Rolling Thunder, Inc’s major function is to publicize the POW-MIA issue. To educate the public of the fact that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all past wars. To help correct the past and to protect the future veterans from being left behind should they become Prisoners of War/Missing in Action. Rolling Thunder is committed to helping American veterans from all wars. Rolling Thunder, Inc. is a non-profit organization and everyone donates his or her time because they believe in the POW/MIA issue. Rolling Thunder will be accepting donations in Manchester on Saturday, April 6th. Bites of Europe at 1306 Hillsboro Blvd. will be the location folks can drive-thru.
Anne Arms, Membership Chair with Rolling Thunder Tn1 had this to say about the event:
“We appreciate the Manchester Community’s willingness to help us do special things for our veterans. The last time we were here to raise money, we were able to sponsor 2 veterans for the “Ride Home” program which is a POW recognition day. Contributions made this Saturday will go towards future POW recognitions.”
To find out more about Rolling Thunder, visit their website www.rollingthundertn1.com
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Rolling Thunder is coming to Manchester
Daylight Saving Time Bill Moves Forward
The bill to observe daylight saving time year-round in Tennessee was heard this week and will now be heard on the full Tennessee House of Representatives floor.
The Tennessee Senate version of the bill is scheduled to be heard in the State and Local Government committee on April 9. If both houses of state congress approve the bill without any changes, it would then head to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature.
Rep. Rick Tillis filed the bill. If passed, daylight saving time would be the standard time for the entire state.
However, even if it does get approved at the state level, the law can’t go into effect unless it’s signed off by the federal government.
According to the bill, the law would take effect on the first Sunday of November after the United States Congress amends or repeals the federal law that requires states to observe standard time.
In other words, states can exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time but not standard time.
H&R Block Student of the Week
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Kinzie Foster!!!
Kinzie is a 9th grader at the Raider Academy. Kinzie is the daughter of Carrie and Tony Foster. Kinzie is a model student according to Michelle Vaughn, librarian at CCRA.
Kinzie’s favorite subject is English and she likes to read and write. When Kinzie grows up she wants to be a middle school teacher. Kinzie loves to hang out with her family and play board games.
Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition.
Pictured with Kinzie is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block and Michelle Vaughn from CCRA.
COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Board Meeting DATE: April 8, 2019 TIME: 4:30 p.m. AGENDA
COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 1343 McArthur Street Manchester, Tennessee 37355 Telephone: 931-723-5150 Facsimile: 931-723-8285
TO: All Board Members FROM: Brett Henley, Chairman SUBJECT: Regular Board Meeting DATE: April 8, 2019 TIME: 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Coffee County Board of Education
Pledge of Allegiance
Recognition: ► FBLA State Competition Winners ► Perfect Attendance Winners
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Call for Intent
III. General Consent Items (*If no objections, the following items will be considered passed when the agenda is passed.) 1. Minutes: March 11, 2019 2. 3rd Reading of Policies: 4.600, 6.300, 6.313 3. Out of State Field Trip CCMS – Charlottesville, VA & Washington, D.C. – June 1-5, 2020
IV . Agenda Items 1. Textbook Adoption Recommendations 2. Chromebook Bid 3. Riverview 4. Theater Supplement 5. Middle School Swim Team Supplement 6. Insurance Bid 7. Budget Update
V . Items for Discussion
VI. Committee Reports
VII. Student Ambassador Report
VIII. Director’s Report
Breaking News–Coffee Co. Schools Director Selected as the Next Leader of Roane Co. Schools
Dr LaDonna McFall
Last month WMSR News reported that Coffee County Director of Schools Dr. LaDonna McFall was seeking other employment opportunities. Then last week we reported that McFall was a finalist to become Roane County director.
During a Coffee County school board work session earlier this week, Dr McFall told the board she would no longer seek an extension of her contract.
Roane County officials say they will now begin the task of working out contract details with McFall.
We will have more on this story as it develops.
Richard Skipper Named Tennessee SkillsUSA Administrator of the Year
Pictured are Tennessee SkilsUSA State Officers and Richard Skipper, Director of Career and Technical Education for Coffee County Schools.. Photo provided
Coffee County Schools Director of Career & Technical Education Richard Skipper has been named the Tennessee SkillsUSA Administrator of the Year.
