Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Former audio-visual students who are now teachers told KNN the AV production program should remain, saying it teaches lifelong technical and communication skills, builds leadership and identity, supports large live productions and forms part of Kenwood tradition.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Chief Communications Officer Anthony Johnson presented survey and enforcement data on the district's student personal electronic devices policy, reporting a roughly 29.2% increase in recorded violations after the revision, and said staff will bring recommendations tied to new technologies to the board in May.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
At a Feb. 10 study session, CFO Jeff Taylor presented Goal 7 — a plan to align financial, human and material resources to student needs using data-driven budgeting. Trustees questioned how the TISA student-based funding formula and the state voucher program affect district revenue; staff said official counts are not yet available.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
During the Feb. 10 study session the superintendent announced open enrollment through Feb. 15, two new high‑school program options, and congratulated Kathy Kolbe on being appointed by the lieutenant governor to the Tennessee State Board of Education.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Staff told trustees the student code‑of‑conduct survey has been "overwhelmingly" positive but enforcement of a stricter cellphone policy produced about a 15% increase in reported violations; a comprehensive report is expected by March.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Dana Payne, director of career and technical education for the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, led a preview of the district's Founders Inc. entrepreneurship hub, outlining makerspaces, a 'Shark Tank' presentation stage and media labs and asking business partners to volunteer as the center prepares to open in 2026.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
The Clarksville County School Board voted to accept an executive limitation report on district communication (EL-2) and approved the proposed school-year calendar referenced as '2728' after presentations from district staff; the consent agenda also carried. Vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Micah Meeks used public comment to criticize the board's qualifications, invoke Martin Luther King Jr. to call for inclusive education, and said there are "over 800 unhoused students" in the district; an educator also urged caution about instructional impacts of snow days. No formal board action on those comments is recorded in the transcript.
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
District leaders described Goal 3 initiatives including K–8 Spanish immersion, career exploration labs in every middle school, expanded dual enrollment and AP participation, a CDL pilot for seniors and a planned Founders Inc entrepreneurship hub at the Burt Innovation Center (planned fall 2026).
Tennessee / School Districts / Montgomery County
Dr. Kimmy Saharski told the board that Montgomery County’s federal and state accountability indicators show 30 A/B schools, eight C schools, four D schools and a 95% graduation rate; district has nine reward schools and nine TSI schools and no CSI schools, per the presentation (first read).