Superintendent highlights mid-year professional learning day and Robert E. Lee Elementary recognition
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Superintendent Dr. Stevens reported on a district mid-year professional learning day with strong staff participation and announced that Robert E. Lee Elementary is being recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education as an "All Star" school for health and wellness work; the state will visit for a short video.
Superintendent Dr. Stevens briefed the board on district activities, highlighting a system-wide mid-year professional learning day and recognition for Robert E. Lee Elementary.
Dr. Stevens said the mid-year professional learning day brought teachers and staff to sessions across multiple buildings and yielded positive feedback: "Staff feedback from the survey was overwhelmingly positive. We had 290 completed surveys about that day with an overall satisfaction score of 4.5 out of a score of high score of 5." The superintendent thanked district staff who led sessions and noted interest from 56 team members to help plan future professional learning and 78 volunteers to lead sessions.
Dr. Stevens also announced that Robert E. Lee Elementary is the only Tennessee school to earn the state's "All Star" designation across nine health-and-wellness categories. The district will host representatives from the Tennessee Department of Education for a one-day visit to interview stakeholders and produce a two-to-three minute recognition video.
The superintendent encouraged the community to attend the Jack T. Farrah Early Childhood Learning Center open house on Monday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m., and thanked board and staff for their work on the meeting's study session and other items.