National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 5–9, 2017, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School… Read More »
The ESP Movie Makers celebrate the best in stop-motion film for student movie makers across Murfreesboro City Schools. Fifteen ESP awards were presented during the much-anticipated Movie Maker Celebration on Tuesday, January 30th. The event, held on stage at Patterson Park, represented teams from across the district. The 2018 ESP… Read More »
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2018 Teachers of the Year. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. 24 teachers were chosen for the honor based on their commitment to teaching excellence both in and outside of… Read More »
Murfreesboro City Schools will host a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 10 at Scales Elementary School. The fair is designed to match qualified candidates to upcoming teaching positions for the 2018-19 school year. “Applicants will meet principals, peers and other support area administrators at… Read More »
January 21 through 27 is School Board Appreciation Week. Murfreesboro City Schools benefits tremendously from the hard work and dedication of our school board members who work to better our school system and community. As advocates for students, these elected officials devote their time, resources and expertise to strengthen our… Read More »
An African American Celebration will be held on January 25 from 4- 7:30 p.m. at Patterson Park. This free celebration is open to the public and sponsored by MCS and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation. The 2018 celebration titled “African American Roots: A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture”, will feature… Read More »
The City Schools Foundation distributed over $53,000 in grants to teachers in Fall 2017. Twenty-six grants were selected for funding out of 53 grant applications. “The grant committee is extremely pleased with the quality of grants submitted. The range of requests from math and science to the arts were outstanding,” says… Read More »
Murfreesboro City Schools has embarked on an early reading initiative funded through a grant titled Ready, Set, Grow! The grant helps fund two programs targeted at children from birth to age 5. Ready! for Kindergarten includes parent workshops and toolkits. Ready! for Kindergarten workshops assist families in learning how to nurture their child’s development from birth… Read More »