The State of Tennessee Recognizes Forge Ridge as a 2020-21 Level Five School
160 Hill Road
Harrogate, TN 37752
(423) 869-2768
Fax: (423) 869-4977
Dr. Travis Sutton, Principal travis.sutton@claibornecsd.org
Amy Pendleton, Assistant Principal amym.pendleton@claibornecsd.org
CLICK on calendar link—–>2023-2024 Calendar Approved by the State
School Mission:
The mission of Forge Ridge School is to enable students academically to be productive, responsible citizens.
School Vision:
The vision of Forge Ridge School is to provide all students an educational foundation for a lifetime of learning to realize their fullest potential. FRS’ vision also includes the desire to be recognized as an academically successful school, educating the whole child.
School Beliefs:
1. Schools should provide a safe, healthy, caring environment for learning.
2. Students must demonstrate responsibility by being actively engaged in the learning process.
3. All children have the potential to learn.
4. Since students learn in different ways, instructional assessments and teaching strategies/methods that accommodate learning differences must be implemented.
5. Students learn best when exposed to a variety of scientifically research based instructional strategies.
6. The shared responsibility of decision making regarding school policies must reflect the best interest of Forge Ridge School students, staff, and community.
7. Parents, community, and school personnel, communicating and working together with students, will increase learning.
8. Schools should generally be for the benefit of all children as a whole.
It is the policy of the Claiborne County School system not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex , national origin, age or disability in its education programs or employment policies as required by Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (1972 Educational Amendments), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX, Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities ACT should be directed to Dorothy Shuford, 504 Coordinator, Claiborne County Board of Education, 1403 Tazewell Road, Tazewell, TN 37879 phone 423/626/7979 or to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
