Tag Archives: Putnam County Schools

School systems statewide will have a new tool for dealing with a COVID reopening: the closing of one school because of a COVID outbreak. Putnam County’s Director of Schools Corby King said shut downs could be tailored. “With this, the state has given us leeway to close individual schools,” King said. “So if I have an outbreak at one school, ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools will host its first ACT test date of the summer Saturday. Grades 9-12 Curriculum Supervisor Sharron Anderson said the school system secured enough staff to host and follow the ACT Covid guidelines. “We had some question initially about that, because the ACT has definitely ramped up their requirements for sites and the number of staff we would ... Read More »

An expected increase in mental health needs this fall in the Putnam County Schools led to the hiring of a new mental health coordinator. New coordinator Shelia Barker will oversee surveying all students and facility once returning to school. Coordinated School Health Supervisor Melanie Bussell said with the tornado and COVID, Putnam County families have been hit hard. “They are ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools will reopen August 3 with in-classroom learning, a remote learning option, and strong protocols in place to protect students. Director Of Schools Corby King said the system’s leadership team believes it can keep students safe while getting students back to the best place for learning to take place. “The American Academy of Pediatrics came out and said ... Read More »

Putnam County parents who responded to a school system survey this month want their children back in schools. “About 88 percent of the parents have said they want their kids back in school, Director Of Schools Corby King said. “We had a little over 6,000 responses, which is unheard of. And so we’re still working to provide an option for ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board voted to allow five students affected by board rezoning to change schools. But School Board members warned parents this zoning exemption may not be possible going forward. “These families need to understand that that doesn’t mean we would make an exception the next year if they have siblings coming up,” School Board Member Kim Cravens ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board approved its new fiscal year budget Thursday night with a shortfall reduced to $102,300. That shortfall will be paid from fund reserves. School Board Member Celeste Gammon said that is something the board cannot do consistently. “We’re in a good position to be able to take this from our reserve funds,” Gammon said. “Obviously with ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools sent a survey to parents Monday asking them to weigh in on options for reopening schools. Director Of Schools Corby King told parents that any type of remote learning process would look much different in the fall. King said students would need to login and interact with teachers on a daily basis. Assignments would be graded. ... Read More »

Graduating seniors in Putnam County are about to get their long-awaited day in the spotlight. High School graduations for Putnam County Schools begin Friday night at 6 p.m. for Upperman, followed on Saturday by Cookeville’s at 10 a.m. and Monterey at 4 p.m. All the graduations will take place at Tucker Stadium on Tennessee Tech’s campus. Putnam County’s Curriculum Supervisor ... Read More »

Algood Elementary is projected to be at 92 percent capacity for next school year. Putnam County Schools Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce said he ususally likes to see the percentage at 90, but is not concerned about the projections. The number of pre-registered students for the incoming class is actually lower than last year’s. “Algood is one of our schools that ... Read More »