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Cheatham County schools honor JAG winners, Kingston Springs Elementary named reward school and employees of the month
Summary
The board recognized JAG students who won a state decision‑making competition in Washington, D.C.; Kingston Springs Elementary received a 2023‑24 reward‑school proclamation; and the district named multiple 'employee of the month' honorees across schools.
The Cheatham County Board of Education used part of its Feb. 6, 2025 meeting to recognize student and staff achievements across the district.
Christina Pardue, identified in the meeting as a Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) teacher at Cheatham County Central High School, and district leaders recognized two students — Peyton Hudson and Jarrett Wilson — who competed in Washington, D.C., in the JAG decision‑making competition. The presenter said both students finished first in the state; Jarrett Wilson attended the meeting in person while Peyton Hudson was not present.
Andrea Bledsoe, principal at Kingston Springs Elementary School, accepted a district proclamation recognizing Kingston Springs as a 2023–24 "reward school" designated by the Tennessee Department of Education. The proclamation cited the state designation and named Kingston Springs one of 377 schools across the state to earn the reward‑school designation for high performance or improvement across indicators.
The board also read a series of employee‑of‑the‑month recognitions naming staff across multiple schools. Those named in the meeting record include (as spoken in the transcript): Ryan Apid Price (Ashland City Elementary STEM Academy employee of the month), Bill Kaufman (East Chino Elementary School employee of the month), Olivia Cox (Kingston Springs Elementary employee of the month), Sarah Weideman (Interventionist at Elementary Fine Art Magnet School), Brittney Crouch (Pleasant View Elementary School employee of the month), Julie Whitaker (West Cheatham Elementary School speech‑language pathologist), Jennifer Cato (Cheatham Middle School office staff), Bailey Rollins (Hart Benton Middle speech assistant), Alyssa Duke (Sycamore Middle School teacher), Aaron Nicholson (Cheatham County Central High School employee of the month), Will Mattingly (Harpeth High School employee of the month), Jennifer Morris (Life skills assistant at Sycamore High School), Tanya Tyler (Riverside Academy front desk specialist), Renee Adler (daycare employee of the month at West Cheatham Elementary daycare) and Jenny Williams (School Nutrition employee of the month). Tim Simpson (maintenance department) and Teresa Duncolds (central office administrative assistant for maintenance) were also recognized in the meeting.
Nut graf: The recognitions highlighted student success at the state level, a state academic designation for an elementary school and a cross‑section of staff acknowledged for service in classrooms, maintenance and support roles — gestures the board framed as community morale and professional appreciation.
Ending: The board applauded honorees and moved on to the meeting’s business agenda; at least one student (Jarrett Wilson) attended to accept recognition in person.
