System News

Welcome

School will be in session on Saturday March 6, 2010 and Saturday March 13, 2010.

Welcome to the Unicoi County School System Website.

MISSION STATEMENT:

Educate Children Create Citizens

The mission of the Unicoi County School System is to promote education of each student in order to create successful and honorable citizens.

SHARED VISION STATEMENT:
The vision of the Unicoi County School System is that all children are ready to learn.  There will be a dedicated and compassionate teacher within each classroom structured to meet the diverse needs of every child..  Our school system will provide opportunities for success and promote community partnerships.

March UCOUNT

H1N1 Virus


As new information comes in on H1N1, we will continue to pass it along.  Policy guidance is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the H1N1 virus, intended for K-12 schools, teachers, administrators, and parents. You will find it here: http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/schoolguidance.html. (Because the guidance may change as the situation changes, we’re sharing the URL where the guidance will always live on flu.gov, rather than a static attachment.)

 

Additionally, CDC has also created a health-focused toolkit for teachers and parents, located here: http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/toolkit.html.

 

Finally, here is a link the press release summarizing a joint announcement on Aug. 7 from Secretaries Duncan (ED), Sebelius (HHS), and Napolitano (DHS): http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/08/08072009.html.

 

 

 

Tennessee Diploma Project

Why Tennessee Schools are Changing

Tennessee is in the process of implementing new tests and more
rigorous graduation requirements for all students under an initiative
called the Tennessee Diploma Project. Many people want to
know WHY!


The answer is too few high school graduates demonstrate
the knowledge and skills needed for even entry-level jobs or fresh-
man coursework at a college or university. In other words, they
are graduating without the tools to succeed after high school.

May news letter can be downloaded here.(PDF)

Future news letter can be accessed here.

March School Board Meeting

 

 

Sherry Ingram, Robin Lamie, and Gail Clark were recognized for being selected as teachers of the year.

Misty Bishop, Tiffany Laws, Sara Tester, Nick Lingerfelt, Karen Trent, Jordan Simmons, Angie Wilcox, Jenny Wilson, Allison Edwards, Lyndsey Brackins, Julie Keplinger, Michael Riddell, Amy Reed, and Diana Holland were selected for tenure.

 

February School Board Meeting

Tim Ledford is recognized by Director of Schools, Denise Brown

 

Love Chapel Elementary teachers are recognized for being in the

top 10% of TCAP scores for the state.

 

                                   

ROTC is recognized and accepts a donated bugle.

Doug Cooper is recognized by Director of Schools, Denise Brown.

 

AED

 

An automated external defibrillator, or AED, now hangs upon the wall in the
commons area of the high school, ready to treat victims of cardiac arrest when
they cannot be revived by CPR alone.  The machine is fully automated so that
the user cannot harm the victim in any way.  A voice recording walks the user
through the steps of setting up the AED and only releases a shock once it
detects a need for it in the victim's heart rhythm.

Several faculty and staff members at the high school are trained to use the
AED, including all physical education instructors, coaches, supervisors and
principles, secretaries, nurses and many teachers.  Though the student body has
not been trained to use the AED, they have been educated as to what the machine
does and how it is basically used.
 

  
 

 

NFS provides new tool

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