Month: February 2017

Education Foundation hosts 2017 Teacher of the Year Reception

On the evening of February 21, 2017, 48 teachers received Teacher of The Year awards from the Education Foundation. Each recipient was chosen based off the nominations of fellow staff members in regards to the recipients’ dedication and hard work. The Education Foundation hosted a reception with light refreshments for the teachers at CMCSS Central Office, and they were also individually recognized at the CMCSS School Board meeting that followed.

2017-2018 Teacher of the Year by School

Clarksville High, 9-12: Valerie Shaw

Kenwood High, 9-12: Dr. Danica Booth

Middle College, 9-12: Heather Mendoza

Montgomery Central High, 9-12: Cathy Petty

Northwest High, 9-12: Elizabeth (Ashley) McDonald

Rossview High, 9-12: Justin Lambert, District Teacher of the Year

Kenwood Middle, 5-8: Joyce Brown, District Teacher of the Year

Montgomery Central Middle, 5-8: Tammy Brown

New Providence Middle, 5-8: Jonathan Stoll

Northeast Middle, 5-8: Kenisha Gassant

Richview Middle, 5-8: Emily Lackey

Rossview Middle, 5-8: Elizabeth Krokosky

West Creek Middle, 5-8: Lindsey Spathelf

Barkers Mill Elementary, PreK-4: Amber Atkins, 5-8: Benita Keesler

Burt Elementary, PreK-4: Kelly Spurgeon, 5-8: Brittany Henderson

Byrns Darden Elementary, PreK-4: Eleya Robertson, 5-8: Gena Carter

Carmel Elementary, PreK-4: Lisa Michelle Winters, 5-8: Keli Jo Storz

Cumberland Heights Elementary, PreK-4: Joy Burton

Glenellen Elementary, PreK-4: Cathy Dahl, 5-8: Tonilynn Moseley

Hazelwood Elementary, PreK-4: Christie Fowler, 5-8 Cosette Roberts

Kenwood Elementary, PreK-4: Laura Wellhousen, 5-8: Kaye Byard

Minglewood Elementary, PreK-4: Darlys Garcia-Marty, 5-8: Mary Glover-Wright

Montgomery Central Elementary, PreK-4: Haley McCaslin, 5-8: Michelle Hart

Norman Smith Elementary, PreK-4: Lora Vongkhamchanh

Northeast Elementary, PreK-4: Jan Newsome, 5-8: Morgan Smith

Oakland Elementary, PreK-4: Michelle Cook, 5-8: Mary Emily Wallace

Pisgah Elementary, 5-8: Cynthia Smith

Ringgold Elementary, 5-8: Jon Skevington

Rossview Elementary, PreK-4: Shari Myers, 5-8: Sandra Watson

Sango Elementary, PreK-4: Anne Head, 5-8: Robert Murphy

St. Bethlehem Elementary, PreK-4: Brandi DeLaRosa

West Creek Elementary, PreK-4: Alisha Burks, 5-8 Mia Wadington

Woodlawn Elementary, PreK-4: Stefanie Winn, 5-8: Emily Gray

Jo-Ann Fabric donates $2,000 to Education Foundation

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores presented the CMC Education Foundation with a check for $2,000 at the grand opening of their new Clarksville location on the morning of Thursday, February 16. Mayor Kim McMillan, CMC Education Foundation Executive Director Abby Binkley, Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melinda Shepard and CMC Education Foundation board members Cassandra Osborne and County Commissioner Charles Keene attended the check presentation.

The business will be a Platinum Corporate Sponsor of the CMC Education Foundation’s 28th Annual Academic Awards Banquet celebrating CMCSS student achievement on March 10, 2017.

Jo-Ann Fabric is located at 2831 Wilma Rudolph Blvd in Clarksville.

Foundation awards nearly $23,000 in grants to CMCSS teachers

For the past eight years, the Education Foundation has offered CMCSS educators the opportunity to compete for funds that benefit their classrooms and special projects in a non-traditional way.

Education Foundation president Brian Taylor notes that the increase in funds awarded is possible because of contributions made by individual community members to recent Foundation fundraisers including the Vision to Reality Banquet and the Annual Campaign. “Each year we continue to offer more opportunities for our students and teachers in CMCSS because our donors witness first-hand how their support is making an impact in the lives of students.” We are very fortunate that more people are taking interest in our work and offering ways to support our efforts.

This year, 25 educators out of 65 applicants were awarded up to $1,000 each to implement their ideas, which will impact approximately 10,500 CMCSS students both directly and indirectly. Awards received were based on a competitive rubric and its potential impact in the school or in in the classroom and student learning. Foundation Board members Tommy Bates, Maria Jimenez and Lori Smith recognized the Great Idea Grant recipients at a reception held at CMCSS Central Office on January 9.

Grant recipients for 2016:

Elementary School

Barkers Mill Elementary

Math Manipulative for Eureka Math Curriculum	Tammy Seeber
Connecting Literacy to Mathematics in Primary Grades	Nikki Lavigne
Tablet Teaching	Sharon Williams
Glenellen Elementary STEM club engineering, technology, and coding	Tonilynn Mosley and Eileen Huppert
Liberty Elementary STEM Teacher Guides and Books	Brandi Goodwin
Moore Magnet Elementary  Third Graders “Dig In”	Patti Sinclair and Laura Baxter
Norman Smith Elementary Fluency Stations	Amanda Tarver
Family Engagement Summer Reading Workshop	Rachel Wainwright and Kellie Nedell
Pisgah Elementary Digital Illustration in the Elementary Classroom	Travis Stanley
Rossview Elementary iPads for Learning	Sara Denson
iPads for Learning	Teresa Hayhurst
iPads for Learning	Tangelia Qualkinbush

Middle School

Montgomery Central Middle

High Interest/Low Readability Self-Contained Library	Najia Stallworth
Students IN-SYNC with Learning	Chassie Combs and James Combs
New Providence Middle CTE-STEM Design	Rachel Grubb
Northeast Middle Robotics Program	Whitney Joyner and Todd Taylor
Richview Middle Increasing Student Focus and Reading	Amanda Economos and Wendy Rudolph
Helping Students Focus	Angelica Encinas and Terry Dublin
Rossview Middle Creative Dramatics Grants for Middle School	Chris Yim

High School

Clarksville High School Maker Challenge	Beth Frerking and Sandy Ing
ACT BOOT CAMP SATURDAYS	Shari Tharpe
Kenwood High Meaningful and Effective Resources for RTI	Jamie Wright
Northeast High School CITA Augmented and Virtual Reality App	Stefi Outlaw and Bridget Cloud
Northwest High  Project Focused Fidgeting	Penelope Liotta
West Creek High Problem Solving Toolbox for ISS Students	Gary D. Satterfield