a bus stop, we can’t refuse to ... Read More »

The school physical is not a mandate or law, but Putnam County Schools still recommend students receive one before returning. Putnam County Coordinated School Health Supervisor Melanie Bussell said yearly physicals allow the school system to be aware of any student health concerns. “We really do like the families to take their kids to have their yearly check-up to see ... Read More »