Belmont Basketball Gym being named after Mr. Malcolm Kuykendall
Tishomingo County School District will be honoring Mr. Malcolm Kuykendall at half time of the Belmont Girls' Home Basketball Game on November 16, 2012 by officially naming the Belmont Gymnasium as the Malcolm Kuykendall Gymnasium.
Mr. Kuykendall was a coach for 25 years and had teams playing in the state tournament 15 of those years. He had 12 teams play for the State Championship, winning eight of them. He was selected "Coach of the Year" eight times, and four on the state level. He was also selected to the Mississippi Coaches "Hall of Fame", Delta State University Coaches " Hall of Fame", Northeast Mississippi basketball Coaches 1st class "Hall of Fame", and NEMCC "Hall of Fame".
Mr. Kuykendall completed 42 years in education by serving as Assistant Principal and Principal for 11 years, in which the school received the highest state and federal accreditation rating possible, and he was selected as the District "Principal of the Year". He was also selected as the Mississippi "Superintendent of the Year" for 2012.
He served as Superintendent of Tishomingo County School District for six years. During his service the district completed several building projects, while experiencing the deep recession that caused major budget cuts. The district was able to maintain a healthy reserve balance and did not have to lay off employees like most districts.
Academics also remained in the top in the country. One example of the district's academic success is the seniors of 2012 in our district had a 84.5% graduation rate, drop out rate 4.5%, and completion rate of 94.7.
The district would like to invite the public to the recognition ceremony to be held at half time of the Belmont Girls' Basketball Game on Friday November 16, 2012.
July 23, 2012
Professional Development Schedule for August 2, 2012
April 16, 2012 - Tdap Vaccination Now Required for All Students Entering 7th Grade
Mississippi will join 41 other states in requiring a recent Tdap vaccination for all
students entering the 7th grade, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
All required childhood immunizations for children six months to 18 years of age will be
provided free of charge at any county health department during the week of April 23-27
in recognition of National Immunization Week. This included the newly-required Tdap
vaccination for entering 7th-graders.
Click here for more information.
March 26, 2012 - Ben McClung Named Superintendent of Education
On Friday, March 23, 2012, The
School Board of Tishomingo County School District
School unanimously selected Mr. Ben McClung as the next Superintendent of Education
for Tishomingo County School District. Mr. McClung was reared in the Paden Community
as a youth and attended Tishomingo High School. Board President Michael Puckett
commented, "The Board was very impressed with Mr. McClung's experience and his vision
for our school district. We are excited about the future and are convinced that he will
be able to lead our district to continued excellence."
Mr. McClung received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of
North Alabama in 1978, a degree in Reading from the University of Mississippi in 1981,
and a Master of Arts Degree in Education Administration from the University of North
Alabama in 1985.
His career in education began at Tishomingo High School in 1978 in which he served as a
teacher, school bus driver, and coach. From 1982 to 1991, he served as a teacher,
coach, school bus driver, assistant high school principal and junior high principal at
Iuka High School. Beginning with district consolidation, Mr. McClung became the
Principal of Iuka Middle School and served in that position until 1999.
In July of 1999, he had the opportunity to move into the position of Elementary School
Principal at Saltillo Elementary, which gave him additional experience in early
education grade levels. Mr. McClung was named the Assistant Superintendent of
Lafayette County Schools in 2003, in which he served until July of 2010.
During his tenure as Assistant Superintendent at Lafayette County Schools, Mr. McClung
was responsible staff development, curriculum, Textbooks, Gifted education, recruitment
and Employment of new personnel, district and discipline situations, and supervising
district maintenance and worked with the Special Education Program.
In 2010, Mr. McClung retired from Lafayette County Schools as Assistant Superintendent
and immediately began working with the Mississippi State Department of Education's
School of Improvement as an Educational Specialist. In 2011, added the task of working
as an Educational Supervisor with the Northwest Mississippi Consortium mentoring new
principals and serving as a supervisor of student teachers as an Educational Supervisor
for the University of Mississippi.
