THE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
2552 South Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
The organization benefits Murfreesboro City Schools’ 9,000 plus pre-K through 6th-grade students and serves as a venue for other foundations and corporations to make significant contributions that can impact the school system as a whole. The intent is to bring local resources to bear on local needs. The group was chartered in 2005.
The Foundation’s goals are to boost the school system’s financial support in the areas of science and math, academic competition and excellence among students, and to address financial parity in all schools.
The 18th annual Excellence in Education event is scheduled for April 11, 2025 at CopperRidge Event Venue. This is the Foundation’s largest fundraiser. Additional details regarding the honoree and speaker will be released in mid-January.
Sponsorship opportunities are now being finalized.
The City Schools Foundation will serve up a Doubles Tennis Tournament on November 8, 9 and 10 at Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro. Players can compete in Men’s, Women’s, or High School level-based doubles divisions. This tournament is open all levels of experience with two guaranteed matches. Tournament registration is hosted through Universal Tennis (UTR) and supported by Diadem Sports.
The second annual tennis event will be held on Friday and Saturday with pickleball on Sunday. Registration is $60 ($30 per person) for a doubles team. Registration is now open at https://bit.ly/cityschoolsfoundationserveitup. Format for the tennis tournament will be two sets of six with a 10-point super breaker. Register at Universal Tennis and search for The City Schools Foundation.
Pickleball will be held Sunday only and will have limited registration. This doubles tournament will be 11-point format with a level-based draw and two guaranteed matches. The tournament is for beginner to intermediate recreational play.
Money raised by The City Schools Foundation benefits Murfreesboro City Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade students. To date, the Foundation has awarded over $1.3 million in parity funds and grants to teachers to enhance science, math, arts, and other programs.
The tournament is sponsored in part by Premier Radiology – Dr. Matt Layman, Adams Tennis Complex, City Tile and Floor Covering, Children’s Dentistry of Murfreesboro, Rogers Group, Taylors Farms and Haynes Brothers Lumber Company.
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The City Schools Foundation Grant Applications are open through November 2. The grants will be awarded in December. Please be sure your principal or director is aware of your grant prior to final submission.
(Complete Your Grant Application Here)
The City Schools Foundation will kick off the 2020-2021 school year with a virtual 5K/10K run on September 12, 2020. The 5th annual Back to School Dash, presented by Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics, is “RUN AT OUR OWN PACE, AT YOUR OWN PLACE.”
“Things are definitely looking different this year,” says Justin Burriss, Foundation Treasurer and Back to School Dash Race Co-Chair. “However, the student’s needs and our Foundation’s goals haven’t stopped and our fundraising efforts will not either.”
The virtual race is a first for the Foundation. Registration is $20 and includes a t-shirt and SWAG for each participant. “We want to make sure the runners are participating in a fun run event,” says Board Member, Brook LaRoche. “The race has grown each year and has become such an exciting event and we don’t want to lose our momentum.”
Money raised by The City Schools Foundation benefits Murfreesboro City Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade students. To date, the Foundation has awarded over $1M in parity funds and grants to teachers to enhance science, math and other programs. The Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant in August to Murfreesboro City Schools to purchase additional Chromebooks for students.
The City Schools Foundation is a group of civic and business leaders banding together to benefit Murfreesboro City Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade students.
The 5k/10k run is sponsored in part by Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics, City Tile & Floor Covering, Wilson Bank, and David and Brook LaRoche, Franklin Synergy Bank.
For additional information, please visit bit.ly/backtoschooldash20.
The Foundation is once again supporting our students by purchasing 170 Chromebooks with a donation of $50,000. The laptops are on order and are expected to arrive in a few months. Your dollars are working hard for our students and teachers.
The City Schools Foundation is currently accepting applications for teacher grants for the 2019-20 school year. Recipients will be announced in early Fall. Murfreesboro City School teachers are encouraged to apply for grants by completing the application below. Grants are due by Thursday, Sept. 19.
The City Schools Foundation will kick off the 2019-20 school year with a 5K/10K run on September 14, 2019. The race begins at Overall Creek Elementary and run a relatively flat terrain on Veteran’s Parkway with the 10K continuing on Mooreland Lane.
About Race
The City Schools Foundation’s Back to School Dash 5k/10k will be held Saturday, September 14 beginning at Overall Creek Elementary. Start time is 7 a.m. with options to walk or run.
The 5k and 10k courses are USATF Certified and timed. Race participants will run from Overall Creek to Veterans Parkway, turn on Veterans and return via Mooreland Drive. Racers will face an uphill grade on parts of the course. Pre-registration includes a timing chip, race bib and t-shirt.
The 5k/10k run is sponsored in part by Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics; City Tile & Floor Covering, e. Allen Boutique, Middle Tennessee Oral and Implant Surgery, St. Thomas Rutherford, Body and Face Medical Cosmetic Center, Brook and David LaRoche, The LaRoche Family, First Bank, Franklin Synergy, Michael’s Homes, Tennessee Pediatrics – Dr. Dunk Eastham, Dream Catchers – Dana Cox, Alice and Robert Stachura, and Chip and Aimee Hoover, Wilson Bank and Trust, Elizabeth and Sidney McPhee, Mathnasium, Volunteer Botanical, RG Anderson.
Early bird registration is $30 for the 5k and $35 for the 10k. Online registration ends on September 12. Sign-ups will be accepted the morning of the race for those registering before 6:30 am. Please have the registration materials filled out before arriving if registering the day of the event. For safety reasons, no wheeled devices, strollers, or pets are allowed on the course.
For additional information or to register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Murfreesboro/BacktoSchoolDash
Overall Creek is located at 429 Otter Trail, Murfreesboro, TN 37128. The City Schools Foundation raises funds that are given directly to teachers and schools in the form of parity and classroom grants to enhance science, math, technology and art programs.
About Course
The race starts and finishes at Overall Creek Elementary School. 5K Race participants will run from Overall Creek to the predominantly flat Veterans Parkway and back. 10K participants will begin at the same point and will continue the run on Mooreland Lane.
Racers will receive directions and parking information via email closer to the date of the event. For safety reasons no wheeled devices (including strollers) or pets are allowed on the course.
Packet Pick-Up
Packets pickup and pre-registration will be available September 13. Racers will be emailed the packet pick-up information including locations and times. All participants are encouraged to pick up their packets and pre-register on these dates. Packets will include bibs, race t-shirt and important day-of information. If a runner is not able pick up their packet a friend may pick it up for them provided they bring a copy of the participants driver’s license and their printed race confirmation.
Race day pick-up will be available from 5:45 to 6:45 at Overall Creek Elementary. Please allow plenty of time for pick-up if retrieving your packet the morning of the race.
For additional information, please visit www.cityschoolsfoundation.com.