Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) is thrilled to announced that Black Fox, Hobgood and Salem Elementary were named Tennessee Designated STEM/STEAM Schools during the Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit in Nashville today. These schools were three of only twenty-seven schools in Tennessee to receive this designation in 2022. Black Fox, Hobgood and… Read More »
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2021-2022 winners of the Murfreesboro Student Art Show. The 32nd annual art show, held at the Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda, highlights student art selected by each school’s art teacher as the Best of MCS in art and design. The complete art show… Read More »
Eighteen teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching on April 23 after completing the Middle Tennessee State University/Murfreesboro City Schools Gifted Academy. Since its inception in 2015, almost 200 teachers have graduated from the academy. The Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings… Read More »
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2021-2022 Employees of the Year including teachers and support staff. Teachers and staff were chosen by their peers for the honor based on their commitment to excellence. These honorees were recognized for their outstanding abilities and their willingness to devote their professional… Read More »
Data-Driven Student Success Leads to a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for Murfreesboro Teacher Raeven Brooks Brooks is seen as a school and district leader, opening up her Black Fox Elementary classroom to mentor other teachers For the direct link to the video of Raeven Brooks’ reaction, visit https://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/newsroom/videos/view/raeven-brooks-murfreesboro-tennessee For full… Read More »
The Murfreesboro City School (MCS) five-year strategic plan known as “Empowering MCS” was endorsed by the MCS school board during the March 22, 2022 school board meeting. This plan will guide MCS decision making into the year of 2027. Murfreesboro City School leaders spent a year conducting research as well… Read More »
For the 2022-23 school year, the State of Tennessee adopted new laws stipulating how school districts must consider zone exemption requests. Following the guidelines of this law, Murfreesboro City Schools will conduct the open enrollment period for zone waivers from April 1-May 1, 2022. During this time, a parent or… Read More »
Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools was one of 68 districts in Tennessee receiving statewide recognition as a “Best for All” district for significantly investing federal COVID-19 stimulus funding to drive student achievement and improve academic outcomes. “We are excited to be recognized by the… Read More »