Washington County Board of Education receives TSBA Board of Distinction award; Grandview students present school programs

The Washington County Board of Education accepted a Board of Distinction award from the Tennessee School Boards Association during its meeting and heard a presentation from Grandview Elementary (Grandview) students and the school's principal highlighting student programs.

A TSBA Northeast District director, Melissa Wood, told the board that the award recognizes district performance in planning, policy, promotion and board development and presented the Washington County Board of Education with the distinction. Chairman Buchanan and superintendent Boyd joined trustees in accepting the recognition.

After the award, Grandview students and Principal Dr. Churchwell (as introduced at the meeting) presented on school activities. Students identified programs including reading buddies, expanded career and technical education (CTE) offerings, guest speakers, and community partnerships such as Temple Baptist Church and volunteers who supported hurricane and flood relief efforts. A student speaker said, "Grandview always grows with exceptional students," and another described how the school distributed meals during relief efforts.

Administrators added that Grandview has increased CTE collaboration with nearby programs (named in the presentation as Crockett) and mentioned extracurriculars from middle-school sports to robotics and arts. The presentation included enumeration of AP offerings, CTE classes, clubs such as Key Club and Beta Club, and community service activities; presenters noted that students and staff participated in feeding events and other local relief efforts.

The presentation was for information; no board action was required. The board thanked the students and staff for the update and the TSBA representative for the award.

The board's business continued after the presentations with routine consent items and committee announcements.