Franklin SSD honors student artist, championship tennis team and RISE award winner
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At its meeting the Franklin SSD board recognized Kinson Barr as Student Artist of the Month, honored Freedom Middle School girls tennis team for a championship season, and presented a statewide RISE Award to Selby Glass for safety and attendance leadership.
The Franklin SSD board used its recognitions and good-news portion of the agenda to spotlight student and staff achievements, including arts, athletics and a statewide award.
Kinson Barr, a third-grade student at Moore Elementary, was named Franklin SSD Student Artist of the Month for a mixed-media collage completed in Mr. Reynolds' art class; the student will receive a Sonic Drive-In gift card thanks to sponsor Chuck Sugg. At length the board also recognized Freedom Middle School's girls tennis team for a championship run under coach Brett Jones, naming players who provided key victories during postseason matches.
The board honored Selby Glass, the district's safety and attendance supervisor, as one of two statewide recipients of the Tennessee Department of Education RISE Award for classified school employees. Presenters described Glass' work on the district threat assessment protocol and coordination of multi-agency safety partnerships as models for proactive school safety practices.
Board members offered public congratulations; no formal board action was required for the recognitions.