The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) met in Gatlinburg, TN on September 9th for their annual Awards Banquet. The 2019 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year was announced at the banquet on Sunday night. This year the honored award recipient was Dr. Linda Gilbert of Murfreesboro City Schools, representing the… Read More »
The City Schools Foundation’s annual Back to School 5k/10k Run will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2018 beginning at Overall Creek Elementary. The event will begin at 7 a.m. with options to walk or run. The 5k and 10k courses are USATF Certified and timed. Race participants will run from… Read More »
Murfreesboro City School’s 13th elementary school is slated to open for the 2019-20 school year. The official groundbreaking was held on Tuesday, July 17 at 5:00 p.m. The school site is located at 3275 St. Andrews Drive, just off Veterans Parkway. The two-story school will be designed for up to 1,000… Read More »
Dr. Linda Gilbert is proud to announce the appointment of Nina Bowie and Erin Phillips as Assistant Principals for Bradley Academy and Cason Lane Academy respectively. Nina Bowie most recently served as the Dean of Instruction for Thurgood Marshall Middle Prep School in Cane Ridge. She has over nine years’… Read More »
Registration is now open for the Back to School 5k/10k Dash scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 beginning at Overall Creek Elementary. The certified run, sponsored by The City Schools Foundation, will begin at 7 a.m. with options to compete in either the 5k walk/run category or the 10k run… Read More »
The MCS Nutrition Department will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program at twenty-four locations from May 29-July 27. In addition to designated school cafeterias, Patterson Park, The Den Community Center and Discovery Center will serve as summer feeding sites for breakfast and lunch. The CHOW buses will act as mobile dining… Read More »
MCS is taking reading on the road this summer. MCS’s mobile library, named BOB the Book Bus, will stop at over 15 locations to encourage reading during the summer months. Through the mobile library, children can receive books weekly during the summer. Additionally, staff members will provide literacy activities, work with parents to model good… Read More »
The third annual camp for students with special needs, Camp BORO, is being held at Scales Elementary thru June 7. Fifty-six children, in first through sixth grade, are participating in a week filled with square dancing, country critters and all things wild West. Students are assisted by more than 30 volunteers including… Read More »