Plainview Elementary School has been chosen as the winner of the TSBA 2021 School of the Year Award. The award from the Tennessee School Boards Association recognizes the school for its excellence in design.

The elementary school opened in August of 2021 as the 50th Rutherford County school.

Plainview Principal, Dr. Mark Gonyea, accepted the award in November at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The building, “gets kids excited” and “doesn’t feel so much like an institution,” Gonyea said. 

In the below video, Dr. Gonyea sits down to give his impressions on how the building impacts students and staff day to day.