Roane County Schools - Unofficial View

Word began circulating around Kingston last week that Cherokee Middle School had lost its accreditation. Some parents were upset and I received a number of notifications about what was going to be done to correct this. As with many rumors, many which seem to be especially targeted towards Kingston, there was nothing to this. Our schools are accredited by the State and by SACS. Cherokee is

Standing room only with people in the lobby and parking lot. The reason was the recognition of students from our middle and high schools for academic competition at various events around East Tennessee. We have a lot of very bright students in Roane County and we should be proud of them. In the Hearing of Delegations section Joe Eskridge, President of Roane County NAACP, gave a passioned

Several members of Roane Counties staff were featured speakers recently at the School Wide Positive Behavior (SWPBS) state meeting. Jody McLoud and Tony Clower had a separate session that was very well received in addition to the one done by all six of the Roane County participants. Roane County is getting recognition across the state for this program. Roane County hosted training for UT in

Thursday May 8, 2008 - Retiree's reception at the Transportation Conference Room at 4:00 pm Thursday May 8, 2008 - Negotiation Team at 6:00 pm Thursday May 15, 2008 - Joint Workshop with County Commissioners at 6:30 at the Transportation Conference Room to hear Mr. Robert Green, Department of Education, who will explain the BEP formula and how it can be used. Regular Board meeting to follow.