HCS Benchmark Testing Data
When I taught middle school English, I would often talk about the word “narrative” and its meaning. When my students and I would read a story as a…
HCS Showing Steady Growth
In January of 2002, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This sweeping education reform…
Welding at HHS: Fusing Possibilities with Reality
Perhaps now more than ever, graduating high school students have more options for post-secondary education than at any point in public education’s…
Education Funding Must Stay Public
Public education in America has a long and sordid history. From its inception in Massachusetts in the 1600’s to the present day culture wars, public…
New CTE/Secondary Director Appointed for HCS
Madison Lewis has been named Director of Career and Technical Education and Secondary Education for Haywood County Schools. Madison graduated from…
Industrial Maintenance – Creating a Path Forward for Students
Traditionally, the world of education has orbited around four core academic subjects - Reading, Math, Science, and History. Other subjects have…
HCS State Testing Data – 2021
When I was a teenager, I would grab the paper every morning before school and shuffle as fast as I could to the Sports section. My eyes would skim…
Michelle Tillman – Beginning With the End in Mind at Haywood Middle School
Ask any teacher, principal, or school district employee and they would most likely tell you that the most challenging grade band to teach would be…
Brittany Avent – Shaping the Culture at Haywood High School
There are multiple ways to get to a destination. Different routes can all lead to the same place, but some may take a little longer than others.…
Chris Haliburton – Building Early Foundations of Learning at Anderson Early Childhood Center
“Renaissance man” is a term and idea that developed from the period of history in which knowledge, art, and special skills grew across culture at an…
Tressy Halbrook: Combining Learning and Fun at East Side Elementary School
Tressy Halbrook: Combining Learning and Fun at East Side Elementary School At its most essential level, opportunity comes down to two things: being…
Haywood County Virtual Academy – Providing Non-Traditional Learning Options for Students and Families in Haywood County
In March of 2020, the shape of education in the state of Tennessee changed forever. Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, many school districts across…
Anna Roberts – Developing Leaders at Haywood Elementary School
The way a person experiences a sensory event is as unique as the person themselves. Certain sounds might be soothing to one person, but bothersome…
The Student Options Academy – Giving Innovative Options to Students in Haywood County
“You can’t go home again.” There are a multitude of sentences like the one above that aren’t immediately understood based on the words that make it…
Sunny Hill Intermediate School – Reaching for Excellence
In the principal’s office of Sunny Hill Intermediate School, there’s a piece of art made from metal hanging on the wall. It’s difficult not to…