Hamilton County school board discusses rebranding, Future Ready Institutes and more at meeting

December 21, 2017 at 4:02 p.m. | Updated December 22, 2017 at 2:47 a.m.

by Meghan Mangrum

District 4 Hamilton County School Board Member Tiffanie Robinson talks about the benefits she hopes will come of the new literacy initiative at Howard School in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. If the initiative is successful at Howard, she hopes to see some of the same ideas spread to other schools across Hamilton County.
District 4 Hamilton County School Board Member Tiffanie Robinson talks about the benefits she hopes will come of the new literacy initiative at Howard School in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. If the initiative is successful at Howard, she hopes to see some of the same ideas spread to other schools across Hamilton County.

The Hamilton County school board meets tonight, first in a work session at 4:30 p.m. and then during its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m.

During this afternoon's Board Work Session, the Board will receive a report from the Johnson Group on a proposed rebranding of the district as well as a presentation on the Future Ready Institutes - a new partnership between HCDE, Chattanooga 2.0, the Chattanooga Area Chamber, Chattanooga State and Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

To view the board's full agenda, click here.

Contact Meghan Mangrum at mmangrum@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6592. Follow her on Twitter @memangrum.

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