Rickman Elementary

The Overton County Board of Education dedicated a portion of its recent meeting to celebrating educators and school communities, recognizing teachers who reached 20 years of ser...

Preparation turned into action when our Rickman Elementary Response Team used their training and an AED during a life‑threatening emergency involving one of our custodians. Becaus...

Online registration is now open for the upcoming school year. Please log into Skyward family access to complete registration for your students at your earliest convenience. Accur...

Sign up is now open for our summer learning camp. Please use the link below to fill out the sign up form. Camp will be May 26 through June 18. The first week will be Tuesday throug...

Dear Overton County Schools Families, We know the past two weeks have been incredibly challenging for our community. Families have experienced extended school closures, limited ...

Overton County Schools is committed to providing a safe and distraction-free learning environment for all students. Beginning this school year, there will be a new district-wide c...

Yesterday, our district came together for its annual county-wide professional development day, marking a powerful start to the upcoming school year. The event provided a meaningfu...

We are proud to share that our district is seeing academic growth across multiple grade levels. ELA scores are on the rise in grades 3-5 and 6-8 Math scores have increase...

Overton County’s School Nutrition Program will again be participating in the Seamless Summer Option program. The SSO provides meals at selected schools and open sites, free of ...

Kindergarten pre-registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be held at each school on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.  Children must be 5 years old on or before August 15, 2025, to ...

Schools have parent-teacher conferences to foster strong communication and partnerships between families and educators. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss a child’s ...

We test our students to gather important information about their learning progress, identify areas where they may need additional support, and guide teachers in planning effective...

Parents, Overton County Schools has 13 snow days built into the 180 day calendar for each school year. Our district has used all of these snow days at this point. In addition...

Did you know that our district is focusing on a sounds first approach to reading? You may be wondering, how is that different than traditional approaches to reading? A sounds-fi...

It is important to support literacy at home because it enhances your child’s overall academic success and personal development. Home literacy activities help children improve thei...

Literacy is crucial because it is strongly linked to a child’s overall academic success and future opportunities. Reading proficiency by third grade is associated with higher rate...

Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) or sometimes referred to as just "RTI" is likely a term you have heard from your child, teacher, or community, but what is it? How...

The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) public school funding formula represents a major overhaul in how Tennessee funds public education, aiming to improve stud...

Overton County Schools is dependent upon Federal, State and Local government funding in order to operate. Therefore, it is very important for families to fill out the Federal Fund...

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a federal program that allows schools and school districts to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. This program elimina...