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School Board recognizes Employees of the Month

9/6/2019

Congrats to our Employees of the Month!

• Ashland City Elementary School: Amy Carson, Teacher
• East Cheatham Elementary School: Lori Speich, Teacher
• Kingston Springs Elementary School: Jennifer Crawford, Librarian
• Pegram Elementary School: Chelsa Cathey, Teacher
• Pleasant View Elementary School: Kim Binkley, Attendance Secretary
• West Cheatham Elementary School: Julie Whittaker, Speech Language Pathologist
• Cheatham Middle School: Ashley Sullivan, Teacher
• Harpeth Middle School: Allison Mueller, Teacher
• Sycamore Middle School: David Casesa, Teacher
• Cheatham County Central High School: Scott Padgett, Teacher
• Harpeth High School: Natalia Fallon, Librarian
• Sycamore High School: Taylor McCullough, Teacher
• Riverside Academy: Robert Hoffman, Assistant
• Daycare: Tiffany House, ACES Assistant Site Director
• Nutrition: Christina West, WCES Cook
• Transportation: Deona Ray, Bus Assistant

The Cheatham County School Board recognized the employees at its Sept. 6 meeting.

The employees receive a $25 WalMart gift card that is sponsored by A.O. Smith through the Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce.

We thank them for their continued support of the Cheatham County School District.

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School district receives clean school funds audit report

9/5/2019

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For a fourth consecutive year, the Cheatham County School District achieved a distinctive honor – a clean schools fund audit report.

This means the district’s school funds audit report for the 2018-2019 fiscal year was completed without any findings.
Finance & Operations Specialist Angela Patterson and the district bookkeepers are to be commended for this outstanding achievement.

The district conducts ongoing training classes, which provides the bookkeepers with the tools they need to achieve success.

The district’s bookkeepers include:

• Misty Mayo, Ashland City Elementary School/Riverside Academy
• Brittney Altom, East Cheatham Elementary School
• Dana Brown, Kingston Springs Elementary School
• Sherry Stuart, Pegram Elementary School
• Tracy Michon, Pleasant View Elementary School
• Marissa Binkley, West Cheatham Elementary School
• Jamie Wilson, Cheatham Middle School
• Cindy Wells, Harpeth Middle School
• Sherrie Everett, Sycamore Middle School
• Vicki Presson, Cheatham County Central High School
• Pam Bryant, Harpeth High School
• Terri Jennette, Sycamore High School

Pictured are Finance & Operations Specialist Angela Patterson and the team of Cheatham County School District bookkeepers.

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Academic specialists, directors provide strong education support

9/4/2019

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Our academic specialists and academic directors are ready for the 2019-2020 school year.

The academic specialists at the elementary and middle schools and academic directors at the high schools support teachers by providing them with a strong foundation for good instructional practices and strategies to improve student performance.

They meet regularly with academic coordinators Mary Miller and Dr. Joseph Jones to ensure the district's academic goals are being accomplished.

This year’s academic specialists and academic directors are:

• Ashland City Elementary School: Michele Dozier
• East Cheatham Elementary School: Susan Collins
• Kingston Springs Elementary School: Chris Cooper
• Pegram Elementary School: Chris Cooper
• Pleasant View Elementary School: Nicole Galbreth
• West Cheatham Elementary School: Kristi Hasse
• Cheatham Middle School: Katie Arnold
• Harpeth Middle School: Kristian Dennison
• Sycamore Middle School: Dana Gwyn
• Cheatham County Central High School: David Hooper
• Harpeth High School: Ryan Philipp
• Sycamore High School: Jennifer Reist
• Special Education Specialist (all schools): Peggy Casesa

The 2019-20 academic specialists and academic directors are pictured with academic coordinators Mary Miller and Dr. Joseph Jones.

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CCCHS students gain valuable hands-on experience

8/19/2019

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Students in the Health Science program at Cheatham County Central High School have the opportunity to gain some “real world” health care experience before graduation.

