Advancing District News Today

Rutherford County Schools (16 schools) and Murfreesboro City Schools (two schools) have announced their lists of schools which were named as Reward schools for the 2021-22 school year.

According to metrics measured by the state, the Metro Nashville Public School system was named an "Advancing District" — the second highest score on the Department of Education's accountability model.

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) Discovery School and Salem Elementary received the designation of Tennessee Reward Schools with Bradley Academy and Black Fox Elementary missing the designation by mere fractions of a point. Reward status is the top distinction a school can earn in Tennessee. All four schools are under the Murfreesboro City School system. The annual Reward School designation identifies schools that are improving overall student academic achievement and student growth for all students and f ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY- Rutherford County Schools has been named an Advancing District, and nearly a third of all Rutherford schools have earned “Reward” status. These designations were announced Sept. 12 by the Tennessee Department of Education as part of the annual accountability report.  “We are very proud of our schools that were designated as ‘Reward Status,’” Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan said.  “Re...