During Tennessee SkillsUSA’s annual State Leadership Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Skipper was honored by the organization for his dedication to Career and Technical Education and SkillsUSA.
“We congratulate Mr. Skipper on a well-deserved recognition and appreciate his unwavering dedication to our CTE programs,” said Dr. LaDonna McFall, Director of Coffee County Schools.
Tennessee SkillsUSA is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure communities have a skilled workforce. With a membership base of 7,000 in Tennessee, SkillsUSA provides education programs, events, and competitions that support Career and Technical Education in the nation’s classrooms.
Speed Lowered on Manchester Street
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Be aware Manchester Police will be patrolling the area and checking speed. Please watch your speed in this area by driving the new speed limit. Many more people will be walking in the area of Waite St due to the start of the spring and summer programs and the dog park.
Alleged Armed Robbery in McMinnville Motel
On Tuesday, McMinnville Police arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged robbery that occurred inside a motel room earlier that morning.
The victim told police he was lured to the motel room by an acquaintance, but when he arrived, he was robbed at gunpoint. He ran to a nearby restaurant and called the police.
An officer spotted the Chevy Silverado reportedly being driven by one of the suspects. He led police on a pursuit that ended in Woodbury after the vehicle ran over a set of spike strips that had been deployed by Cannon County deputies.
The driver was identified as 20 year-old Nicolas Flores. Two underage females were in the vehicle with Flores. They were said to be runaways from Ooltewah.
A little later in the day, other suspects in the robbery were spotted in a vehicle near Warren County Middle School. The Middle School and Bobby Ray Elementary were placed on lockdown as officers took Samantha Brewer, Leo Garcia, and Rafael Lopez into custody. Brewer was not charged in the robbery but was wanted on outstanding warrants elsewhere.
Amid Opioid Crisis, TN Focuses on Keeping Kids Out of Foster Care
About 77% of children in Tennessee’s foster-care system live with relatives or in a foster family, rather than in group homes or institutional settings. (@casaterron/Twenty2)
More than 8,000 Tennessee children are in foster care, and about 77% live with relatives or in a family setting, compared with an 86% family placement rate nationally. Over the past decade, the report said, child-welfare systems across the country have worked to place more children with relatives and foster families, so they’re less likely to end up in group homes or institutions.
Rob Geen, director of policy and advocacy reform for the Casey Foundation, said placing children with families is critical to success later in life.
“When children are placed with relatives, they’re more likely to finish school, they’re more likely to be employed or find employment later; they’re less likely to become early parents. They’re more likely to succeed in families when they have families of their own,” he said. “That is one trend which is really important; we’re using relatives more.”
The Family First Prevention Services Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump last year, aims to help states prioritize family placement.
Rose Naccarato, director of data and communication for the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, said the state now is focused on diverting children from entering foster care in the first place.
“We have Title IV-E waiver,” she said, “which is the money that comes from the federal government for foster care, that we use to do a program that specifically targets children who are at risk of coming into foster care, to try to prevent that from happening.”
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services also runs In-Home Family Support Services, a program that offers resources to parents to reduce the likelihood of abuse and neglect, and lower the risk of having children removed from the home. However, federal funding for the program is scheduled to end this fall.
Naccarato said the state’s opioid crisis is impeding efforts to reduce the number of children in foster care. Agencies are working to help boost support for kinship families, as more grandparents and other relatives are taking care of children because of parents’ opioid addiction, overdose or incarceration.
“There has, in fact, been a move to try to get some supportive funds to kinship families that are not foster-care families,” she said, “because sometimes they really need that additional financial support, and you hate to make them become a foster family in order to get it.”
However, Naccarato said the idea of offering financial assistance to kinship families has been difficult to push through the state Legislature.
The report is online at aecf.org.
McFall makes it Official
File photo: Dr LaDonna McFall Director of Coffee County Schools
Last month WMSR News reported that Coffee County Director of Schools Dr. LaDonna McFall was seeking other employment opportunities. Last week we reported that McFall was a finalist to become Roane County’s director of schools.
During the school board work session on Monday, April 1, the agenda stated that the board would begin contract extension negotiations with Dr. McFall. She told the board on Monday afternoon that she would no longer seek an extension. Dr. McFall’s contract runs through 2020.
