Williamson County Schools (WCS) is a school district in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The district is currently made up of 38,100 students attending 44 schools, with three new schools scheduled to open for the 2018-2019 school year. The district is rapidly growing, adding over 1000 new students each year.
Students who live within the K-8 Franklin Special School District zone attend WCS high schools, Centennial and Franklin after completing eighth grade.
WCS is the sixth largest school district in Tennessee. Three high schools in the school system were ranked in Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,000 public schools in the United States.
Video Williamson County Schools
Administrators
Dr. Mike Looney, Superintendent
Jason Golden, Deputy Director of Schools
Tim Gaddis, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA)
Leslie Holman, Chief Financial Officer
Leigh Webb, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
Dr. Charles Farmer, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools
Denise Goodwin, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools
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School Board
The Williamson County Board of Education consists of 12 members, each elected from one of the 12 voting districts for a four-year term.
First District: Angela Durham
Second District: Dan Cash
Third District: Eliot Mitchell
Fourth District: Anne McGraw, Vice Chairwoman
Fifth District: Gary Anderson, Chairman
Sixth District: Jay Galbreath
Seventh District: Sheila Cleveland
Eighth District: Candy Emerson
Ninth District: Rick Wimberly
Tenth District: Dr. Beth Burgos
Eleventh District: KC Haugh
Twelfth District: Nancy Garrett
Schools
Elementary schools
WCS operates 25 elementary schools, including one K-8 school. The district plans to open Jordan and Thompson's Station elementary schools in 2018.
Middle schools
WCS operates 10 middle schools, including one K-8 school. The district plans to open Thompson's Station Middle School in the Thompson's Station area in 2018.
- Brentwood Middle (1972)
- Fairview Middle (1981)
- Fred J. Page Middle (1981)
- Grassland Middle (1986)
- Heritage Middle (2001)
- Hillsboro Elementary and Middle (1905)
- Mill Creek Middle (2016)
- Spring Station Middle (2010)
- Sunset Middle (2006)
- Woodland Middle (1994)
- Thompson's Station Middle (Opens Fall 2018)
High schools
WCS operates ten high schools throughout the district. An additional high school in the central east area of the county is called for in the district's 5-year capital outlay plan.
- Brentwood High (1982)
- Centennial High (1996)
- Fairview High (1956)
- Franklin High (1910)
- Fred J. Page High (1975)
- Independence High (2004)
- Nolensville High (2016)
- Ravenwood High (2002)
- Renaissance High (2014)
- Summit High (2011)
See also
- List of high schools in Tennessee
- List of school districts in Tennessee
References
External links
- Williamson County Schools
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