(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Department of Education is spending $30 million in COVID-19 relief to help 21 school districts create new paths to employment for students through its Innovative High School Models program.
The program features community partnerships in aviation, health care, dual enrollment opportunities, STEM-focused curriculum, automotive learning, manufacturing and virtual and workplace-based learning programs.
The grant process began with the state accepting 61 applications for the program in March. TDOE Chief of Programs Jean Luna said there was so much interest in the program she asked to expand it from the more than $14 million originally set aside.
âThe traditional model doesnât fit for every student, so the idea of the innovative high school is to meet lots of different needs,â Luna said, adding that the ideas came from feedback from employers, schools and students. âItâs to give some of those kids jumpstarts into postseco
Bradley, Hamilton, Sequatchie Among 21 School Districts Who Win Grants For Innovative High School Models Monday, May 17, 2021
Bradley, Hamilton and Sequatchie are among 21 school districts that have been awarded grants for the Innovative High School Models program, as announced today by the The Tennessee Department of Education. The grants are intended to foster local community partnerships that boost student readiness and prepare high schoolers for jobs and careers in their local communities. The goal of the Innovative High School Models program is to encourage strong, strategic and innovative partnerships between Tennessee public school districts, postsecondary education institutions and local employers to reimagine how to prepare students for success after high school, officials said.
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JMCSS opening Pre-K registration on April 5
April 1, 2021
Students must be 4-years-old on or before August 15 and complete the online forms.
To register, parents or guardians must also turn in the following documents:
certification of immunization and physical
copy of state certified birth certificate
household income verification
three proofs of residency in Jackson/Madison County
Registration events are currently scheduled for April 6 and 7, May 12 and 13, and June 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jackson-Madison County Schools Central Office at 310 North Parkway.
Call Nova Pre-K at (731) 427-6396.
A Union University professor, who started his educational career in Jackson-Madison County Schools with teaching and administrative roles, will take a vacated school board seat until the August 2022 general election.
The Madison County Commission appointed educational leadership professor Ken Newman to the District 2 school board seat, vacated by board member O’Neal Henley’s resignation. Henley was elected in August 2020, meaning the person elected to the seat in 2022 will serve until 2024.
“I am very humbled and appreciative of their support and trust in me,” Newman said after the commission s appointment. “I’m going to do the best I can do.”