Recent Articles
- Brine Your Thanksgiving Turkey
- Lane Kiffin’s Mouth of the South
- Community Centers Hours during Thanksgiving holiday
- 3rd annual Downtown for the Holidays
- APSU Volleyball: Lady Govs ousted in first match of OVC tournament
- Lylewood Inn to hold Christmas Open House
- The Tennessee Art League announces December exhibitions
- The Monocle, the 2008-09 APSU yearbook is now on sale
- Classism: How We Talk about Earnings
- Do you want Foreign Nuclear Waste in TN?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate expands to Tennessee and Kentucky
- Govs set for third annual Glenn Wilkes Classic
- Tanner: Senate Action Is Step Toward Fort Campbell, Montgomery Co. VA Investments
- Humdrum Season Paves the Way
- Gifts Teachers Really Want for the Holidays
Official Sites
- City of Clarksville, TN
- Clarksville Department of Electricity
- Clarksville Gas and Water Department
- Clarksville Montgomery County School System
- Clarksville Police Department
- Clarksville, Montgomery County Economic Development Council
- Clarksville, TN Ordinances
- Fort Campbell, Ky
- Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Montgomery County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office
- Parks after Dark
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System News
News about the Clarksville-Montgomery County School system provided by local parent Thea Agnew
The Northeast High School Boys Basketball Team was recognized last night at the Board of Education meeting.
Congratulations to the Eagles for their accomplishments in basketball this year. The list includes:
- Season District Champs!
- Tournament District Champs!
- 1st Sub State win in school history!
- 1st State Appearance in school history!
- Finished top four in state!
- 27-7 record which was a school record!
We all have a feeling we will hear more from this team in the coming year!
Teachers of the Year for 2009
Clarksville-Montgomery Co. 2009 Teachers of the Year go to:
- Deborah Chancellar (Minglewood, 1st Grade)
- Kirsten Van Orden (Glenellen, 5th Grade)
- Paul Mittura (Clarksville High, Science)
Mittura has also been selected as the Regional Tennessee Teacher of the Year! He will next be considered for the Grand Division Competition.
Congratulations were sent out to each of these exceptional educators for their outstanding service to our children and community. These Teachers received their degrees as non-traditional students. Chancellor and Mittura were Military Veterans. Orden is a Military Spouse.
2009-2010 Strategic Goals and Work for Montgomery County Schools
The CMCSS School Board will focus on four main goals for the coming school year.
1. Improving Student Achievement
- New Standards
- Rigor/Relevance
- Meet/exceed adequate yearly progress (AYP)
- Implement High School redesign
- Improvement plan for special education program
2. Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness
- Develop and implement energy plan for the school system
- Hiring and retaining quality teachers
3. Building Leadership Capacity
- Provide quality professional development
- Provide professional development opportunities for future administrators
4. Engage the Public
- Building community partnerships
- Web Casts
- Provide more opportunities for public feedback
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Additional monies will be provided to CMCSS over the next two years to be used in the Title 1 and Special Education Programs. The distribution of these monies will be closely monitored with accountability requirements for each amount spent.
Special Education Funds will be used for:
- Gifted and Talented programs
- High needs special education students
- Improves services for Occupational/Physical Therapists
- Middle/High School special Education students in social studies/science
- Increased professional development and support for special education and regular education staff
Title 1
- Emphasis for these funds will be placed on instructional support for grades k-2.
Calendar Revision
The board voted to forgive the fourth snow day as the school system had stockpiled an ample amount of hours in reserve for just such a situation. The school system already had three snow days built into the calendar for this school year.
About Thea Agnew 
As a REALTOR® with Avalar Real Estate Clarksville & Team Agnew, Thea has been investing in Real Estate for 10 years now. She has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce since 2007. In her spare time, she sings the National Anthem for Chamber events, reality events, military events and sporting events, including the Nashville Predators opening season in 2007/2008, and the Nascar Qualification at the Atlanta Speedway 2008.
Thea Agnew is no stranger to Clarksville, TN. Raised in a military family, she graduated from Northeast High School and married her high school sweetheart, becoming a Military Spouse. After 20 years of marriage and 23 years of military service, they are retiring in Clarksville, the city they call home. Thea is the proud mother of 3 beautiful teenagers and is a constant voice in their lives. Her hobbies include writing, reading, research, marketing & design, blogging, sports and exercising.
Web Site: http://lasttraintoclarksville.com/
Email:
teamagnew@bellsouth.net
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.