Tag Archives: Putnam County Schools

Putnam County high schools will use one of the district’s state-allotted virtual learning days Friday. The days were created as a response to the pandemic and severe weather events closing down schools. Director of Schools Corby King said the need for Friday’s virtual learning day comes from having a lack of substitute teachers. “So we looked at it and thought ... Read More »

A new sewer project in the Cane Creek area will remove from service two old facilities and allow for future growth Cookeville City Council, the Putnam County School System, and Highlands Residential Services are jointly working on the new pump station. It will be located on the Cane Creek Elementary School property. Water Quality Control Director Barry Turner said HRS ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools celebrating Read Across America Day, a nationwide effort to instill a love of reading in students and emphasize its importance. Dr. Diana Wood is the PreK through 4th-grade Instructional Supervisor. She said Putnam County Schools celebrated by inviting guest readers to read to classrooms at several schools and across many grade levels. “It’s fun to have somebody ... Read More »

Two Putnam County elementary schools enter the spring over 90 percent capacity and will be limited in enrollment for next school year after Thursday night’s school board vote. Prescott Elementary has a capacity number of 95 percent while Jere Whitson Elementary sits at 94 percent. Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce said that’s above the average enrollment of 85 percent. “We get ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools Personal Learning Supervisor Sam Brooks honored by a national non-profit for his work to “Tackle the Education Gap.” Brooks said the opportunity to do so came through a partnership with Shmoop Heartbeat, a tool that helps address student social and emotional needs through a survey tool. Brooks said it was the first time he had seen this ... Read More »

Putnam Education Partnership Foundation seeking help restocking the food pantries used for Putnam County students. Executive Director Katelyn Steakley (STEEk-lee) said the foundation works to support public students in Putnam County and help remove barriers that might interfere their education. She said one of the biggest barriers is having access to food primarily on the weekends. “With the rising food ... Read More »

Students in Cookeville High School’s brand-new Civil Engineering and Architecture class created renderings for affordable homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Dave Powell is Cookeville’s STEM Engineering Teacher. He said over the course of two months, students designed the renderings from the floor plan up using industry-standard techniques and software. “They were excited about it because they could be ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools awarded more than $60,000 to promote employee recognition and appreciation. The funding from Utrust includes $30,000 to promote employee appreciation system-wide and an additional $30,200 to be divided among all Putnam County schools to fund appreciation activities in each school. Utrust is an organization that assists school systems in Tennessee with unemployment issues and in recognizing, supporting, ... Read More »

A missed opportunity. That is how two Putnam County School Board members described the county commission’s decision Tuesday night. A new school bond to build the upper grade wing of the new Park View School failed in a 12 to 12 vote. School Board Chair Kim Cravens said doubling the schools capacity for $16.5 million likely a price that will ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System named its Teachers of the Year Monday. Cane Creek Elementary School’s Alicia UpChurch, Prescott South Middle School’s Margie Cavender and VITAL School virtual teacher Lucinda Queen. Putnam Schools considered teachers with at least three years of experience with exceptional gains in student achievement. They are now in the running to potentially be named the state ... Read More »