May 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Presentation of New Foundation Board Members

Murfreesboro City Schools would like to congratulate the following students who won the Earth Day poster contest:

• Catherine Parkerson, Sydney Jennings, and Cohen Jennings from Discovery School
• Filip Mohmoud from Scales Elementary

MCS would like to congratulate the following staff members that were selected as Foundation Fellows:

• Kimberly Hix from Scales Elementary
• Ashley Herod from Mitchell Neilson
• Emily Petty from Bradley Academy
• Trey Duke from Salem Elementary

MCS has once again secured the student perfect attendance incentive with Go USA Fun Park. Each month a student gets perfect attendance they get a free pass for a game of Mini Golf. We very much appreciate the partnership that we have with Go USA to offer this incentive. This past school year, we had over 33,000 golf trips.

Congratulations to the teachers who wrote and received received Business Education Partnership grants for their classrooms: 

• Emily Petty from Bradley for “Learning Math Is Larger than Life.”
• Kelley Kleppinger from Discovery for “Music Is Not a Spectator Sport.”
• Michelle Eaton from Erma Siegel for “Computerized Marbles.”
• Debbie Hickerson from John Pittard for “Show What You Grow.”

MNS would like to thank the following community partners:

• Jim Dillon and Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems for donating $300 to the Greenhouse Club
• First Baptist Church on Castle St for providing fresh grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch for the entire faculty and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week
• Michael Davis, with WeLead and the Nicholas Foundation, for providing lunch for the teachers
• Boy Scout troop number 711, for spending their service hours cleaning up the flowerbeds at Mitchell Neilson

The works of three Murfreesboro City Schools' students were selected for award in this year’s 6^th annual MTSU Winner’s Circle!

• K-2nd: Amy Diaz, Erma Siegel Elementary, 2nd Grade                 $25.00 award

• 3rd-5th: Leonardo Martinez, Hobgood, 3rd Grade                      $25.00 award

• 6th-8th: Zaire Pouncil, Reeves Rogers, 6th Grade                       $50.00 award

This represents a "clean sweep" for MCS among public and private schools in a nine-school district area. We appreciate the opportunities MTSU provides for showcasing our students' talents.

Many thanks to The Drone Tech Team:

• Doug Burks
• Ben Biles
• Brian Cathcart
• Dustin Patrick
• Jesse Owen
• Ryan Womack
• Scott Campbell

They were responsible for working with our inaugural year of drone racing.  Also, congratulations to the Mitchell-Neilson team, and their coach Brice Reed, for coming in 1^st place this year.  To view the youtube video, click the link below:

https://youtu.be/FrrYIWiOjb0

Discovery School is pursuing an active learning area for the space that borders Middle Tennessee Blvd. and Kirkwood.  The first step in that process will be the development of a fenced track that will be installed before the end of the calendar year.  (See attached).