When asked about being named the Superintendent of Tishomingo County Schools, he stated,
"It has always been my dream to one day have the opportunity to serve as Superintendent
of my home school district". Mr. McClung also commented that he firmly believes every
employee must be working toward the same goal in order for our schools to be as
successful as possible and he will work diligently to ensure the district continues to
set high expectations in order to build upon the successes that have already been
experienced.
"My wife, Dianne, and I feel humbled and extremely blessed about having this opportunity
for me to serve as Superintendent, and to come back home and serve in our home county."
Mrs. McClung was reared in the Iuka area and served as a teacher in the Iuka Schools for
many years. Mr. and Mrs. McClung have two children, Stephanie McClung Magee who is
married to Coke Magee and graduated from Tishomingo County High School; and Josh McClung
who is married to Laci and graduated from Tishomingo County High School. The McClungs
also have four grandchildren; Tripp, Kyle, Carson, and Clark.
Mr. McClung will officially begin serving as Superintendent on July 1, 2012.
February 14, 2012 - Tishomingo County School District Announces Retirement
After serving 42 years as an educator, Malcolm Kuykendall, Superintendent of Tishomingo County
Special Municipal Separate School District, has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2012.
Superintendent Kuykendall is currently the 2012 Mississippi Superintendent of the Year. He has
served as Superintendent for the previous six years. During his tenure as superintendent,
Tishomingo County School District has ranked as one of the top academic districts in the state.
When asked about Mr. Kuykendall's Retirement Announcement, Board President Michael Puckett stated,
"Mr. Kuykendall has poured his heart into his responsibilities as Superintendent. Our school district
has achieved great things under his leadership. We are academically one of the top districts in
Mississippi and we are financially sound for the future."
Under the new rigor required by the state over the last four years, Tishomingo County School District's
QDI, growth, graduation rate, drop-out rate, academic scholarships, etc. have ranked among the very top.
The district has had multiple building projects that Superintendent Kuykendall has led the district through.
Although the nation is experiencing the greatest recession since the Great Depression, Superintendent
Kuykendall has managed the finances so that there have been little or no layoffs. The district is
operating on a safe financial structure.
Superintendent Kuykendall also served as a principal and assistant principal eleven years at Belmont
School prior to becoming superintendent. He had been selected as Tishomingo County School District
Principal of the Year. He also served as Mississippi State Coordinator for six of those years.
Kuykendall also coached high school basketball for 25 years. Twelve of those years his teams played
for the Mississippi High School Basketball State Championship, winning eight. He has been inducted
into the Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame, the Delta State University Coached Hall of Fame, and the
Northeast Mississippi Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. He was selected Coach of the Year eight times
and chosen to coach the North Boys All-Star Game in 1977, the North Girls All-Star Game in 1986,
and the Mississippi Girls' coach for the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in 1991.
Kuykendall stated, "I have loved serving as Superintendent of Tishomingo County School District the
last six years, but I feel that I owe it to my family to make this decision to retire". Kuykendall
has worked in Tishomingo County for the last 30 years. He stated that he is very appreciative of
the great School Board and the wonderful employees of this great district.
The School Board of Tishomingo County School District will begin the search process for Superintendent
Kuykendall's successor immediately.
October 25, 2011
Tishomingo County School District invites you to attend a reception honoring Mr. Malcolm Kuykendall as Mississippi Superintendent of the Year. The reception will be held on November 1, 2011 from 4 P.M. until 6 P.M. at the Superintendent's Office located at 1620 Paul Edmondson Drive in Iuka, Mississippi.
October 25, 2011
Herman Oaks retires after 38 years as Belmont Janitor.
October 21, 2011
Jackson, Mississippi: The Mississippi Association of School
Administrators is pleased to announce that the Tishomingo County
School District Superintendent, Mr. Malcolm Kuykendall has been
selected as the 2012 Mississippi Superintendent of the Year. Mr.
Kuykendall will represent Mississippi on the national level for the
honor of being chosen as the American Association of School
Administrators 2012 Superintendent of the Year. What makes Mr.
