Topic: Clarksville Montgomery County School System

Communities to receive financing to build or repair schools

November 8, 2009 |

CMCSS receives 20 Million for Renovation of Montgomery Central High School

Communities throughout Tennessee will receive financing to build or repair schools as a result of the Tennessee State School Bond Authority’s (TSSBA) action on Thursday.

The TSSBA finalized plans to sell up to $184 million worth of Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCBs) as part of a program created by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bonds are tax credit bonds that provide a federal tax credit to the investor on a quarterly basis. The bonds may also pay a supplemental coupon to the bondholders on a quarterly basis.

Thursday the TSSBA selected a bond underwriting team, approved a final bond resolution and finalized documents needed to move forward with the bond sale. The TSSBA had preliminarily approved the loans in September and, after some revisions in loan amounts and the addition of the City of Kingsport as a new borrower, the revised list of project loans were approved by the TSSBA.

The TSSBA will invest the proceeds from the bond sale in the State Pooled Investment Fund (SPIF) and will disburse the funds to the communities to pay the expenses related to their school construction projects.

Montgomery Central High School after the renovations

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Clarksville High School closed Thursday and Friday

September 23, 2009 |

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has made the decision to close Clarksville High School tomorrow and Friday because of the high student absenteeism rate. This afternoon’s completed attendance report confirmed that more than 25% of CHS students were absent from school today. CMCSS believes this will have an impact on the learning environment and hopes that giving students a few extra days to recuperate will provide them with an opportunity to get well and be ready for school on Monday.

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County To Save $10 million With Bond Application Approval

September 15, 2009 |

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System was selected as one of 28 school districts across Tennessee to receive $20 million in interest free bonds to pay for the renovation of Montgomery Central High School.

The full request was granted to CMCSS, thus saving Montgomery County taxpayers $10 million in interest payments. Of the 28 school districts that applied for the Qualified School Construction Bond Program, 11 were were granted stimulus funding to share in the $120 million available to districts outside Nashville and Memphis.

Montgomery Central High School after the renovations

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DoDEA Educational Partnership awards grant to CMCSS

August 17, 2009 |

ARLINGTON, VA – The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educational Partnership awarded a $2 million grant to Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) in Clarksville, Tennessee through the Promoting Student Achievement at Schools Impacted by Military Force Structure Changes FY 09 Competitive Grant Program. The Clarksville-Montgomery School District supports students whose families are stationed at Fort Campbell.

The DoDEA grants focus on enhancing student learning opportunities, student achievement, and educator professional development at military-connected schools with projected military student growth between 2007 and 2009 due to force structure changes. This data is based on a Report to Congress on Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense Dependents Education published in March 2008. School districts serving 22 military installations identified through that report were invited to submit a grant proposal.

“The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System plays a vital role in assisting Fort Campbell and its Soldiers and Families attain distinction as a world class Army community,” said Charles A. Munson, Deputy to the Fort Campbell Garrison Commander. «Read the rest of this article»

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Joe Heitz & Clarksville Montgomery County School System hold Pass & Go event

By Candy Johnson | August 3, 2009 |

The Joe Heitz Pass & Go event is quickly approaching. On Aug. 8, all CMCSS students who passed their Advanced Placement exams with a score of 3, 4, or 5 have the chance to win a brand new Toyota from Joe Heitz.

With the vision from the Director of Schools, Michael Harris, The Education Foundation searched for an additional partnership to complement the Pass and Go event to provide additional incentives for the students who qualified for the car. Premier Medical came on board and agreed to give-away 12 laptop computers to provide students another chance to win, in addition to the car. Premier will also provide flash drives to every student participant in the program so that everyone will walk away with something. «Read the rest of this article»

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New Providence Middle School Welcomes Sixth Graders

July 30, 2009 |

On Tuesday, Aug. 4th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. NPMS is hosting a sixth grade orientation for students and their parents. Students should meet in the gym where they will participate in an information session, pick up and run through their class schedules, and meet their core teachers. This program is for sixth graders and not for upper grades.

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Janus Rising

July 9, 2009 |

Like the ancient Roman god, classical studies looks both to the past and the future.

Illustration by Liz Asher

Clarksville, Tenn., a city of 125,000 on the Tennessee–Kentucky border, is best known for its proximity to the sprawling Fort Campbell Army Base. The town takes pride in attracting new industry and bills itself as the “Gateway to the New South.”

But Clarksville is also a place that “represents the perfect circle of classical studies,” says Professor Barbara Tsakirgis, chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Classical Studies. “Throughout the years I’ve been at Vanderbilt, we’ve had a steady stream of high-school students come to us from Clarksville.”

What is it about Clarksville and classical studies? “There are five Latin teachers there,” Tsakirgis says, “and we trained four of them.” «Read the rest of this article»

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Local art teachers to display work at APSU

May 18, 2009 |

Local art teachers will get the chance to step out from their classrooms and showcase their own personal talents in the coming weeks at Austin Peay State University.

That’s because the University is hosting the Art Educators Show at the school’s Trahern Gallery from May 18 through June 30, featuring original work from art teachers working in Clarksville-Montgomery County schools and in surrounding counties.

An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Monday night at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Snyder, assistant professor of art, at 221-7343 or .

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Young artists showcased in “Youth Art” program

March 2, 2009 |

Students from twenty-schools from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be participating in the 2009 Youth Art Month exhibit.

A reception honoring the young artists will be held March 8 at the  Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library, where their art will be displayed.

The art teachers invite the public to attend this free event.  The exhibit starts this Friday and runs through April 3. An opening reception on Sunday, March 8, will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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CMCSS e-mail “misunderstood” by principals; community leaders appeased but mourn “lost opportunity”

By Christine Anne Piesyk | January 26, 2009 |

A delegation of multi-cultural community leaders met with Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Director of Schools Michael Harris today to learn why a number of the city’s high school students were not allowed access to inaugural coverage of President Barack Obama.

After the meeting,front row from left: Urban Resoucre Center Director Terry McMoore, Wanda McMoore, Pastor Tommy Vallejos, and Naomi Jerkins; back row from left, Ward 5 School Board representative Jimmie Garland sr., Joann Latz, Pastor Jerry Jerkins, and Frank Washington of the NAACP and PCA.

CMCSS was deluged with phone calls for and against viewing the inauguration on school time, and the questionable e-mail to teachers was the result. The e-mail from the directors of high, middle and elementary schools read in part:

“If any of your teachers is going to show the Inauguration in the classroom it should be tied to their curriculum … I think you may leave yourself open to question if students are just watching the Inauguration in a passive manner. If it is tied to instruction the Inauguration can be a highly relevant event to learn about and from. «Read the rest of this article»

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