Welcome to Our 2022-23 Program Year
This is a preliminary plan
While our programs are most often on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, those dates are tentative, pending availability of speakers, partnering organizations, etc. Also, the specific descriptions may change somewhat as each program’s team delves deeper into planning.
Our goal is to produce informative and balanced programs focused on education and mental health in Rutherford County, two topics that were high on the list of responses from our online survey and our May meeting that explored the local issues you care most about.
How you can help
Sign up to be on the program team that plans a particular meeting (a few meetings are already taken care of). New and unsure? A “veteran” League member will be on each team.
Do you have an idea for an outreach project or resource (a possible panelist or partnering organization, etc.) related to one of these programs? Submit a resource to send us more info.
Programs and schedule
August 9, 2022
Kick off to Vote Local, Connect Local. This is an informal gathering to let us all reconnect after the summer break.
September
Snapshot of Rutherford County children and youth using data from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. What is the state of childhood and adolescence in our county? Learn more about local child well-being. Sign up to help Submit a resource
October
Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) has been signed into law and is the funding formula used in our state. What is it and what is the effect on our two school systems? This program will be virtual only. Sign up to help Submit a resource
November
We hear lots of talk about charter schools, and at least one will soon open in our community. What are they? How do they form? How are they funded? Who can attend? How is their success measured? Get a balanced picture of Tennessee’s charter school structure and guidelines, and learn more about local existing and proposed charters. Sign up to help Submit a resource
January, 2023
Book discussion. We will gather virtually to discuss your choice of several selected books related to education and mental health. Sign up to help Submit a resource
February
Learn more about local mental health needs across age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Sign up to help Submit a resource
April
Through break-out sessions, delve more deeply into the aspects of mental health care in Rutherford County that interest you most. Topics may include care access, ramifications of mental illness on families and communities, law enforcement response initiatives, effect of mental health crises in our schools, and others. Sign up to help Submit a resource
May
We close our year with our annual membership meeting including a preview of our 2023-2024 meeting focus.