Tag Archives: White County Schools

The White County School Board has changed the 2024-2025 school calendar to move spring break to the week following daylight savings time. Board Chair Bob Young said the change aligns more closely with the rest of the school calendar. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said next year’s spring break will be March 10-14. Dronebarger said he polled teachers in the ... Read More »

17 Upper Cumberland schools recognized as Reward Schools for outstanding performance and/or improvement in performance during the last school year. The list includes six Putnam County Schools, three in Overton County, two each in Cumberland, Jackson and White Counties, and one each in Dekalb and Van Buren Counties. Some 400 schools statewide received the honor from the State Board of ... Read More »

The White County School System will try to arm students and parents Thursday with the knowledge needed to be more secure online. White County High School Assistant Principal Amy Hawkins said the Department of Homeland Security offered the iGuardian meetings five years ago, and it is time for an update. She said parents need to be introduced to the latest ... Read More »

The White County Sheriff’s Department is looking for tips regarding a theft at the BonDeCroft Elementary School construction site. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the theft was not major. He said tools, copper, and a trailer were stolen from the job site. Dronebarger said the Sheriff’s Department and the school system will be keeping a close eye on the ... Read More »

White County Schools Nutrition Director Tonya Savage said the system prevented food loss during the extended school closure by watching the weather. Most students returned to school Thursday after missing more than a week due to snow and cold. Savage said when the system saw the weather coming, they canceled their orders. “We do like most everybody else,” Savage said. ... Read More »

The BonDeCroft Elementary School expansion project will not be completed this school year. White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger told the School Board Thursday night that the original estimate had the project finishing around the county’s spring break but small delays have pushed the completion date into April. He said that trying to integrate the new building into the ... Read More »

White County High School students can get free breakfast and lunch after the state changed eligibility requirements. Schools Nutrition Supervisor Tonya Savage said the White County middle and elementary schools have been eligible for years. She said the state now requires just 25 percent of the student body to be economically disadvantaged for a school to participate. The state gave ... Read More »

White County Schools will use a grant of some $480,000 to add security cameras, improved door-locking systems, and other security upgrades. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the district a Secure Our Schools grant, meant to provide and enhance safety equipment and violence-prevention programs. Board Chairman Bob Young said the district applied for the grant after teachers and ... Read More »

White County Schools have created a mobile library that will hit the streets some time after Christmas. The custom bus has been nicknamed BOB for Books on Board. It is filled with books from the White County Public Library that children can check out and read. Supervisor of Supportive Learning Farrah Griffith said the goal of the bus is to ... Read More »

White County Schools will hold their fall Kindergarten Ready Meeting Monday to give parents the tools to give kids a smooth transition into schools. Cyndi Vickers is District K-2 Reading and Math Instructional Coach. She said the meetings urge parents to speak positively to their children about the start of school. Vickers said encouraging learning and meeting new people can ... Read More »