2011-12 SCHOOL CALENDAR - STUDENT DAY 8:05 AM-3:05 PM

New Law Regarding Hiring of School Staff

Effective July 1, 2007, school systems are prohibited from hiring any individual whom the department of children's services has found to have committed abuse against a child or whose name has been placed on the state's vulnerable person's registry or the state's sex offender registry. School systems are required to submit the names of all potential employees to DCS prior to employment to determine if the potential employees were found by DCS to have committed child abuse.This will be in addition to the criminal history record check conducted by the TBI.

Child Find

The Newport City School System is searching for students with disabilities within the District. The following are considered to be handicapping conditions: speech-language impaired, learning disabled, blind, deaf, health impaired, physically impaired, seriously emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded, gifted, autism, hearing impaired, multi-handicapped, functionally retarded, or developmentally delayed. If you have a child that is not currently enrolled in the Newport City School System that meets one of the above conditions, please call the Special Education Department at Newport Grammar School at (423) 625-0686.

Family / Community Engagement

Virtually any kind of parent involvement boosts student achievement, from baking cookies to joining a committee, from going on a field trip to volunteering in your child's classroom. When you are present in school activities, you send a clear message to your children that school is worthwhile and valuable.