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August 3, 2020
Niswonger Online Blended Courses
Online courses available for teacher use can be found here: Niswonger Online Blended Courses Questions? Gina Pavlovich [email protected]
July 31, 2020
Niswonger Online & the Institute for CTE Educators
Can online supplemental course offerings bring more students to your CTE classroom? On July 23rd, Gina Pavlovich and Jill Davis, Director and Assistant Director of Niswonger Online, presented to CTE educators from across the state. The presentation focused on the Niswonger Online program and how supplementary online courses are giving students more course choices and […]
June 19, 2020
The Niswonger Scholar Class Of 2020
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES WE PRESENT THE NISWONGER SCHOLAR CLASS OF 2020 “The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” -Ralph W. Sockman Kori Lynn Smith – is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she majored in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology and minored in International Agriculture and Resources. […]
June 15, 2020
Niswonger Scholars Summer Leadership Institute CORONAVIRUS Version!
Though there were many challenges due to the Coronavirus Pandemic this year, we were able to have an abbreviated version of the Scholars Summer Leadership Institute, May 25-29. Foundation President, Dr. Nancy Dishner, stated, “this year’s institute demanded the most creative of efforts. We are so proud that our Scholars participated with such positive attitudes […]
June 12, 2020
A TRIBUTE From the Niswonger Foundation Team
We write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of our close friend and director of the Niswonger Foundation L.I.F.E. program, Larry Gene Neas, who passed away on Friday, May 8th. He was 67. This kind, caring man, was a wonderful friend to all of us, being supportive of each individual person, no matter […]
June 11, 2020
Rural Life Happenings
Rural LIFE kicked off its third year by welcoming 31 new schools to the program. During an introductory meeting in March, principals and central office personnel learned about the program. In June, lead teachers joined their principals in a two-day virtual onboarding event. Rural LIFE coaches are currently developing school plans with principals and lead […]
May 29, 2020
Niswonger Consortium Selected To Partner With New Teacher Center
DEVELOPING ACADEMIC COACHES PROGRAM In fall 2019, the Niswonger Consortium of School Systems in Northeast Tennessee (TN Consortium) was among four districts to be selected to partner with New Teacher Center (NTC) to implement a high-quality, standards-aligned instructional coaching (IC) program made possible by a $12.8 million grant from the Department of Education’s Education, Innovation […]
April 27, 2020
Update On 2020 School Success Symposium
We regret to inform you that the 2020 Niswonger Foundation School Success Symposium and Counselor Convening have been cancelled. This decision was not made easily. Given the current situation with COVID-19, the uncertainty of the availability of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and Greeneville High School venues, and, most importantly, the health and safety of […]
