
Congratulations to the RHS Dance team for winning the National Championship in Jazz!! We are so proud to have NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for a Substitute School Nurse. Applicants must have an Active LPN or RN license with experience in Pediatric Nursing preferred. Apps can be filled out on our website! The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, February 16, 2024.


Riverside FCCLA will be hosting a series on stress and how to manage it at Decaturville Elementary for 3rd and 4th grade students. Please see the attached flier for more information!


DCS is looking at the USDA grant for free meals at school. To qualify, we must have a certain percentage. If each house can take a survey, it will help us to see if we qualify. Please use this link or call the BOE office at 852-2391 to answer. Answers remain confidential. https://forms.gle/NTKWqzBwf84wpRhz8

The state of TN is once again providing free books delivered to your home for students in K-3. Please see attached flyer for information. To opt out, please call the Decatur County Board of Education.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3221/DCS/3940622/Caregiver_One-Pager_K_3_Home_Library_2024.pdf

The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for Custodial Workers. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED prior to employment and successfully pass a TBI fingerprint background screening. The applicant will also need a completed Health Screening Physical Form from a licensed Physician. Applications may be filled out online at www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, or downloaded and sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education, 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN 38329 or emailed to hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is February 2, 2024.

Students and staff WILL return to school tomorrow, January 24th at regular time! We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Decatur County Schools WILL be open tomorrow at regular time!


There will be no school in Decatur County Tuesday, January 23rd due to road conditions. We hope to be back in session on Wednesday!


Decatur County Schools will be closed on Monday, 1/22, due to hazardous road conditions. Please stay safe and warm!


Decatur County Schools will be closed next week due to the low temperatures as well as the lack of heat in some areas of the school system and the threat of bad weather. We hope this will keep everyone safe and warm and we look forward to seeing students return on Monday, January 22nd. All afterschool will be closed.


Decatur County Schools will be closed on Monday for MLK Jr day and then closed the remainder of the week due to extremely low temperatures and the threat of inclement weather. Wind chills are predicted to be in the negatives and we want to keep everyone safe and warm.


REMINDER: The Decatur County Sheriff's Department will be on site tomorrow (Tuesday, 1/9) at Decaturville Elementary to fingerprint students.
We would like all to participate; however, this service is OPTIONAL. If you would like your child to participate, please fill out the form sent home and simply send it back.


The Decatur County School System is taking applications for a full-time custodian. Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/employment for the job posting and online application.


Decaturville Elementary’s LEAPS after school top readers for this semester are as follows:
1st place: Tristian Hayes
2nd Place: Jayce Hayes
3rd Place: Zoey Vardy
Congratulations to each of these students!


Last night, the RHS football team and their coaches were honored by the board of education with commemorative plaques in honor of their state championship win! Congratulations!!


We want to wish all of our faculty, staff, students, and families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Decatur County Schools will be closed 12/18-12/19 due to sickness and 12/20-1/2 for Christmas Break. Staff will return 1/3/24 and students return 1/4/24! Have a great break!


Due to rising sickness, school will be closed Monday and Tuesday 12/18-12/19. On Friday, 12/15, schools will finish testing and have Christmas parties and activities. We hope this allows everyone to get well in time for Christmas!

The Decatur County Bands' Christmas Concert has been postponed due to the number of students who are sick and unable to perform. This will be rescheduled in January once we return to school. Thank you for your understanding!

Due to bus driver shortage, students riding bus 8 will be late getting dropped off. They were held at school until another driver finished their route but are on their way home now!

Parents, Please check with your child's school for any unpaid cafeteria balances. These need to be caught up ASAP. For more information, call the school office and ask for the cafeteria! Thank you for your help with this!
