Cumberland County Schools has announced another round of campus leadership changes, with the school board approving three new principals and the district making several additional transfers as part of a broader administrative reshuffling ahead of the upcoming school year.
Dasia Williams
Dasia Williams is CityView's K-12 education reporter. Before joining CityView, she worked as a digital content producer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press and also wrote for Open Campus Media and The Charlotte Observer.
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Will Cumberland County School Board Appoint Successor to Judy Musgrave?
The death of Judy Musgrave, the chair and longtime member of the Cumberland County Board of Education, leaves the school board considering whether to appoint a temporary replacement until her successor is elected in November.
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Cumberland Schools Considers Adding 2 New Sports
The district could introduce women’s flag football and men’s volleyball during the 2027-28 school year.
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Cumberland School Board Agrees to Sell 2 Properties to County for $1 Each
The Board of Education voted 5-3 to sell the Manchester Elementary and Alger B. Wilkins campuses. But the issue sparked debate about property transfers.
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Cumberland County Approves $105.8 Million in School Funding
Cumberland County Schools will receive $105.8 million in county operating funding next fiscal year after Cumberland County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s final budget Tuesday.
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Cumberland Schools Increases Fees for Student Programs Next School Year
The changes will impact student organizations, graduation fees, and extracurricular activities, while district leaders say no one will be excluded because of financial hardship.
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Scoop by Scoop: Cumberland Schools to Serve 12,000 Frozen Treats
Students across Cumberland County Schools could see cafeterias stocked with thousands of frozen treats next school year after district leaders approved a new $177,350.40 ice cream contract covering dessert purchases for the 2026-27 school year.
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Cumberland Schools Approves $7.3 Million for Special Education Services
The new round of contracts comes after the school district spent millions in the 2025-26 school year to address shortages in Exceptional Children’s Services.
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Cumberland Schools Reassigns 2 Principals from Recently Closed Campuses
Transfers of the leaders at Manchester, J.W. Coon elementary schools part of several new principal assignments across the county.
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Methodist University Names Suzanne Blum Malley as Next President
Current Provost Suzanne Blum Malley takes the helm of the school in 2027, becoming the first woman in the university’s history to serve as president.