Kuykendall different from the rest is that he really believes in his
convictions and will give up at nothing to make sure his goals for his
students and his community are achieved. He has devoted himself to the
field of education with experience as a bus driver, teacher, coach,
assistant principal, principal and superintendent. His dedication,
creativity, and leading by example have made a positive impact on
people of all ages, from grade school children to adults.
Mr. Kuykendall holds a bachelor of science degree in education from
Delta State University, a master of education from the University of
Mississippi.
During Mr. Kuykendallís tenure as superintendent, his tireless efforts
and data driven decisions in curriculum and instruction has afforded
the Tishomingo County Separate Municipal School District improvements
and student achievement successes. The district instituted extensive
professional development programs addressing subjects that are state
tested. Mr. Kuykendall goes far beyond the call of duty to insure that
the students and employees of the school district are provided the
necessary tools to be successful.
Under Mr. Kuykendallís leadership, the Tishomingo County School
District has instituted innovative ways to educate all children. He is
not afraid to ask the hard questions, tackle the unchallenged issue,
or help bring a community together to create a better, safer, and more
productive educational system.
Because Mr. Kuykendall values effective teaching, he has instituted
progressive methods for teaching in all grade levels.
A School Board Member wrote that Mr. Kuykendall stands out as one of
the most effective communicators with which he has ever worked. His
most defining characteristics are that he has an amazing work ethic,
has the courage of his convictions, possesses a value for education,
and possesses the empathy that allows him to relate to those he wishes
to influence. With those qualities, he easily relates to all concerns
that a parent or employee may have.
September 29, 2011
September 26, 2011
We have received our accountability results for the 2010-2011 school year. Tishomingo County High School and Belmont K-12 have been recognized as "STAR SCHOOLS." This is the highest achievement a school can receive in the state of Mississippi. Tishomingo School, Iuka Elementary School, and Iuka Middle School are "HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS." Burnsville School is a "SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL." Burnsville lacked only two points from being a "HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL." Star Schools are the best in America, High Performing Schools are among the best in America, and Successful Schools are average schools in America. The accountability formula has four levels below Successful, but no school in the Tishomingo County School District was in one of the bottom four levels.
We will have a Star Celebration on October 3, 2011, for TCHS at 8:30 a.m. and for Belmont, starting at 1:00 p.m. We invite our communities to come to each campus and help us celebrate the great achievements of our students.
I believe this time next year, we will have Star celebrations planned at all campuses in our school district. We are adding many interactive boards to the tested area teacher's classrooms. We are adding EZ Assessments so each teacher will know where his/her students are deficient. We have the best teachers in America, but we are trying to add essential tools in this technology age to make them even better.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
August 29, 2011
Weight Watchers Department of Education At Work School Meetings
August 25, 2011
Tishomingo County School District would like to invite all parents to a District-wide parental involvement meeting. The meeting will take place at the Tishomingo Elementary Auditorium on Thursday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. and will feature motivational speaker, Brooks Coleman.
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August 15, 2011
I appreciate your patience today with the delayed start. Please be informed of the guidelines that we must follow from the Mississippi Department of Education. Since we are accredited as a District, we are required by MDE policy to make decisions such as delayed starts, cancellations, and make-up times as a District and not by individual schools. There are so many things in the District that are intertwined that is virtually impossible to delay or cancel at only one campus. There are many times that the roads are icy only on the northern most boarder of the county or only at the southern end of the county, but school is always called off county-wide. The same rule must apply when there is a non-weather related problem. If there is one school in the District that cannot operate, then all schools in the District must be delayed or cancelled for the day. Again, I appreciate your patience and hope that you will pass this information on so that the public will understand the guidelines that we must follow when these decisions must be made. Have a great week!
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
August 4, 2011
I hope the summer break gave everyone the time to relax and to enjoy some good recreation. Our three days of professional development seem to have been a profitable time in perparing everyone to start the school year. Our students are now back after the break, and we hope each is refreshed and ready to start this important school year.