Over the past year, students were able to complete internships at New Hope Veterinary Clinic, Family Health Center of Ashland City (Dr. Scott Brown), Cheatham County EMS, Pleasant View Animal Hospital, TriStar Ashland City Medical Center and with Julie Whittaker, a speech pathologist at West Cheatham Elementary School.

Students also job shadowed Cheatham County school nurses Connie Langley and Melissa Underwood and at Cheatham County Animal Clinic, St. Thomas West, Hillcrest Healthcare Center, Star Physical Therapy and The Waters of Cheatham.
We appreciate those who allowed these interns to gain this valuable experience.

Any facility interested in serving as a possible clinical site for 2020 should contact Kelly Lewis, Cheatham County Central High School’s work based learning coordinator, at kelly.lewis@ccstn.org.

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Boles named new ECES principal

7/30/2019

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Paul Boles

The Cheatham County School District has named Paul Boles as the new principal at East Cheatham Elementary School.

Boles replaces Wendy Cox, who has been named the district’s new supervisor of Human Resources, Student Services and Policy.

Boles, who has been an educator for 10 years, most recently served as the dean of students and Spanish teacher at East Nashville Magnet Middle School. He also taught Spanish in Giles County.

Before becoming an educator, Boles was a field quality engineer in the automotive industry.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University, master’s degree from Lipscomb University and EdS degree from MTSU.

Boles and his wife, Jaclyn, have two children, Madelyn and Tucker.

“I am extremely honored to have this opportunity to lead such an incredible school and serve alongside a wonderful faculty. East Cheatham has accomplished some spectacular things under Mrs. Cox's leadership and I'm excited to continue building on that success. I can't wait to get to know everyone, and I look forward to calling East Cheatham home for many years to come,” he said.

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Cox named new Human Resources, Student Services and Policy supervisor

7/30/2019

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Wendy Cox

The Cheatham County School District has named Wendy Cox as the district’s new supervisor of Human Resources, Student Services and Policy.

Cox, who is currently the principal of East Cheatham Elementary School, replaces Dr. Beth Batson, who has been named the Human Resources supervisor for Robertson County Schools.

Cox began her Cheatham County teaching career in 1995 as a second-grade teacher at Pleasant View Elementary School.

She served as a first, second and third grade teacher and curriculum coach at Kingston Springs Elementary School from 1996-2012 and assistant principal at Harpeth Middle School from 2012-2014 before being named the principal at ECES in 2014.

Under Cox’s guidance, “The Leader in Me” program awarded ECES with its highest and most coveted honor as the school was named a “Leader in Me Lighthouse School” in 2019.

She was named the district’s Principal of the Year for the 2018-2019 school year.

“I’m very excited and eager to begin this new journey working with administrators, teachers, staff and students in the Cheatham County School District. I look forward to continuing to serve and assist our school district to achieve excellence while practicing the approaches I have learned as principal of a Leader in Me school,” Cox said.

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HHS names new baseball coach

7/22/2019

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Zac Mitchell

The Cheatham County School District has named Zac Mitchell as the new baseball coach at Harpeth High School.

Mitchell replaces Ben Howell, who recently stepped down as coach. Howell will remain as the school’s agriculture teacher.

Mitchell comes to HHS from Belmont University, where he was an assistant baseball coach for the Bruins.

A graduate of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, he earned his associate’s degree at Motlow State Community College and bachelor’s degree at Belmont University.

He played baseball at both Motlow State and Belmont, where he helped the Bruins win back-to-back Atlantic Sun conference championships in 2011 and 2012.

At Motlow State, he was named the 2010 Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association’s Conference Player of the Year. At Belmont, he earned many awards, including being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team in both 2011 and 2012.

After his successful collegiate career, Mitchell played four seasons in the Baseball Leagues ranks. He played for the Wichita Wignuts, Gary SouthShore RailCats and the Florence Freedom.

He began his coaching career in 2017 as the hitting coach and defensive coach for the Florence Freedom.

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School Board recognizes Employees of the Month

School district receives clean school funds audit report

Academic specialists, directors provide strong education support

CCCHS students gain valuable hands-on experience

Boles named new ECES principal

Cox named new Human Resources, Student Services and Policy supervisor

HHS names new baseball coach

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