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Board approves curriculum renewals, personnel actions, MTSU sponsorship and chess pilot resolution
Summary
Rutherford County Schools Board of Education members voted on a set of consent and action items at their February meeting, approving curriculum renewals, personnel requests, a contract with Middle Tennessee State University and a resolution urging state support for a three‑year pilot chess program for Tennessee classrooms.
Rutherford County Schools Board of Education members voted on a set of consent and action items at their February meeting, approving curriculum renewals, personnel requests, a contract with Middle Tennessee State University and a resolution asking the state to fund a three‑year pilot chess program for Tennessee classrooms.
The board approved renewal requests for 2025–26 special courses at Rutherford County high schools, including anthropology, global diplomacy, Native American history, positive psychology and U.S. Presidency. The motion to approve the 2025–26 special course request passed by voice vote.
The board approved an ESL parent‑class stipend to pay Naomi Rodriguez, an ESL teacher at Rock Springs Elementary, $1,200.50 per hour from the Title III immigrant grant to teach the class; the board recorded the motion and passed it by voice vote. The board also approved adding one additional school nurse position so Riverdale and Rockvale high…
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