
Decatur County Schools opened up the 23-24 school year with Kate Martin and Commissioner Brad Turner. We would like to thank UTM Parsons, Cowboy's Steakhouse, FBC Parsons, and Jaqueline Fisher for the breakfast and lunch today.




Here is the link for the school supply lists for 23-24!
www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/23-24-supply-lists


New student orientation at Decatur County Middle School will be held on August 1st from 5:00-6:00pm beginning in the DCMS gym. This is for any new students and 5th grade.


Open house at both Parsons and Decaturville Elementary schools will be held during registration on the morning of August 1st from 7:30-9:30am. At this time, families can drop off school supplies, meet the teacher, and tour the classrooms.


There will be a special called board meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 6pm with a board work session at 5pm in the board room at the board of education.

Freshman orientation will be held at Riverside High School on August 1st at 7:00 pm. All new students and Freshman are encouraged to attend!


The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) position. Please see posting for more information!


Registration, for those that need to make changes or register a new student, will be August 1st from 7:30am-9:30am at each school. The first day of the 23-24 school year will be Thursday, August 3rd!


There will be a special called school board meeting to discuss budget Wednesday at 4:30pm at the board of education.

The Decatur County School System is seeking applicants for a Middle School Mathematics teacher for Grades 5-8. Applicants should submit a detailed resume that includes previous employment experience and all Tennessee teacher license certifications. Only applicants with a current Tennessee teacher license with an endorsement in K-5, K-8, or Mathematics 6-12, 7-12, or 6-10 will be considered for the position. Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/employment and click on the middle school tab to apply today!


RHS will host schedule preview days the first week of July. July 3rd- Seniors, July 5th- Juniors, July 6th- Sophomores, July 7th- Make up day. Each day will be from 8am-12pm in the library. Please use the outside library door only.


Decatur County Schools is happy to announce new administrative hires. Mr. Lex Suite has been selected as Principal of RHS, Mr. Mark Mathis has been chosen as Principal for PES, and Mr. Jeff Robertson as Assistant Principal of DCMS. Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/news for complete articles!


Four Riverside dancers were chosen for UDA All American:
Annie Pettigrew
Anna Townsend
Eva Adams
Jenna Bawcum


UDA camp 2023
2nd Place Home Routine out of 10 Varsity Teams
Superior Trophy for Camp Evaluations with all Blue Ribbons
We ARE Riverside!


Please see picture for information on the summer work program through the state!


Please click here to see Decatur County Schools' Year in Review video for 2022-2023!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gTB7QO-7JNYhUVRtSdvwJ6vknsVvek5o/view?usp=drive_link


All supply lists can now be found at https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/page/23-24-supply-lists for the 23-24 school year.

Sign up for Panthers Basketball Camp today!!


For a copy of the 2023-2024 calendar, please visit /o/dcs/page/calendar This has been approved and is the official calendar for next school year.


Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/employment to see the latest job postings. We are currently seeking an elementary teacher, middle school teacher, and multiple administrative positions. Applications should be completed online and resumes sent to hugh.smith@decaturschools.org


