On December 9, 2023, amid a terrible tragedy, an EF-3 tornado with 150 mph winds left a path of destruction that was 600 yards wide and 11.33 miles long. People across our county came together to make an incredible difference. I am blessed to live in such an amazing community! Mosaic Church, where I am a staff pastor, ended up …
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I feel compelled to speak about something as I have had five times more communication from the public on this challenging opportunity than anything else that has ever happened in the eleven months I’ve sat on this board. I have received without exaggeration 50 phone calls from elected officials, CMCSS employees, and parents extremely upset and uncomfortable with what came …
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Leadership Clarksville has announced its 36th class of 2024. The program is led by Judge Joel Wallce as the president, Betty Burchett as vice president, and O’Neal Wiggins as the secretary-treasurer with Yolanda M. WIlliams as the executive director. Click here to read the announcement on Clarksville Now. Thirty-six members will be in this class and it will run from …
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Last night with the vote for charter schools here in Clarksville-Montgomery County. The American Classical Academy Clarksville-Montgomery charter school applicant was voted down 6-1 (I was the one vote for the charter school applicant). Before this actual vote, there was an interesting turn of events during the board discussion, the entire board voted 6-1 for the discussion to cease and …
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Tuesday the CMCSS School Board recognized several students during the April 11 meeting. My daughter is on the Clarksville High School team and I am a Rossview High School alumnus and member of the first wrestling team at Rossview so I am so proud of the accomplishments of both these teams! Students from Clarksville High School and Rossview High School …
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I visited Kirkwood Middle School two weeks ago and during the visit, the principal, Mrs. Laura Boss, mentioned casually that she needed 900 tennis balls. Why? Well, this is the only two-story middle school in our district and the students upstairs are on a different schedule than the students downstairs. Every time the students upstairs change classes or even get …
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I want to give a big thank you to Mrs. Jessica Peppard – the new principal of Kirkwood High School – for inviting Mrs. Carol Berry (School Board – District 1 – we share this school) and me to one of the first staff planning and training meetings for the upcoming high school. There was a representative from Jostens who …
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This has been a tough week at Clarksville High School and we continue to lift up and pray for the Edwards family and the faculty and students at CHS as the memorial service happens this weekend. With that in my heart and mind, I asked Mr. Feldman if I could spend some time with him and walk the halls of …
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What a GREAT NIGHT last night at the Rossview High School Spring Fine Arts Showcase. Thank you to the school administration for the invite – Avery and I had a great time! The showcase started with pianists and an art show in the foyer, moved to the symphonic band and wind symphony in the gym, then to the theaters where …
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Today was the day! I got to visit Carmel Elementary School and now I have visited every school in my district. Thank you Principal Mrs. Melissa Johnson for giving me a tour and our Director of Schools, Dr. Luna-Vedder for letting me tag along with your visit today! It was so great getting to see and connect with all the …
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Thank you to Mrs. Laura Boss and the entire staff at Kirkwood Middle School for the incredible experience and warm welcome today! It was so great seeing all the teachers, faculty, and students that I already know and getting to meet so many new faces. This is such a great school and I am looking so forward to being involved …
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It was so great to be at the Tennessee Prayer Breakfast this morning which has been held for nearly 50 years as a time of prayer and worship for our state! The arena was packed with guests including Governor Bill Lee, former Governor Bill Haslam, Tennessee Attorney General, Speaker Cameron Sexton, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Mary Beth Chapman. Thank you …
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Tonight began the first of a series of town halls that Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is going to lead as a conversation around social media calling the platforms addictive and harmful to children. Earlier this month Attorney General Skrmetti reached out to me to be on the four-person panel as an expert in this field. For those who do …
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This is the charter school application for American Classical Academy – Montgomery. We are getting into it! What are your thoughts? You can give direct feedback to CMCSS here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Charter2023
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Back to my old stomping grounds – Richview Middle School! It was so neat getting to come and visit the middle school I attended now as your school board member. My oldest (who is now a Sophomore) attended Richview Middle and my middle child will attend next year. I suspect I will be in Richview A LOT next year. Richview …
