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MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Marshall County Schools is a K-12 school system with approximately 5,300 students enrolled for the school year. There are 10 school sites: five elementary schools, one middle school, one career technical center, and three high schools.

All of Marshall County’s schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The system achieved district-wide accreditation during the 2008-09 school year.

The Tennessee Department of Education has declared all of Marshall County’s schools in “good standing” based on the students’ performance on the 2010 assessments. The Report Card for Marshall can be viewed by clicking on the icon below. Marshall County joined the Tennessee Diploma Project which raises the standards for all students. Find out more by clicking on the icon below.

Click on the icon above to access the district’s self study,

Statewide Student Management System-Click the icon. Password protected.

Access to your employee benefits — Click the icon above.

Access to the Easy IEP logon for Marshall County– Click the icon. Password protected.

Access to the Grade Portal– Click the icon. Password protected.

Data-mining tool. Password protected.

Educational videos for curriculum integration. Password protected.

Curriculum alignment tool with a crosswalk of standards and next generation test samples.

Marshall’s First to the Top Projects

Marshall County is focusing on 3-8 Math and K-3 Reading for the 2012 school year. Teachers will also work towards aligning their curriculums with the Common Core State Standards and unpacking the standards. Formative instructional strategies are a key component of improving student performance.

Click on the photo above to go to the Department of Education’s new website on all things relating to the First to the Top project. .

Building Bridges

700 Jones Circle, Lewisburg, Tennessee, 37091

Linking Learning to Life

Important information for parents on the new graduation requirements.

The Electronic Learning Center offers training on the new standards and Rave to the Top.

CILC is the site for registering for video conferencing and distance learning.

Google search engine

Report on SACS evaluation of Marshall County Schools.

Tennessee 2010 Report Card

700 Jones Circle, Lewisburg, Tennessee, 37091

Linking Learning to Life

Teachers

Site for online modules for all Marshall County Staff.

A+ Software link

New ENA Webmail

Marshall Education Foundation

Marshall County’s Moodle and Mahara site.

Brainpop!!!

The Instructional Technology Department offers Brainpop to Marshall Cunty students and teachers through the ENA education consortium program. A new Brainpop movie will be available on this page for parents, students, and teachers. Check it out by clicking on the movie to the left. The movie changes often so refer back. Students can use the 30,000 animation movies and quizzes at home as well. Parents should ask their teachers for the username and password. In the meantime, see this movie without having to login.

21st Century Professional Development Site. Password protected.

Tools and resources at the Tennessee Curriculum Center assist school districts in jump-starting curriculum initiatives and developing coordinated K-12 learning sequences.

Curriculum Connections

Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy, and check the BrainPOP Educators online Curriculum Calendar for additional tie-ins.

♦ May 8: It’s National Teacher Appreciation Day – thank you for all you do, educators! Underscore the importance of your chosen profession with our Getting Help (BrainPOP) and School (K-3) movies.

♦ May 9: On this date in 1970, more than 100,000 young people gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest the Vietnam War. On a lighter note, the Beatles signed their first recording contract on May 9 in 1962.

♦ May 10: Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president today in 1994. Explain the significance of this milestone with our Apartheid topic.

♦ May 13: Happy Mother’s Day! Still looking for a last-minute gift? Consider our Chocolate movie – it’s short and sweet! In history: the U.S. declared war on Mexico today in 1846. Learn more with our Mexican-American War movie.

♦ May 14: Edward Jenner administered the first modern vaccine on May 14, 1796. Give it your best “shot” with our Vaccines and Smallpox movies. Also on this date? The Jamestown Settlement was founded in 1607. Our Thirteen Colonies movies – on BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. – are great resources.

♦ May 15: Rock the vote, ladies! The National Woman’s Suffrage Association was founded today in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

♦ May 17: The Supreme Court handed down their famed Brown vs. Board of Education decision on this date in 1954.

♦ May 18: It’s Endangered Species Day. Talk to the class about what this means with our Extinction (BrainPOP) and Extinct and Endangered Species (BrainPOP Jr.) movies. ESL/ELL teachers, BrainPOP ESL offers They're Endangered (Level 3/Unit 1/Lesson 1), which explains the present simple passive while talking about extinct and endangered species.

♦ May 19: Talk to the class about the historical significance of civil rights activist Malcolm X, born today in 1925.

♦ May 20: Come fly with me! Aviatrix Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic today in 1932. Also in May 20 history: the Homestead Act was passed in 1862. Use our Westward Expansion topic to explain this to students.

♦ May 21: Clara Barton established the American Red Cross on May 21st, 1881. It’s the perfect occasion to show our First Aid movie.

♦ May 22: Put some art in your day on Mary Cassatt’s birthday. Our Impressionism topic can help.

♦ May 23: Happy World Turtle Day! Come out of your shell with our Reptiles movie.

♦ May 24: On Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s birthday, today’s hot topic is Temperature. We’ve got movies on BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.

♦ May 26: Astronaut Sally Ride celebrates her birthday today.

♦ May 28: Help kids understand the true meaning of Memorial Day with our Armed Forces movie.

♦ May 29: Highlight the contributions of President John F. Kennedy on his birthday. Also on this date, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, in 1953. Plus, coming soon to BrainPOP ESL: We Have Climbed It! Lessons on the past simple and present perfect tenses are packaged in a lesson about Mt. Everest.

♦ May 30: On World MS Day, help kids understand what multiple sclerosis is.

♦ May 31: It’s World No Tobacco Day. BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. both have Smoking topics to help you talk to kids about this deadly habit.

♦ June 2: The MyPlate Food Guide debuted a year ago today. Relevant topics include Nutrition (BrainPOP) and Food Pyramid (BrainPOP Jr.).

♦ June 3: Hernan de Soto claimed the Floridian peninsula for Spain on this date in 1539. Put that in context with our Conquistadors movie.

♦ June 4: The Battle of Midway Island began today in 1942, ultimately proving to be a World War II turning point.

♦ June 5: The CDC reported the first AIDS cases today in 1981. It’s also World Environment Day. Timely BrainPOP topics include Ecosystems and Humans and the Environment. For K-3, there’s Rainforests, Arctic Habitats, Desert, and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Teaching ESL/ELL? Check out We Must Clean Up - and review modal auxiliary verbs - on BrainPOP ESL.

♦ June 6: Happy birthday Cynthia Rylant!

♦ June 7: Today in 1914, the first ship passed through the Panama Canal. Our Theodore Roosevelt topic tells you more.

The Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) site offers tools, resources, and updates. The Educator Resources page has TEAM forms, guidance on measures of student achievement, and tips for the NIET Best Practices Portal. Click on the icon above to go there.

End of Year Inventory Sheet

SCORE has launched an online questionnaire on the state’s new teacher evaluation system. This questionnaire is open to all Tennessee educators (teachers, principals, and other evaluators) and is part of an independent feedback process that SCORE is leading on the evaluation system. The questionnaire is an opportunity to share your thoughts on the successes and challenges of the evaluation system. We hope you will take the 10 minutes needed to complete it.