Topic: Clarksville Montgomery County School System

Clarksville City Council Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Update, May 25th 2013

By Bill Summers | May 25, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – This is the third installment on topics and issues concerning the proposed FY 2014 city budget. Department directors have been working to gather information to questions we posed during the two budget work sessions.

Proposed New Park – Ward 10: Those that have followed my efforts on the council know that one of the items on my long “to do” list was to establish a city park in the ward.  If you look at the location of city parks in Clarksville, you will see they are clustered to the western side of the city, with many of those located in or around the old city center.

Proposed New Park – Ward 10

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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System gets Grant to Cover Dual Enrollment Costs for STEM Academy, Middle College Students

May 22, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has received a $40,000 grant to pay for STEM Academy and Middle College High School’s students’ fees for dual enrollment in college courses.

The Tennessee College Access and Success Network awarded a total of $412,426 this week to six schools, two higher education institutions and four nonprofits in its third annual grant competition, raising the total amount of Race to the Top funds awarded by the Network to more than $1.6 million. «Read the rest of this article»

Clarksville Foundry and Local Artist Showcase History in Sculpture Exhibit at Customs House Museum

May 20, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN — It may be unusual for an artist and an iron foundry president to join together in a unique cultural endeavor. Then again, there is nothing usual about Clarksville sculptor Mike Andrews‘ “New Old Stock” exhibit at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center.

The relationship between Andrews and the Clarksville Foundry began in 1983 after he visited the historic manufacturing company as a student of Tennessee artist Olen Bryant.

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Northside Learning Center to host Award Winning Instructor/Author/Musician Zig Wailer in Clarksville on May 9th

May 9, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – The Award Winning Educator and Author Zig Wajler will be performing at The Northside High School Learning Center located at 800 Lafayette Road in Clarksville, TN on May 9th at 6:00pm.

A highly interactive multicultural experience featuring a battery of world percussion introducing rhythms, sounds, and song-styles from around the world with traditional and contemporary world instruments, folk songs and original compositions.

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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System receives $785,000 Tennessee Grant to Develop School Leaders

May 7, 2013 |

Tennessee Invests $4 Million in Race to the Top Funds

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education has pledged nearly $4 million in Race to the Top funds to pay for eight leadership development programs, which will impact future school leaders in more than 20 districts across the state.

The TN LEAD grants were awarded to organizations in partnership with one or more school systems, to either develop or replicate programs aimed at increasing leader effectiveness and improving student outcomes. The programs will target current and pre-service educators, in order to deepen the pipeline of effective leaders in Tennessee schools. «Read the rest of this article»

Clarksville Montgomery County High Schools selected for Advanced Placement Program for Military Families by National Math and Science Initiative

May 6, 2013 |

CMCSS receives $1.6 million Grant

Innovative program, open to all students, will begin this fall at three high schools near Fort Campbell

Dallas, TX – The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), a non-profit organization launched in 2007 to transform math and science education in the United States, announced today that its highly successful Advanced Placement* (AP) program for military families is being expanded this fall to Clarksville High School, Northeast High School, and Rossview High School, near Fort Campbell in Tennessee, thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).

A $1.6 million check was presented to CMCSS today from the National Math and Science Initiative for an expansion of the district’s Advanced Placement program. From left are Dayna Paine, 9-12 instruction and curriculum director; Sean Impeartrice, Chief Academic Officer; Galea Jefferies, Northeast High principal; Frank Myers, Rossview High principal; Roz Evans, high schools director; Jean Luna, Clarksville High principal; and B.J. Worthington, CMCSS director.

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LEAP celebrates Four year Anniversary

By Richard Garrett | May 3, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – April 29th, 2013 marked the 4 Year Anniversary for the LEAP Organization being registered as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. From its humble beginnings, the Clarksville based organization has grown to provide youth development services in Robertson County and Cheatham County.

To celebrate reaching this milestone the organization reached out to Chic Fil A on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard to create an family friendly atmosphere that encouraged board members, staff, volunteers, community partners, parents, and youth in the program to get to know one another.

LEAP Organization’s Four Year Anniversary

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Anti-bullying Program engages Alternative School Students

By Richard Garrett | May 1, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – On April 29th, 2013 the Alternative School auditorium was converted into a youth matinee that addressed Anti-bullying. Staff from the LEAP Organization opened the program by selecting volunteers to participate in skits that focused on forms of bullying that consisted of starting rumors and excluding others from various activities.

Following the skits, the students were given an opportunity to share some of their personal experiences with being bullied and being the bully.

Anti-bullying Program

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35th Annual Queen City Road Race is this Saturday

May 1, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – The 35th Annual Queen City Road Race, scheduled for this Saturday, May 4th, is quickly approaching. Be aware that as the 5K and 7K race routes take runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, there will be several road closures to accommodate the safety of the runners.

The south bound lane of North 2nd Street to Main Street will be closed as well as the eastbound lane of College Street, and University Avenue to 8th Street. Additional closures include Summer Street, Henry Street and the Dunn Center parking lot on the side facing Governors Stadium. «Read the rest of this article»

Clarksville Montgomery County School activiites canceled this evening due weather

April 18, 2013 |

Montgomery County, TN – Based on information updated from the National Weather Service and Emergency Management, we will cancel ALL Clarksville Montgomery County School System activities, scheduled to occur at 6:00pm or later today. «Read the rest of this article»

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