The superintendent of Shelby County Schools reported on multiple district initiatives and community events, highlighting a forthcoming battery plant, a greenhouse ribbon cutting, and a plan to phase in a reimagined intervention system for next school year.

The superintendent said the district met with the new owners of a battery plant relocating to Shelby County and described the move as “a really exciting economic development” for the community. At the same report the superintendent thanked staff and community partners for a greenhouse ribbon cutting and credited “Steve Coleman, John Swindler, their entire teams, our SCHS administration” for the project.

The superintendent said the district is partnering with Solution Tree on a comprehensive, reimagined RTI (response to intervention) system slated to begin implementation in the next school year. “We know that skillful teaching has the biggest impact on student achievement, so we need to do everything we can to support that and that's what the feedback and coaching labs are all about,” the superintendent said.

The report also recognized individual achievements: Robert Johnson was introduced as a GED graduate who completed the program after joining in November and finishing his diploma work in about four months. The superintendent congratulated staff members who had professional recognitions — Susan Barclay was noted as a presenter at the Association of School Business Officials International Conference and Dan Papp and Adam Hicks were credited with an article published in the Aurora Institute.

Other items included brief mentions of career-day activities at Heritage Elementary and community events such as the Distinguished Citizens banquet and the Shelby Main Street banquet. The superintendent said district advisory groups—classified, certified and community—reviewed budget priorities and facility updates, and said the district had completed student advisory meetings for high school and middle school.

The superintendent closed by encouraging students preparing for end-of-year assessments and acknowledging staff and volunteers who supported events and programs across the district.