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Today I got to visit the last Rossview campus school that I have never set foot in though I am a Rossview High alumnus, Rossview Middle School. I never attended Rossview Middle as it was established after my time in middle school (I attended Richview Middle), but had a great experience walking these halls today. Rossview Middle is our largest …
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As a Rossview High School alumnus, I was so excited today to meet the principal of Rossview Elementary, Mrs. Frances Camp, and tour the school. Mrs. Camp was so great to speak to and I am happy we have her as one of our school administrators. This school was not in existence when I attended elementary school (I attended East …
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Last week Interim Director of Schools Dr. Huff addressed the School Board about the escalating behavioral issues happening in our district. I have voiced my concerns on this topic in the past in School Board meetings and it is one of my main concerns as I look forward to joining you on the Board in October. Since running for School …
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I’m excited to announce that I have submitted my candidate petition to the Election Commission and now will be on the primary ballot in May and in the election in August for School Board in District 7 in Clarksville Montgomery County, TN. Thank you to all of you who have shown your support! Here is to change to create more …
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It was an honor to share last night at the Freedom Fighting Collective monthly meeting. Let me encourage all parents in the Clarksville Montgomery County area to get connected to this group if you stand with me desiring more transparency, accountability, and parental rights in our school system. This group is comprised of parents and community members who desire these …
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Today I had the opportunity to visit the Spanish Immersion Program at Barksdale Elementary and to see the fine arts and JROTC programs at my alma mater Rossview High School. What a day! I was so impressed by the Spanish Immersion Program – hearing Kindergarteners speaking only Spanish was incredible. Also, Dr. Garcia – Marty was truly such an incredible …
Continue readingThe planning commission has released the new School Board distinct maps. This is not to be confused with the new upcoming school zone maps (which will show the new school lines for all our schools with the incoming Kirkwood schools). District 7, the district in which I am running, is in green and has practically doubled in size. If you …
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I’m thrilled that today we were able to register 30 new voters! Make sure you are registered to vote – your vote matters.
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Every year my Elementary School alma mater and my Campaign Treasurer’s School (she is a teacher at EMES), East Montgomery Elementary School, has an annual Fall Festival. Sadly, last year because of Covid we were unable to have it. I was so thankful to be able to help our school’s PTO run games for hours in the theater. It was …
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Recently I attended a meeting in which staff members of CMCSS stated that there is a lot of misinformation floating around and that there is no problem with our school lunches. They also stated they have been asking the school lunch staff to take pictures of the food, staged – before it is served so that if any pictures go …
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I am continually thankful to be a part of the great Leadership CMCSS program. Today, we got to spend the day with the Operations staff, we toured the Madison Street Operations facility, got to learn more about the security and safety of our students (in a cool Matrix-like room), got to tour the new Kirkwood campus, rode a new propane-fueled …
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Recently I was in The Leaf-Chronicle concerning the school lunch situation in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System. As a result of that article, representatives from America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on The Fox News Network reached out to me to speak more on the topic. Check out this previous article for more information on the story.
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Today, I was in The Leaf-Chronicle concerning the local School lunch issues. Check out my former article for more context. Click here to read the full article.
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My daughter first brought the school lunch problems to our attention by sharing she was given five chicken nuggets in a literal bag for lunch. We thought she was joking, but upon further investigation, we found out she was not. Then at a recent school board meeting, the interim Director of Schools mentioned that new vendors wouldn’t take us on …
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Today, I had a great time with Congressman Mark Green at the Montgomery County Republican Women’s Meeting at the Tanglewood House in Clarksville, TN. A highlight from his talk was how United States House Republicans, among others things, want to abolish the Department of Education to keep money and decisions for education stateside. I would be a huge advocate for …
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Read by Aron Maberry during Public Participation at the September 14, 2021 School Board meeting: Hello, my name is Aron Maberry. I am a graduate of the Clarksville Montgomery School system. I attended East Montgomery, Richview, Clarksville High, and ultimately Rossview High School. I am a father of three amazing children, a Kindergartner, 4th grader, and 9th grader who attend …
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