We have received much of the test data from last year. We do not know for sure, but it appears to us with the data we have at this time, that we will have 2 STAR SCHOOLS, 3 and possibly 4 HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS. Remember the research shows that STAR and HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS are among the BEST in America. I feel very confident that ALL our schools will be STAR SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR. The EZ Assessment we have purchased for teachers to use with their students three times during the school year will let each teacher know exactly how well his/her students are progressing on the MCTC2/SATP2; therefore, the extra information will allow each teacher to focus in the areas his/her students are deficient. I encourage each employee to begin the 1st day of school preparing his/her students for the assessment that is coming.
We are very fortunate to have the best teachers and students in America. When we combine that with our great parents and communities, that makes Tishomingo County the greatest place in the world to live.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
August 3, 2011
July 27, 2011
Letter to Parents Concerning Meal Prepayment
July 26, 2011
July 12, 2011
For the 2011-12 school year, Tishomingo County School District will offer through Northeast Mississippi Community College English Composition I first semester and English Composition II second semester for dual enrollment/credit. Each high school campus will offer English Comp I and II taught by a Northeast instructor via the Blackboard Learning System (online). Each high school will provide the computer lab and a facilitator; NEMCC will provide the instructor, the curriculum, and the grades.
Students must have met the stated criteria for participation:
- A completed NEMCC application for admission
- Completed a minimum of 14 core high school units (exception:
any student who has
earned a minimum of 30 on the ACT and has the required GPA and recommendation as
described below can participate even if 14 core credits have not been earned) - Earned a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or better, on
all high school courses, as
documented on an official high school transcript - Obtained an unconditional letter of recommendation from their
high school principal or
guidance counselor - Met the college course prerequisites for enrollment and receiving credit
Registration for the English Composition I dual credit course will be Monday, July 25, 2011, beginning at 9:00 A.M. at both the Belmont High School campus and the Tishomingo County High School campus.
Tuition and costs for community college courses under this dual credit
program shall be the responsibility of the parents or legal guardians
of the student.
Any transportation required by a student to participate in the dual
enrollment/credit program shall be the responsibility of the parents
or legal guardians of the student. Students will be required to report
to the college campus for testing at least twice per semester. This
testing must be done after school unless there is a school activity
that creates a conflict.
June 22, 2011
Tishomingo County School District GEP in Compliance
Mr. Chauncey Spears, Division Director for Advanced Learning and Gifted Programs, conducted a site visit of the Gifted Education Program in our district in March. He reviewed records, visited schools, and talked with students. A few weeks later, the district recieved notification from the Mississippi Department of Education, through the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, that our district's gifted program is in compliance with the Mississippi Education Program Standards and the 2006 Gifted Program Regulations.
June 16, 2011
Project Application Meeting Announcement
The Tishomingo County School District is developing the Fiscal Year
2012 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B and
IDEA Preschool Project Application. A public meeting will be conducted
at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Superintendent’s Office
located at 1620 Paul Edmondson Drive, Iuka. Parents of children with
disabilities (ages 3-21) are invited to attend and provide input in
the development of the application. Required components of the IDEA
Project Application will be available prior to the meeting and may be
picked up at the Superintendent’s Office or requested by calling
Debbie Walker at 423-3206. Telephone calls may be made or individual
meetings scheduled with Mrs. Walker if you are unable to attend the
group meeting but would like to provide input.
May 31, 2011
Staff,
This school year has been one for the books. We have seen record amounts of ice and snow. Also, we have seen the most and worst tornadoes in decades. I appreciate your help and support as we worked through the delays and cancellations. I appreciate all that you have done for our children this school year.
I hope each of you have a wonderful summer. The time of rest, relaxation, and recreation will be good for each of you.
I believe next year will be a greater year than this year. We are looking forward to seeing each of you on August 1, 2011.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
May 24, 2011
Tishomingo County School District Employees/Students:
If you or any of your students suffered any property damage from the recent tornados, FEMA has requested the damaged property owner/renter contact FEMA. Homeowners/Renters/Business Owners who suffered damage may be eligible for assistance through FEMA. Please provide each student with the FEMA contact information below listed below as well.
