K-12 Education

Harris will add magnet program (01/20/12)
A magnet program at the middle school level will be phased in gradually, starting next year with the sixth grade and adding an additional grade each year, according to discussion at Thursday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Education. According to School Superintendent Ray Butrum, a lot of professional development will need to take place to prepare teachers for the program...

MTEC highlights local college classes (12/07/11)
Middle Tennessee Education Center in Shelbyville is planning a regional marketing push this week with advertising inserts in six area newspapers, including today's Times-Gazette. MTEC, located in Bedford County Business Complex on Dover Street, is a joint venture of Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College, offering on-site day and night classes for the two institutions, as well as distance learning opportunities...

State's best sees success (09/16/11)
Nora Sanders has been named Tennessee Adult Learner of the Year by the Tennessee Association for Adult and Community Education, and a coffee was held in her honor Thursday at Bedford County Adult Learning Center. Sanders, a native of Mexico, took English classes, basic skills classes and GED classes. ...

New MTEC director out to educate public (08/25/11)
Lisa D. Moore, the new director of Middle Tennessee Education Center, says she's been amazed at the support the center has from community leaders but wants to do more to make sure potential students are aware of what the center offers. MTEC, located in the Bedford County Office Complex on Union Street, is a satellite campus and joint venture of Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College. Currently, education and business degree programs are offered...

County youth leaders attend abstinence training session (08/02/11)
Among those getting ready for a new school year are the leaders of Choices that Challenge, a popular abstinence curriculum offered in middle and high schools across Bedford County. Scott Phelps, the author of the curriculum and founder of the Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, was vacationing in Nashville this week and offered to visit Shelbyville to conduct a training session...

Butrum is board's choice for superintendent (05/06/11)
Bedford County Board of Education, in a special called meeting Thursday night, selected Dr. Ray Butrum, assistant principal of Barfield Elementary School in Rutherford County, as its "person of focus" for school superintendent, and voted to enter into contract negotiations with Butrum for the position....

Four chosen as school superintendent finalists (04/22/11)
Bedford County Board of Education, meeting Thursday night, approved a short list of four candidates to be the next school superintendent; each of the four finalists will be interviewed by the school board on a separate day next week. None of the four finalists is currently employed by the local school system, although one is a former Community High School principal...

Testing time for many students: TCAP week arrives (04/10/11)
Ah, spring. Season of baseball, of flowers, of new life ... and TCAP tests. Bedford County students in grades 3 through 8 will begin taking the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program achievement tests on Tuesday, and educators try their best to get students and their parents prepared for the test...

Teachers, opponents square off (03/09/11)
Two groups that have different opinions about education held rallies Saturday at the state Capitol in downtown Nashville. Tennessee Education Association had scheduled a rally to protest bills which would do away with teachers' collective bargaining rights, while various Tea Party members held a counter-rally...

Several Bedford teachers to march in TEA rally (03/04/11)
Bedford County Education Association president Tamra King, a teacher at Community Elementary School, estimates that 10 to 20 local teachers will attend a Tennessee Education Association rally Saturday in downtown Nashville. The rally is in response to legislation which TEA calls "anti-teacher" aimed at issues such as tenure and collective bargaining...

State vs. teachers' union (02/20/11)
State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, has said in a letter that he supports teachers but that teachers unions "are in the business of protecting membership and power, not serving the best interests of students or the teachers they represent."...

School board backs tool purchase policy (02/18/11)
Bedford County Board of Education, meeting Thursday night, defended the practice of paying school bus mechanics to purchase their own tools, but said how that money is accounted for will have to change to bring the county in compliance with tax law...

College classes don't attract local students (12/16/10)
Molly Culbreath, who oversees the Middle Tennessee State University side of Middle Tennessee Education Center, says she's pleased with the overall numbers for the elementary education degree program being offered at MTEC, including students from Marshall, Williamson, Maury and Coffee counties...

Fee for free: A great gift (12/08/10)
For someone without a high school diploma, a GED can be the stepping stone to the next level of education, and ultimately to a new job or career. That stepping stone is especially vital in today's economy, said Elaine Weaver of Bedford County Adult Education Program on Depot Street...

