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School System
The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has a
focused effort on improving student achievement for almost
30,000 pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students it
serves. CMCSS continues to be recognized nationally for
its academic and professional achievements as well as its
progressive methods for helping students succeed.
School system employees are focused on personalization –
meaning that they work to understand the individual needs
of each student and try to accommodate those needs. There
is a shared belief throughout the school system that every
child can learn and succeed.
CMCSS continues to develop and strengthen a variety
of programs for ensuring student success. After-school
programs, innovative approaches in programs like virtual
high school and credit recovery, as well as other intervention
and transition programs for children in elementary, middle
and high school give students greater learning advantages
and provide them with opportunities to stay on track with
their peers. With increased rigor in academic areas, students
on all learning levels can benefit. CMCSS schools often are
visited by educational organizations from across the country
because of its continued innovative practices with students.
Thinking outside of the box, the school system started
freshmen academies in each of the high schools, a Middle
College High School on the campus of Austin Peay State
University and beginning this year an academy for Science
Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) that will be
housed within an existing high school.
As the seventh largest school district in Tennessee and
the second fastest growing city of its size in the nation,
CMCSS has worked to keep up with growth by overseeing
the construction of new schools and remodeling of existing
schools. Since 2007, the school system has managed
the construction of two new elementary schools, one
middle school and one high school. Also, a $20 million
reconstruction phase is occurring at Montgomery Central
High School and construction of Carmel Elementary is
scheduled to begin in 2012. Projected enrollment for 2010-11
indicates that the School System will provide educational
services to approximately 30,000 students, from pre-school
through twelfth grade. Approximately thirty percent of the
students served in our school system are military dependents
– nearly twice as many as are served at Fort Campbell
Schools.
CMCSS is one of a distinguished group of school districts
that has earned whole district accreditation from the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Student
graduation rates have risen steadily over the last five years.
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Communications Department
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