FEMA Contact Information
Phone: 800-621-3362
Website: www.fema.gov
Apply online at: www.disasterassistance.gov
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
May 3, 2011
I am submitting a letter today to The State Superintendent of
Education and The State Board of Education asking for forgiveness for
April 27, 2011, the day we missed because of the tornadoes. The SBE
will meet May 19 & 20, 2011, and we will not know until after the SBE
meets.
I would like to say one more time how blessed we are for the
leadership of Dr. Tom Burnham our State Superintendent.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent
Tishomingo County Schools
April 15, 2011
I appreciate how hard everyone is working to prepare our children for
the upcoming state test. Our local communities and other
communities throughout the state are looking to see how well we have
prepared our students. I believe each of our local communities
will be rejoicing when our state test results are announced. I
want to say one more time, if there is anything the central office can do
to help you better prepare our students, please let us know. I
want to encourage everyone to make every minute, every hour, and every
day count toward preparing our children for the April and May tests.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
February 15, 2011
Tishomingo Elementary Principal Chosen as School District's Administrator of the Year
The
students, faculty and staff at Tishomingo Elementary School would
like to congratulate Principal Van D. Roberts, II, for being
chosen as Tishomingo County School District's Administrator of the
Year.
A native of Brilliant, AL, Mr. Roberts graduated from Brilliant
High School. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from
the University of North Alabama where he was also a member of the
cross country team.
His first teaching position was in 1999 at Marion County High
School in Guin, AL. In 2000, he accepted a position to teach
middle school social studies and physical education at Tishomingo
Elementary School. He also coached football, girls basketball, and
track for seven years. During this time he served as assistant
principal for two years. In 2007, he took the reins as principal
which has proved to be a very rewarding job.
“ I love to see students succeed and I believe Tishomingo has a
great school and a great community,” Mr. Roberts said. “I feel
fortunate to have a great faculty and staff who are dedicated to
the students at Tishomingo Elementary. I'm also proud to be in a
setting where students work hard and strive to do their very
best.”
He is married to the former Darrah Enlow of Iuka who teaches fifth
grade at Belmont Middle School. They are the proud parents of one
daughter, Mary Katherine, who is a kindergarten student at
Tishomingo. He and his family attend Iuka Church of Christ where
he serves as a deacon. He loves spending time with his family and
also enjoys participating in sporting activities.
Thank you, Mr. Roberts, for everything you do for Tishomingo's
school and community.
February 2, 2011
Third Annual Parent Conference, "Building Partnerships...Working Together"
The Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Special Education, the MS Parent Training and Information Center (MSPTI), Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS), and the Mississippi Center for Education Innovation have partnered to offer a two-day conference on February 22-23, 2011, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, MS. Topics at this year's conference will include Response to Innovation (RTI), Bullying, Autism, Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), Advocacy, Assistive Techonlogy, Section 504, Secondary Transition and Part C Transition. Keynote speakers include Dr. Kris Kaase and Mr. LeDerik Horne. For more information regarding this conference please contact Deborah Walker, Special Education Director for the Tishomingo County School District at 662-423-3206, or visit the MSPTI website at http://www.mspti.org/."
January 12, 2011
Make up days for snow days used will be:
- February 21st
- April 25th
- May 20th
January 6, 2011
I hope everyone's holidays were very enjoyable. A refreshing break should be profitable to our students, teachers, administrators, and staff.
All the comments that I have heard about the Staff Development on January 3, 2011, have been positive. We have tried to equip the teachers with the necessary tools by making teacher-pupil ratios low and by providing teachers with consultants who have studied the curriculum and the tests which should make them a great help to the teachers preparing our students for the accessments in April and May. The students' success depennds on having great teachers to motivate, encourage, and prepare them for the future. We are fortunate to have teachers, administrators, and staff who can fullfill this role. Our schools will be judged on how well our students perform on the SATP in April and the MCT2 in May. We have almost a semester to prepare our students. I would like to encourage everyone to take advantage of every day, every hour, and every minute left to show each community just how great each of our schools are in Tishomingo County.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
November 29 , 2010
This school year is passing very quickly, and it is hard to believe that Christmas is upon us. I appreciate how hard everyone has worked with our children this school year. We have been working on professional development for January 3, 2011. We are going to give Dr. Britton and the janitoral staff at TCHS a break and meet in the auditorium at Belmont. There are countless hours required to prepare the building/buildings for a full day of professional development and countless hours to clean up after the meeting. We have Enterprise School District coming in the morning to share with us how they improved their test scores to become one of three Star School Districts in Mississippi. The afternoon I hope will be very helpful with teachers sharing what has worked for them in their classrooms. We have an administrator in charge of all break out sessions. Each of them have known for some time which area he/she is in charge; therefore, I believe the afternoon will be very profitable for all. We are so blessed in Tishomingo County to have such great schools.
