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900 East Main Street
Brownsville, TN 38012
Phone: 731-772-9613
Fax: 731-772-3275
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School Board members recognize Teachers of
the Year

At the Haywood County School Board meeting on February 13, Mary Jones
(left) and Michelle Tillman (center) received plaques from Haywood
County School Board Chairman Patricia Gruenewald, recognizing them as
two of the county’s Teachers of the Year. Jones is a second-grade
teacher at Haywood Elementary, and Tillman is the choir teacher at
Haywood High.

Jerilyn Thornton (left), the librarian at Haywood
Junior High School, is the county’s third Teacher of the Year. She
also received a plaque and “thank you” from school board chairman
Patricia Gruenewald.
When Haywood County School Board members met in regular session
Tuesday night, among other business, they recognized the Haywood
County Teachers of the Year. In grades K-4, Mary Jones, a second-grade
teacher at Haywood Elementary was selected. Haywood Junior High School
librarian Jerilyn Thornton was chosen as the Teacher of the Year in
grades 5-8, and in grades 9-12, HHS choir director Michelle Tillman
received the honor. Board Chairman Patricia Gruenewald presented each
with a plaque and thanked them for their service to the children of
Haywood County.
In other business, board members heard from Director of Schools
George Chapman about the governor’s proposal regarding more money for
Tennessee schools, capital projects at Haywood High, the recent
absentee issues, the Catherine Truss Colhoun Trust, and the lease of
the Sunny Hill School farm property. They also welcomed three school
board members who were there to observe them as part of the renewal
for the state’s Board of Distinction process. The Haywood County
School Board has met the requirements and held that designation for
many years. Visiting were Rodney Eubanks from the Tipton County Board
of Education, Sarah Harrell of the Lauderdale County Board of
Education, and Bob Alvey of the Jackson-Madison County Board of
Education.
Director Chapman told board members about the Governor Phil
Bredesen’s State of the State address that focused solely on
education. Among the governor’s proposal for education spending,
Director Chapman said the Haywood County System would benefit most
from an increase to $120 million in funds for at-risk children.
Chapman said that the state has paid for at risk kids in grades K-3,
then they broadened that to include K-5. Now they will pay for at-risk
kids in grades K-12. In Haywood County, 83 percent of the student
population is considered at risk by qualifying for free or reduced
lunches, and if this passes, Chapman said county schools could see
about $859,000 in new money, based on last year’s attendance.
Several capital projects were on the board’s agenda at the February
meeting. Director Chapman first reported to board members that the
renovation of the high school was only about a week away from
completion. The project began last summer and cost about $891,000.
Now, three other capital projects are underway, including new
bleachers at the high school and renovation at both the baseball field
and a softball field at the Haywood County-Methodist Complex for the
high school players. Dugouts at both sites will be complete in time
for this year’s season, and the rest of the work will probably be
finished by this summer. The bleachers are expected to be installed in
the Haywood High gymnasium in March. The funds for these three
projects, which cost about $295,000, came from the balance of a bond
issue the county made several years ago for improvements in schools
and other county departments.
According to Director Chapman, the Catherine Truss Colhoun Trust
holds a balance of $340,000. This fund, a donation made by the Colhoun
family in 1999, is used to provide scholarships for Haywood High
School graduates.
Board members also learned that Hendrix Farms won the bid on a
three-year lease of the Sunny Hill School farmland.
Director Chapman also reported to board members about the recent
absenteeism that became an issue when so many local students were out
sick in the last several weeks. He said the total number of students
absent from schools reached the 700 mark, before receding last week to
a little over half that amount.
The next board meeting will be held on March 13.
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| School Dates
Dec. 22-31
Christmas Holidays Jan. 1
New Years Holiday Jan. 5
Stockpile Day
(Students Do Not Attend) Jan.
6
Students Resume Classes Jan.
12
Report Cards Issued Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Holiday
Jan. 22
Parent Teacher Conf. (Time 3:15-6:15)
Regular School Day for Students
Jan. 26
Parent Teacher Conf. (Time 3:15-6:15)
Regular School Day for Students
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