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Director highlights SkillsUSA wins, project updates and an assistant superintendent’s departure
Summary
At the April 14 meeting, the Hamblen County director reported strong SkillsUSA results, provided project closeout timelines funded by bond and federal dollars, and announced that Assistant Superintendent Dr. Drenin will leave April 30 to become Greenville City's superintendent.
The district director used the April 14 board meeting to highlight student success at SkillsUSA, update trustees on multiple facility projects and announce a senior personnel change.
The director said the district sent 30 students to SkillsUSA competitions this year, with roughly 25 placing at the state level or higher; several state champions and runners-up across health, music and career-technical categories were named. “We sent 30 kids to the competition; 25 of those kids are either state running or placing,” the director said, summarizing the outcomes and noting some students earn jobs or scholarships through these events.
On facilities, the director noted several projects are nearing completion. Lincoln and Mediview projects remain in punch-list phase, West High Career and Technical Education expansion is close to a certificate of occupancy, and other projects should close out by the end of May or early June. The director stressed these projects are funded from remaining bond proceeds and federal allocations, not the general fund.
The director also announced that Dr. Drenin has been selected as the next superintendent for Greenville City; his last day with Hamblen County Schools will be April 30. The director praised Dr. Drenin’s service since 2011 in roles from assistant principal to assistant superintendent, and presented a ceremonial Tennessee flag to mark his departure.
The report closed with a note on TCAP testing and summer programming: staff are finalizing summer plans but said final transportation and program details depend on pending legislative funding.
What’s next: The board expects follow-up on project closeouts and staff will return with summer-program funding details once state allocations are known.
