Congratulations Mrs. McElhiney! She’s been named a regional semi-finalist for TN Teacher of the Year.

Regional semi-finalists will continue to the second part of the process. The state-wide scoring panel will now select 9 regional finalists from each division to continue on to the interview portion of the process. Best of luck, Mrs. McElhiney!

Students from the Marion County School System joined 353 of their high school peers in Nashville on March 3 to express their views on public education in Tennessee at the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Student Congress on Policies in Education (SCOPE). The event took place on the campus of Belmont University.

Attending from the Marion County School System were:

Ryan Phillips – School Board Chairman

Aaden Gravitt & Ryan Bumpus - Marion County High School

Bailey Bridgeman & Samantha Tierney -South Pittsburg High School

Gavin Castle & Caden Thacker -Whitwell High School

Last night, the Marion County Board of Education recognized our Teacher of the Year winners from each of our schools. These outstanding educators are truly exceptional, and we are fortunate to have them. Congratulations to all of our winners and best of luck to our District Teacher of the Year winners as they advance to the regional level.
High School Winner: Mrs. Kelly McElhiney, Middle School Winner: Mrs. Natasha Clark, Elementary School Winner: Mrs. Lisa Godwin

Teachers across Marion County Schools were recognized for their outstanding performance in achievement and growth on the 2024-2025 TCAP and EOC assessments! These amazing educators exceeded expectations and helped students reach high levels of achievement! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the students of Marion County!
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The Marion County Board of Education now is utilizing a system-wide Remind account. To join, simply login to the Remind account and select to “Add Class”. This communication will be utilized for system-wide announcements. We will conduct a test in one month (October 21, 2024) to allow everyone time to join and ensure they receive notifications. The Class Code: @h88gg4

TDOE and GELF Partner to Give Free Reading Resources to Tennessee Families 
In partnership with Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF), the department is opening up an opportunity for parents to order free at-home reading resources this winter for any of their children in grades K-2. 

Through this partnership, the department and GELF want to encourage at-home reading practice to help young learners become stronger readers outside of the classroom. Based on if a child is in kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade, they will receive seven At-Home Decodable Book Series, which contain 20+ exciting stories full of sounds and words to practice, and age-appropriate, high-quality books from Scholastic. 

All Tennessee families can order one booklet pack for each of their kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students using this site. 

This launch is part of the family component of the state’s Reading 360 initiative to help boost strong reading skills amongst Tennessee students.