The Woodbury Grammar School in collaboration with Middle Tennessee State University has received funding through the Renaissance Learning program for the accelerated math program for the Woodbury After School program. The math program covers accelerated math, star math, math facts in a flash and training at 100 percent discount. The total value of the funding is $7,000 in which is totally free as a result of the funding. The news came from Dr. Charles Milligan who also added that with the collaboration an additional university grant application was submitted for $9500 in additional funds for the Woodbury Cub Club project. The Cub Club is the afterschool project that was started because of a Thinkfinity Grant the school received from Verizon. That grant which was a $5000 grant allowed the school to focus on after school programs for 3rd grade reading and 7th grade math. After a presentation was made to the Cannon County Board of Education during their regular monthly meeting last night, Dr. Milligan noted that the announcement of who is awarded the University Grant will come on February 17th. The Board of Education also approved the project of restriping the parking lot of the Woodbury Grammar School. The project will cost $1121.85.
Connie Foster and Lisa Black approached the board with a report on the Safe Routes To School grant. The grant totals $223,250.00 will allow for sidewalks and bike lanes from Woodbury Grammar School to some of the housing developments around the school.
The Board approved the disposing of two vehicles and the purchasing of one vehicle for the vocational class/ physics class collaboration.
The Board approved the changes for the policy concerning the absences during achievement and end of course exam testing. Any student with an excused absence during an achievement test will receive a 0 but however it will not be counted in the final second semester grade. Any student who is absent during the achievement test and is unexcused will receive an 0 and it will be counted in the final second semester grade. Any student who misses the End Of Course exam with an excused absence will be allowed to take the exam. The student will be given three total opportunities to take the exam.
Trane Company will have a service labor agreement with the Cannon County Schools on the Schools HVAC systems. There are several units at the Woodbury Grammar School that must be addressed. The Trane Company mapped out a 6 step process to repair all the units that are not working.
Director of Schools Barbara Parker was happy to reported that the Schools system underwent an audit and no findings were made.
The next meeting of the Cannon County Board Of Education will be Tuesday March 6th at the Cannon County Courthouse.
