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Principals highlight student gains; curriculum committee calls for informational workshops
Summary
Fayette-Ware High principal Zolonda Massey and Dr. Ford of East Junior High presented academic and extracurricular achievements, while the Textbook and Curriculum Committee, lacking a quorum, recommended informational workshops to deepen board familiarity with curriculum and state standards.
At committee meetings on May 21, school leaders outlined academic programs and student achievements, and the curriculum committee urged more information sessions for board members.
Zolonda Massey, Fayette-Ware High School principal, reviewed the high school’s graduation requirements, honors and Advanced Placement offerings, dual-enrollment opportunities with the University of Tennessee at Martin and Southwest Tennessee Community College, CTE programs and extracurricular activities. She noted student successes including the boys’ basketball team reaching the state tournament and a local school being named a 2024–25 Reward School.
Dr. Ford reported that East Junior High advanced from a Level 1 classification to Level 5 within a year, crediting focused work on school culture, literacy, attendance and behavior, full staffing and a no-cell-phone policy. Presentations also highlighted gifted Algebra I, STEM, band, chorus and digital arts programs.
In the Textbook and Curriculum Committee—where no quorum was present—Chair Harold Rounds said board members should receive deeper exposure to curriculum expectations and state standards through informational workshops so members can review instructional content in a non-voting setting. Dr. McPherson supported structuring such sessions as workshops for deeper discussion.
No policy changes were voted on in the curriculum committee because of the lack of a quorum.
