Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
The Cleveland City Schools Board approved the director’s annual evaluation, accepted the consent agenda and approved first readings of two personnel-related policies after clarifying background-check procedures and an edit tied to a federal notice on hiring practices.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
Cleveland City Schools and the BCPEF reported recent grant awards, expanded telemedicine visits and midyear I-Ready growth; Stewart Elementary highlighted engagement strategies and attendance improvements.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
Operations staff told the school board the district is implementing Transfinder routing/GPS, bus cameras and a bus-patrol program; they also reported staffing counts, rising daily mileage and use of vans to serve McKinney-Vento and foster students.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
Cleveland City Schools presented ESL strategic-plan goals—shared instructional responsibility, high-quality instruction, supportive environments, and family engagement—and described a pilot adult-ESL class (initial cohort ~30, core ~12) run at the Family Resource Center supported by Title III funding and local partnerships.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
The board elected Nate Tucker as chair and Carolyn Ingram as vice chair by roll call and concluded the meeting after recognizing staff and student achievements, including multiple teacher-of-the-year awards and student athletic signings.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
Members took first readings of policy 1.901 (charter applications) and policy 2.804 (expenses/reimbursements) with language tightening and added reimbursement procedures; the board also accepted a revised FY2027 budget calendar and asked staff to provide drafts earlier for retreat review.
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The board approved reallocating local sales-tax funds to buy one new bus and fund elevator repairs, authorized an $104,000 playground project at Arnold Memorial (largely covered by an $80,000 HCI grant and PTO/BCPEF fundraising), and greenlighted shade structures and a 51-tree planting at Candies Creek funded by a $20,000 HCI grant and local contributions.
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District technology leaders described a migration to a new ISP and security operations that they say improve reliability and save the district an estimated $65,000 per year, and outlined classroom uses of an AI tool called 'Magic School' and Magma Math.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
Cleveland Middle School highlighted student projects, CTE connections and extracurricular successes; volunteers and staff recognized Brenda Lawson and described the Empty Stocking Fund serving roughly 1,400–1,500 children this season and a radio fundraising drive through Dec. 12.
Tennessee / School Districts / Cleveland
The Cleveland City Schools Board unanimously approved a minor change to the 2026–27 academic calendar, adopted the 2027–28 calendar, and approved two groundskeeper job descriptions. The consent agenda also passed without removals.