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Melanie Steinlage, principal of West Creek Elementary Principal
Steinlage replaces Lynne Rains, who is transitioning to Barkers Mill Elementary as principal.
Steinlage has served as assistant principal at Byrns Darden Elementary School since 2018. Previously, she has served as an academic coach at Byrns Darden and Hazelwood elementary schools and a teacher at Hazelwood Elementary. During her tenure with CMCSS, which dates back to 2010, Steinlage has also served as a site-based induction specialist and on several school and district-level committees.
She earned her M.S. in Educational Leadership K-12 from the University of Tennessee Martin and her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. Steinlage completed the McREL Balanced Leadership Training for Administrators, as well as several Kagan Professional Development workshops.
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Delta Dental has announced that 55 elementary schools from across the state were selected to receive “Water’s Cool @ School” grants to replace an existing water fountain with a new Elkay bottle filling station to celebrate its 55
th anniversary.
Three elementary schools in Clarksville were awarded: Barkers Mill Elementary, Byrns Darden Elementary, and St. Bethlehem Elementary, according to a press release sent from Delta Dental of Tennessee
Delta Dental launched the grant program last year to educate students on the benefits of drinking more water.
“Thank you to all of the schools that applied for a Water’s Cool @ School grant. We were so impressed by the creativity of the video and art projects that accompanied many submissions,” said Dr. Phil Wenk, CEO, and president of Delta Dental of Tennessee. “Especially at a time when so many traditional water fountains are closed to prevent the spread of germs, I’m g