McMinn County School System Awarded TnACHE-SEED Grant to Increase Continuing Education Awareness
Central High School was awarded $10,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Tennessee Appalachian Center for Higher Education program at the SouthEast Educational, Inc (TnACHE-SEED) located in Knoxville, TN.
The purpose of the grant is to implement programs and curriculum components to increase the post-secondary education attainment of students in McMinn County. Grant activities include site visits to introduce students, teachers, and community members to colleges, universities, technical schools; job awareness and career exploration activities to discover the levels of education needed for desired careers and expected salaries normally associated with the careers; and opportunities for students and parents to learn about the processes for applying post-secondary education opportunities and financial aid.
Included in the picture from left to right are: Diana Vaughn (TnACHE Consultant, SouthEast Educational, Inc.), Anita Scruggs (Grant Project Coordinator, Central High School), Heather Mahoney (Grant Project Co-Coordinator, Englewood School), and Christy Mahoney (TnACHE Consultant, SouthEast Educational, Inc.)
For more information, click here.
Central High School was awarded $10,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Tennessee Appalachian Center for Higher Education program at the SouthEast Educational, Inc (TnACHE-SEED) located in Knoxville, TN.
The purpose of the grant is to implement programs and curriculum components to increase the post-secondary education attainment of students in McMinn County. Grant activities include site visits to introduce students, teachers, and community members to colleges, universities, technical schools; job awareness and career exploration activities to discover the levels of education needed for desired careers and expected salaries normally associated with the careers; and opportunities for students and parents to learn about the processes for applying post-secondary education opportunities and financial aid.
Included in the picture from left to right are: Diana Vaughn (TnACHE Consultant, SouthEast Educational, Inc.), Anita Scruggs (Grant Project Coordinator, Central High School), Heather Mahoney (Grant Project Co-Coordinator, Englewood School), and Christy Mahoney (TnACHE Consultant, SouthEast Educational, Inc.)
For more information, click here.
The Counseling Office is now blogging! Please visit our blog located under the Counseling Office tab. Then go to sub-tabs College & Career, ARC TnACHE-SEED Grant Project and then "Believe, Achieve, Succ-SEED." Feel free to comment!
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You can obtain an access code by emailing the following information to contactchs@k12tn.net :
- Grades are updated on Monday of each week.
- If you have not created an account, you will need an access code from the school. These are individualized for each student.
- Once you have your access code you can go to www.engrade.com , click the “join now” tab and enter the code. You will then be able to create a username and password.
You can obtain an access code by emailing the following information to contactchs@k12tn.net :
- Subject: ACCESS CODE FOR ENGRADE
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Central High School
Purpose:
The purpose of Central High School of McMinn County is to graduate students with the skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.
Direction:
The direction of Central High School of McMinn County is to develop lifelong learners through challenging expectations that emphasize common core standards
and address the diverse needs of all students while promoting civic and social responsibility.
Beliefs:
We believe that:
· Challenging expectations, which support the belief that all students can learn; achieve; and succeed, increase individual student performances.
· Each student is a unique and valued individual; consequently, instructional practices should be diversified to allow for differences in learning styles.
· Students learn to make appropriate decisions when given a supportive and challenging learning environment.
· Student learning and school policy making is promoted by positive relationships, intrinsic motivation, and mutual respect among students and staff.
· Assessments can indicate that students are effectively meeting or exceeding common core standards.
· Collaborative efforts of the school, home, and community provide the strongest foundation for the total education of each student and promote civic and social
responsibility.
· Learning never ceases; skills should be consistently enhanced and reinforced to develop lifelong learners so that students become productive citizens.
· Teamwork plays a vital role in today’s workforce; therefore, cooperative learning activities are encouraged.
· Special needs of all students can be met by differentiating instruction.
The purpose of Central High School of McMinn County is to graduate students with the skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.
Direction:
The direction of Central High School of McMinn County is to develop lifelong learners through challenging expectations that emphasize common core standards
and address the diverse needs of all students while promoting civic and social responsibility.
Beliefs:
We believe that:
· Challenging expectations, which support the belief that all students can learn; achieve; and succeed, increase individual student performances.
· Each student is a unique and valued individual; consequently, instructional practices should be diversified to allow for differences in learning styles.
· Students learn to make appropriate decisions when given a supportive and challenging learning environment.
· Student learning and school policy making is promoted by positive relationships, intrinsic motivation, and mutual respect among students and staff.
· Assessments can indicate that students are effectively meeting or exceeding common core standards.
· Collaborative efforts of the school, home, and community provide the strongest foundation for the total education of each student and promote civic and social
responsibility.
· Learning never ceases; skills should be consistently enhanced and reinforced to develop lifelong learners so that students become productive citizens.
· Teamwork plays a vital role in today’s workforce; therefore, cooperative learning activities are encouraged.
· Special needs of all students can be met by differentiating instruction.
