The Anderson County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 9), during which it plans to vote on its policy on citizen comments, among other measures.
The meeting will take place on the top floor of the Robert Jolley Building at 101 Main St.
In the existing policy, applying to this meeting as others before it, citizens can sign up to speak regarding items that are on the agenda.
The proposed policy, however, would add a second comment period at the end of each meeting, during which citizens may speak on items that aren’t on the agenda, although they must sign up three business days in advance. It will need to pass on two readings to go into effect.
Also, at the same meeting, the Board of Education will vote on a resolution opposing a state school voucher plan.
The board also will vote on funds for employee childcare, and locks for doors at Clinton and Anderson County high schools.
The agenda is online at acs.ac.
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Citizen Comment Policy: The Anderson County Board of Education will vote on a proposed policy change that would add a second comment period at the end of meetings for non-agenda items, requiring citizens to sign up three business days in advance.
Meeting Details: The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, on the top floor of the Robert Jolley Building.
Additional Votes: The board will also vote on a resolution opposing a state voucher plan, as well as funding for employee childcare and door locks at Clinton and Anderson County high schools.
The dual-enrollment Clinical Internship class of 2025 poses for a photo.
Programs at Oak Ridge High School are boosting students’ ability to enter nursing and other medical careers.
ORHS includes health sciences classes, and up to 15 students per year who’ve taken them can enter a dual enrollment internship program.
After even more training, they begin work based learning at sites around the Oak Ridge Community, including not just Methodist Medical Center but also nursing homes, assisted living facilities, local pharmacies, physical therapy clinics, dental offices, chiropractic offices, eye centers, hearing centers and veterinarians among others.
Sonya Minarik, ORHS’s Health Science Instructor said ORHS began the program about 15 years ago. She said the school selects the intern students through a process of application, interviewing and collaborating with counselors, administrators and other teachers to determine the students most capable of being a positive reflection of the Health Science Academy.
Jessica Pulcifer, Kara Garrett and Taylor Smith help count and sort sock donations.
Clinton Elementary School students will get 843 pairs of new socks from a Roane State Community College student club.
“Our very own students have noticed that children in the classes they are observing do not have socks that fit them properly, or do not have socks at all,” Associate Professor of Education and Student Tennessee Education Association sponsor Stacie Bradshaw in a news release.
“Our hope was to help as many students as possible now that colder weather is here. We want to thank everyone who helped us reach that goal by donating to this project.”
The STEA is a club for RSCC students interested in learning about teaching as a career. It also does a service project each year, such as this one, to help kindergarten through 12th-grade students in East Tennessee. The community college students collected the socks at donation bins on all of the RSCC campuses in October.
Bradshaw said that while people frequently donate shoes, socks are not as common, but are still needed.
In recognition of academic performance, the Office of Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the President’s List for the fall 2024 semester.
To be eligible for the President’s List, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (a full course load), maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 4.0 for the semester, receive an “A” grade in UC Engage, and be in good academic standing.
The list includes: Lee Alley, Paul Huskey and Isaac Childers of Clinton; and Dillon Simpson and Breanna Veach of Heiskell.
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announces fall Dean’s List
In recognition of academic performance, the Office of Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (a full course load), maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 for the semester, and be in good academic standing.
Making the fall 2024 Dean’s List were: George Degenhart, Andersonville; Joshua Valero, Clinton; and Brianna Merryfield, Heiskell.
Van Berkel elected to Phi Kappa Phi
Amelia Van Berkel of Oak Ridge was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Van Berkel is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Membership is by invitation only, and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership.
Austin Peay Dean’s List named
Austin Peay State University is proud to recognize students on the Dean’s List for academic achievement during fall 2024.
Named to the list were: Samuel Meyers, Andersonville; Manuel Perez, Rocky Top; and Mikyra Pettus, Oak Ridge.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or greater.
