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By: MICHELLE WILLARD, Post Staff Writer

Posted: Monday, February 9, 2009 1:25 pm

Valedictorians will be harder to come by in Rutherford County, should policy revisions pass the board of education Thursday night.

The changes are being made in part to make becoming a valedictorian “more stringent and rigorous,” RCS spokesman James Evans said.

New requirements to be a valedictorian include completing a minimum number of honors or advanced placement classes and graduating with an honors diploma, as defined by the Tennessee Board of Education.

Rutherford County’s Board of Education also will look at revising policies to bring graduation requirements in line with the Tennessee Diploma Project.

The Tennessee Diploma Project is intended to bring the state’s graduation requirements in line with national standards and increases the number of credits required for graduation from 20 to 22.

RCS will require freshman entering high school for the 2009-10 school year to complete 23 credits to graduate and special education students must complete 22 credits to receive a traditional diploma.

The policy revisions “also clarifies how many units of credit are required to be classified as a sophomore, junior, and senior,” the board’s agenda said.

The board will also look at policy revisions for the grading system for grades 3-12, military leave for employees and long-term leaves for employees. To see the complete agenda, click here.

The board also plans to vote on approving a contract with Sain Construction to build 16 lighted tennis courts at Old Fort Park for a total cost to the county of $1,600,491.

The project will be managed by the Rutherford County School’s Engineering and Construction Department.

Michelle Willard can be contacted at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.

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Member Opinions:

By: Macgyver on 2/10/09
“We’re in such a tight budget situation and we’re continuing to build,” County Commissioner and Steering Committee member Jeff Phillips explained, adding the revenue is needed to support local schools.

“We have to have a way to pay for these things without raising property taxes,” he added later.

Heres an idea, how about hold off on the 1.6 million dollar tennis courts!!! And another idea, STOP SPENDING like you've won the lottery!