I want to say again how much I appreciate our great teachers, students, administrators, parents, and communities.
I hope each of you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
November 3, 2010
Open House for the New Auditorium will be held on the campus of Belmont High School on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Everyone is invited and ecnouraged to attend and join the Belmont and Tishomingo County Adminsitration in the dedication of this new addition.
October 18, 2010
Staff,I asked the high school counselors, Mrs. Ward at TCHS and Mrs. Bonds at Belmont, to give me the number of academic scholarships our seniors received in May 2010. Each high school had about 74% of the senior class to receive some type of academic scholarship. These scholarships were based on GPA or ACT. This percentage reflects the colleges' perception of Tishomingo County's students' preparedness for college. This is just another example of what great teachers, staff, and administrators we have in Tishomingo County Schools.
Thank each of you for what you do for our children everyday. Those who say public education does not work apparently never have driven through Tishomingo County!
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
June 29, 2010
Summer Food Service Program Continues at Iuka Elementary
June 22, 2010
IDEA Project Application Meeting
June 1, 2010
May 28, 2010
Congratulations to Casey Bevins, a fifth grade student at Iuka Middle School. His reading board won third place in Division E at the Mississippi State Reading in Jackson, MS.
May 27, 2010
I want to congratulate each of your for making this a very successful school year. We are so blessed in Tishomingo County. We have the greatest staff possible and we have great parents and students. I am very grateful to each of your for all of your hard work. I feel certain that each school will be accredited a star/high performing school when our results become public. If my feelings comes true, it will be because of your hard work. Everyone realizes teaching is much more stressful today than ever before. We are much more accountable today with the pressure of high-stakes testing, the graduation rate, the dropout rate, etc. The deep recession that we find ourselves in today makes everyone's job more difficult.
When you leave on June 1, 2010, please try to reflect on the great year we have enjoyed and look forward to the summer that awaits you.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
March 30, 2010
I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break. I know many of you are looking forward to Good Friday.
I am sure the mock MCT2 assessment was a great measuring stick. I encourage ALL employees to prepare our students for the SATP and MCT2. When the results come back in the summer, each community will want its school to be a Star School or a High Performing school. Remember Star Schools and High Performing Schools are among the best schools in America. How we manage the remaining days is very important to achieving maximum results. The SATP in April and the MCT2 in May allow us the opportunity to show each community that our students are the best prepared in America.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
March 24, 2010
Kindergarten registration will be held at each elementary school on April 1, 2010 from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Parents need to bring: social security card, birth certificate, 2 proofs of residency, and the health compliance form.
February 3, 2010
I hope each of you had an opportunity to watch on TV or read in the paper Mississippi's high grade on our new accountability system. Mississippi earned a grade of "B+". Our state has usually earned a grade of "D-" and never anything higher than a "D+". The "B+" is great news.
We all know that schools who are Star Schools or High Performing Schools are among the best schools in America. The Science tests will be administered in March, SATP in April, and the MCT2 in May. This gives each school an opportunity to show communities that our students are the best prepared in America.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County Schools
December 11, 2009
Superintendent Malcolm Kuykendall talks with Jack Ivy from WRMG about
building projects for Tishomingo County School District.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2939572
November 17, 2009
The H1N1 vaccine will be given to students with release forms signed tomorrow, November 18 at Iuka Elementary, Iuka Middle and possibly TCHS (if time permits).
