April 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Samantha Stamper, a 2nd grade student at John Pittard and Brendan Russell, a 4th grade student at Scales Elementary.

Rationale: 

Congratulations to Black Fox Elementary for receiving a $5000 Tennessee STEM Innovation Mini-Grant, sponsored by TVA and BVI.  A big thanks to 3rd grade teacher Abbey Sanders for writing the grant! This grant will fund an Augmented Reality Sandbox at Bradley!

Congratulations to Kim Frank for being selected to participate in Brain Frame: How to Talk Development on June 4-5 at Lentz Public Health Center in Nashville.  This is the next level of training for Building Strong Brains.

Congratulations to Discovery School for making it to the next round in becoming a STEM school.  TSIN visited the Discovery School campus on March 20. 

Congratulations to Mitchell Neilson Schools for being the MCS Winner in the Lightning Reading Club Challenge.  Mitchell Neilson will receive a total of 237 books for all ages who completed the challenge.

Members of the Siegel Running Team participated in the Special Kids Race on Saturday, March 9. We had a first, second, and third place finisher in the boys 5k, 2nd place in the the girls 5k , 2nd place overall in the women’s 5k and a 2nd place men’s finisher in the 10k.  

Mitchell Neilson would like to thank the following:

• Sunnette Peay and her partners at Parks Realty for sponsoring two students on the sixth grade environmental field trip to Land Between the Lakes.

• Champy’s on Broad Street for hosting our 6^th graders for lunch and a tour!

• Parks Realty Agent, Rita Ash for her generous donation to our LBL fund.  Because of her generosity, children were able to attend this field trip without worrying about the financial burden. 

• MNS alumni, Butch Campbell and Alan Farley, for their recent donations to our school library in memory of their fellow alumni, Dr. O. Tom Johns. 

Murfreesboro City Schools wishes to acknowledge the donation of school supplies from approximately 300 students from across the state that recently attended the 72st Tennessee 4-H Congress here in Murfreesboro. Over 2,000 items were collected as a part of their service project.  These items will be sorted and placed in our Teacher's Dream Closet.

Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce that we now have a certified playground inspector on staff! Congratulations to Michael Chapman for successfully completing the NRPA Certified Playground Safety Inspector Exam.

Congratulations to John Pittard Elementary for receiving $9,350 from the Nashville Predators Foundation for a Predators Jumbo Tron which is an 86 inch Active Touch Smart Board. The check presentation will be Wednesday, May 2 at Bridgestone Arena from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Congratulations to the Nutrition Department for a very successful state and federal audit review.  This was a rigorous, weeklong process.  Many thanks to the schools that participated and many thanks to Sandy Scheele for her leadership.

We want to acknowledge the Murfreesboro City librarians who led their student school teams in the Book Battle.  Students shared their knowledge in a rigorous competition in front of a packed house of parents, teachers, and the community at Hobgood.

Many thanks go to the teachers and students who participated in the Middle Grades Math Competition at MTSU on April 11^th.  Congratulations to Overall Creek’s 6^th grader that placed fourth, with two students placing in the Top 20 of all 6^th grade competitors. 

Congratulations to Don Bartch, principal of Overall Creek, who was named the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network’s Excellence in STEM Leadership Award.  According to TSIN, the award “ recognizes a school-level, district, or regional leader with a proven track-record of developing effective STEM programs.”

Congratulations to MCS and the MPD for developing the STOP video concerning vehicles’ not passing buses that are off-loading children.  Recently, the National Association of Pupil Transportation Services shared the video with all of their board members, and posted the video on its facebook page.

Congratulations to our social work team who was honored recently at the Department of Children Service's Child Abuse Ceremony.  The team includes Keiana Reed, Heather Anderson, Amy Wyatt, and LaToya Beard.  We are so proud of our social workers and the great job they do!