Board recognizes student and teacher award winners; instructional report shows rise in early postsecondary participation

The Tipton County School Board recognized students and staff at the start of the meeting and received an instructional report showing an increase in early postsecondary participation across the district’s high schools.

The board congratulated Mikayla, a senior and MHS FCCLA president, who was nominated for and recently received a state Aspiring Educators Award; the nomination cited leadership, academic performance and community involvement. The board also named Vicky Lake, a seventh‑grade math teacher at Covington Middle School, as teacher of the month; Lake’s nomination noted 21 years of teaching and classroom engagement.

Instructional staff reported that the district’s three high schools are on track this school year for a combined total of 4,613 potential “early postsecondary opportunities” (described in the packet as “episodes”), up from about 3,400 the prior year. District staff said the increase reflects expanded participation and efforts by high school staff to offer additional credit‑bearing opportunities.

The recognitions and the instructional report were presented as informational items; there were no formal votes tied to the recognitions.