Tuesday, December 1 - Vaccine at Burnsville and TCHS, if needed.
Tuesday, December 8, - Vaccine at Tishomingo Elementary and Belmont
November 17, 2009
I hope everyone has had a great school year up to this point. As we all understand with the new legislation in recent years, schools can not remain the same. The reason schools must change: new test with greater rigor, the new accountability standards, and consequences for poor test scores (Senate bill 2149 & Children First Act). The new requirements that demanded schools to change creates great STRESS for all of us. I appreciate what each of you do everyday for our children.
We have Thanksgiving holidays coming up soon. I encourage each of you to relax and have an enjoyable time with family. Also, if you like to hunt, fish, shop, golf, read, travel, cook, watch football, basketball, soccer, or whatever, use this time to relieve stress and just enjoy life.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
November 4, 2009
Parent's Notification of H1N1 Vaccination
October 26, 2009
Legal Notice for K-12 Software Purchase
September 23, 2009
Click to Download Power Point Viewer
September 1, 2009
We hope everyone has had a successful start to our new school year.
There is a lot of anticipation concerning the new accreditation model.
Each school should know its accreditation level in October. The model
demands high scale scores as well as growth. We hope each
of our schools will receive the highest ranking of the accreditation
model. However, if any school does not have the highest ranking, I hope
each teacher will take advantage of each day to have our children
prepared for the April and May tests. If all of our students score high
this spring, next October all of our schools will have the highest
ranking possible. I have great confidence that next year will be greater
than this year. The reason I believe we will improve is because we have
the greatest students, parents, administrators and teachers in America.
Mr. Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
August 27, 2009
Letter to Parents regarding H1N1 (Swine Flu) (PDF)
Key Points for Reducing Spread of Flu in Schools (Word Format)
August 14, 2009
Swine Flu Update
Swine Flu (PDF)
Swine Flu (Word Format)
August 13, 2009
The Tishomingo County School District invites all parents and community members to a parent and community involvement program on Tuesday, August 18th from 6:45-7:45 at the TCHS Auditorium.
Invitation to Parents and Community (PDF)
Invitation to Parents and Community (Word Format)
July 8, 2009
ELL, Title III application 2009-2010 (PDF)
ELL, Title III application 2009-2010 (Word Format)
June 26, 2009
Interview with Superintendent Malcolm Kuykendall as he discusses stimulus money and money to upgrade schools. This interview is brought to you buy WRMG TV-12 TV-97.
June 26, 2009
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June 24, 2009
Tishomingo County School District is now wireless on all campuses, including the Central Office. The implementation of the wireless network includes 40 Netgear WG102 802.11g Access Points spread out over our eight locations. This is a unique feature for our district that provides the convenience of network connectivity anywhere on campus.
June 23, 2009
The Tishomingo County Special Municipal Separate School District, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is making a public notice of destruction of special education records that are no longer needed. These records include those of students identified under IDEA as disabled with a date of birth before September 1, 1982. Destruction of these records will begin no sooner than July 1, 2009. Any former special education student who exited Belmont High School, Burnsville High School, Iuka High School, Tishomingo High School or Tishomingo County High School, and was born prior to September 1, 1982 may request their records by calling Deborah Walker at 423-3206 before July 1, 2009.
June 16, 2009
The district has received the 5th grade and 8th grade science scores.
We are very proud of our 5th/8th grade science scores. Our 5th grade and 8th grade scores were 11 points above the state average. The average score for each school in the district in the 5th as well as the 8th grade was proficient.
This is another example of what great teachers, students, administrators, and parents we have in Tishomingo County.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
June 10, 2009
We have received our English II writing scores, and the TCSD had a 100% passing rate. Also, we have received our Vocational test scores, and we had two groups to score #1 in the state, another group scored #2 in the state, and all groups scored in the top in the state. These results prove what great students, teachers, administrators, and parents we have in Tishomingo County.
Malcolm Kuykendall
Superintendent of Education
Tishomingo County School District
May 20, 2009
Information about the Summer Food Service Program
