(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Department of Education is spending $30 million in COVID-19 relief to help 21 school districts create new paths to employment for students through its Innovative High School Models program.
The program features community partnerships in aviation, health care, dual enrollment opportunities, STEM-focused curriculum, automotive learning, manufacturing and virtual and workplace-based learning programs.
The grant process began with the state accepting 61 applications for the program in March. TDOE Chief of Programs Jean Luna said there was so much interest in the program she asked to expand it from the more than $14 million originally set aside.
âThe traditional model doesnât fit for every student, so the idea of the innovative high school is to meet lots of different needs,â Luna said, adding that the ideas came from feedback from employers, schools and students. âItâs to give some of those kids jumpstarts into postseco
(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Department of Education is spending $30 million in COVID-19 relief to help 21 school districts create new paths to employment for students through its Innovative High School Models program.
The program features community partnerships in aviation, health care, dual enrollment opportunities, STEM-focused curriculum, automotive learning, manufacturing and virtual and workplace-based learning programs.
The grant process began with the state accepting 61 applications for the program in March. TDOE Chief of Programs Jean Luna said there was so much interest in the program she asked to expand it from the more than $14 million originally set aside.
âThe traditional model doesnât fit for every student, so the idea of the innovative high school is to meet lots of different needs,â Luna said, adding that the ideas came from feedback from employers, schools and students. âItâs to give some of those kids jumpstarts into postseco
Bradley, Hamilton, Sequatchie Among 21 School Districts Who Win Grants For Innovative High School Models Monday, May 17, 2021
Bradley, Hamilton and Sequatchie are among 21 school districts that have been awarded grants for the Innovative High School Models program, as announced today by the The Tennessee Department of Education. The grants are intended to foster local community partnerships that boost student readiness and prepare high schoolers for jobs and careers in their local communities. The goal of the Innovative High School Models program is to encourage strong, strategic and innovative partnerships between Tennessee public school districts, postsecondary education institutions and local employers to reimagine how to prepare students for success after high school, officials said.
TDOE Announces Several Local Schools Selected For Teaching All Students Initiative Through $5.5M Grant Friday, February 26, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education on Friday announced the 18 schools selected to participate in the first cohort of the Teaching All Students Initiative to serve students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, including several local schools. Through a five-year, $5.5 million State Personnel Development Grant, the first cohort of this initiative will strengthen instructional practices in schools across the state to better support students with significant cognitive disabilities.
The TAS Initiative will fund training, coaching, and tools to help high school teachers and staff build an accessible learning environment for all students, with the goals of reducing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate and enrollment in postsecondary education through inclusive higher education, technical colleges, community colleges an
th victim, the number of local deaths from the virus now sitting at 102.
The first deaths reported in the county came in late July 2020. There is no information about whether the individual lived in Tullahoma, Manchester or rural Coffee County. The state health department does not break down COVID-19 case information by city.
As of the latest reports from Thursday, Feb. 4, Coffee County has 5,968 total cases of COVID-19 listed in county, with 224 active cases, 5,642 cases that are considered inactive/recovered and 102 deaths from the virus.
According to the state health departmentâs county data snapshot, over the last week, Coffee County has had a daily case rate of 37.4 cases per 100,000 residents per day.