Neeley seeks re-election to Board of Education (07/11/10)
Diane Neeley has announced her candidacy for re-election to a fourth district seat on Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 5 general election. Neeley, a Bedford county native, has lived in the Wheel area for the past 27 years. She is a 1982 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School and graduated from Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, where she obtained her dental assisting license which is currently retired. ...

Martin seeks re-election to school board seat (07/09/10)
Amy F. Martin has announced her candidacy for re-election to the third district seat on Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 5 general election. Martin has been employed at the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville for 38 years; she serves as the coordinator for fiscal services and human resources and also teaches evening classes and special industrial classes in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint...

Adcock seeks re-election to Board of Education (07/07/10)
Ronald H. Adcock has announced his candidacy for re-election to a Second District seat on Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 5 general election. Adcock is the former director of Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville. A Bedford County native, he is a graduate of Community High School and Middle Tennessee State University, earning a bachelor's degree in industrial management and a master's in vocational / technical education...

Graham seeks school board seat (07/06/10)
Chad Graham has announced his candidacy for a seventh district seat on Bedford County Board of Education. Graham was appointed in November 2009 to succeed Jerry Naron, who died in September 2009. Graham, 43, has been director of Bedford County Emergency Medical Services for 13 years. He is a Bedford County native and has been a county employee since 1990...

Lawmakers take up higher ed proposal (01/19/10)
NASHVILLE (AP) -- Lawmakers and education officials say Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed changes in higher education will benefit the state longterm despite challenges to some colleges and universities. The changes are part of a special session the governor called to also make changes in K-12 education policy, which he said was needed to strengthen the state's application for $485 million worth of federal "Race to the Top" money. Lawmakers approved those changes last week before the Jan. 19 deadline...

MTEC progress proves governments can cooperate, Ray says (12/11/09)
Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray led several county commissioners, Shelbyville councilmen and others on a tour of Middle Tennessee Education Center, the satellite site for Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College. Five classrooms, a lobby and offices have been remodeled and renovated out of suites in the old Medical Arts Building on Dover Street, behind the old hospital...

School system makes the grade, but two schools on target list (10/16/09)
Bedford County Board of Education, meeting Thursday night, continued its discussion of the adequate yearly progress (AYP) results for local schools for the last school year. School Superintendent Ed Gray made a presentation of school-by-school results...

Fire Academy to hold graduation Friday (05/05/08)
Recruits from Shelbyville Fire Department will be standing tall Friday as they officially complete their training at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Unionville-Deason Road. State Fire Marshal and Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie A. Newman will deliver the commencement address to the recruit firefighter class at the Academy at 9 a.m....

A big bang at the Fire Academy (04/25/08)
If you think you hear explosions around Bedford County next week, there isn't anything to be worried about. "Post blast training" is to be conducted at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) on Unionville-Deason Road by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) next week for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in preparation for possible deployment...

Schools are owed $23,000 by Alabama firm (04/22/08)
Bedford County schools are owed $23,000 by a consulting firm, eRate Consulting Services LLC, which appears to have deposited grant funds meant for the county. Several other school systems are owed even more, according to press reports. Reports in the Citrus County (Fla.) Chronicle state that the Citrus County School District is owed $263,000 by eRate...

Hold the air horns, school board says (04/21/08)
Save the air horns, cheers and screaming for after the graduation ceremony -- or you may not get to see it at all. That was the general feeling from Bedford County Board of Education members at their meeting Thursday night after Superintendent Ed Gray announced commencement dates and times...

Seminar in Murfreesboro focuses on Somalis (03/24/08)
MURFREESBORO -- "There will always be change." Those were the words of Salaad Nur, a Somali immigrant who spoke Thursday evening at Middle Tennessee State University to a group of students about the refugees who have moved to this state after fleeing their war torn country...

MTSU satellite discussions continue (03/21/08)
During a meeting Thursday of county employees, County Mayor Eugene Ray said discussions are continuing with Middle Tennessee State University over the possibility of MTSU holding satellite classes in the old Central High School / Harris Middle School building on Elm Street...

Vets may get lottery-funded scholarships (03/21/08)
Tennessee General Assembly's lottery subcommittee looking at proposals for disbursing excess lottery funds, chaired by Sen. Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville), has recommended several bills for passage to the full committee. According to Tracy, there is $460 million in the lottery reserve account, of which $50 million must be kept in savings under current law...

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