News & Announcements

We continue to monitor weather and road conditions very closely throughout the county. In anticipation of worsening travel conditions this afternoon, Rutherford County Schools will dismiss all students at 1:00 PM today.

Conditions are expected to worsen significantly overnight tonight as the remnants of Hurricane Helene affect our area, with excessive rainfall and wind gusts approaching 50 miles per hour. Given those dangerous conditions, Rutherford County Schools will observe a remote learning day for students and an optional teacher workday for employees on Friday, September 27. Remote work is authorized for eligible school employees tomorrow.

RCS is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Helene in anticipation of its impact on our region later this week. Current forecast models bring the storm into our area tomorrow night, and we expect weather conditions to worsen significantly by Friday morning. At this time, Rutherford County Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Thursday, September 26. However, all after-school events and activities are canceled tomorrow afternoon.

We will continue monitoring the storm’s progress throughout the day tomorrow and announce any necessary changes to Friday’s school schedule as soon as possible.

The Rutherford County NC Pre-K Committee will hold a virtual meeting on August 7, 2024 at 8:30 am – 9:30 am. This meeting is open the public. Please contact Ausjanet Bayne at [email protected] for more information.

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory and Flood Watch for Rutherford County, along with a Winter Weather Advisory in our northwesternmost communities, in anticipation of a strong storm system that will soon affect our area. Stormy weather is expected to develop overnight tonight, and conditions are expected to worsen throughout the day tomorrow.

Given the likelihood of flooding, downed trees, power outages, and hazardous travel conditions, Rutherford County Schools will observe a remote learning day for students and an optional teacher workday for school employees on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

There will be a virtual Rutherford County Schools NC Pre-K Committee Meeting on August 2nd, 2023 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please contact Ausjanet Bayne at [email protected] for more information.

Rutherford County Schools will offer healthy, free breakfast and lunch service for all students again this year

There will be a virtual Rutherford County Schools NC Pre-K Committee Meeting on February 8th, 2023 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please contact Ausjanet Bayne at [email protected] for more information.

At the January meeting of the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education, board members approved the school calendars for the 2023-2024 school year. See the link for additional details.

There will be a Rutherford County NC Pre-K Committee Zoom Meeting on September 30th, 2022 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please contact Ausjanet Bayne at [email protected] for more information.

Rutherford County Schools honored the 53 educators, administrators and support staff who retired during the school year or who will retire at the end of the school year at the annual Retiree Banquet. The 53 retirees served a total of 1,273 years at Rutherford County Schools.