AS A RESULT OF THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE MAY 1ST, 2017 BOARD MEETING, THE BLEDSOE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
Bledsoe County Board of Education made cuts to its 2017-2018 budgeted expenditures due to a decrease in student enrollment, which resulted in a decrease in state funding. As a result of the decrease in state funding, 2 1/2 certified teaching positions were eliminated from the budget. The system eliminated an elementary teaching position at Cecil B Rigsby Elementary School, General Music at Bledsoe County Middle School and the Band Program at Bledsoe County High School. Last year, the system was forced to eliminate a high school math teaching position, a middle school teaching position, a teaching position at Cecil B Rigsby Elementary, and a teaching position at Mary V Wheeler Elementary. The system continues to offer a high school music program which includes: Concert Choir, Music History, and Guitar and Keyboard/Piano Class. We will also continue to offer a Drama Program. Elimination of teaching positions and any of our arts programs or any program that benefits our students is a difficult, challenging, and struggle-filled decision and made only after consideration of the Board's obligation to provide the best possible education to all 1,600 plus students in our system.
BCMS 7TH GRADE'S "CASTLE" PROJECT...
Bledsoe County's 7th Grade students have been sawing, molding, cutting, painting, and gluing for the last few weeks to create CASTLES as part of their Spring semester grades. Check out the link to many, many pics of these detailed castles. CASTLE LINK, CLICK HERE.
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY...
To help celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday March 2nd, three of our 3rd graders partnered with WUAT Radio to highlight Read Across America Day on the AIR. Students participating in this fun event are:
Grace Frady representing Wheeler Elementary
Arabella Berry representing Rigsby Elementary
Peyton Colvard representing Pikeville Elementary
2017 marks the 20th anniversary of NEA's Read Across America Day, an annual reading motivation and awareness program which is always on March 2nd, the birthday of beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss. TO VIEW THE VIDEO, CLICK HERE.