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Nearly a year and a half into construction, the transformation underway at T.K. Stone Middle School is impossible to miss, and it's happening ahead of schedule.

"We are pleased with the renovation of T.K. Stone Middle School remains ahead of schedule, and we are excited by the progress being made each week," Superintendent Paul M. Mullins said. "We look forward to seeing our students and staff move into a completely transformed learning environment in approximately 12 months."

EIS administrators sat down together as part of the district's continued work with Dr. Mike Rutherford, and as they worked through his leadership framework, an exercise that revealed shared ways of leading that many of them didn't know they had in common until they saw it laid out in front of them. 

Aug. 12 began before sunrise as EIS teachers and staff prepared to Take the Field for a new school year. Bus drivers were among the first to get moving, starting their routes while the parking lots were still dark, as Transportation Coordinator Kim Jones rallied the team for another school year. Meanwhile, EHS seniors gathered at the athletic complex for Senior Sunrise, celebrating the first morning of their final year as Panthers with decorated jeans, photos, laughter and friends, even if cloudy skies kept the sunrise from making an appearance.

Every teacher remembers their first classroom. 

For four EIS educators, this year marks the start of that journey, though each of them is arriving at it from a different path. Some are stepping into their own classroom for the first time after years supporting other teachers as instructional assistants. Others are returning to a district that shaped them as students.