Franklin Special School DistrictExcellence in Teaching and Learning for All

Franklin Special School DistrictBy the Numbers

3,700 Students

Pre-K through 8th Grades

8 Schools

History: Since 1906The Franklin City School System was established in 1906 to provide children in the city an opportunity to attend school closer to home rather than travel many miles to attend a then-rural Williamson County school.

The first school, Franklin Grammar School, was built in 1907, at Five Points where the current Williamson County Archives building is now.

The FSSD School Board is extremely fiscally responsible and ensures that tax monies collected go to:• delivering instruction to our 3,700 students, serving students of

all income levels, stages of readiness, and language skill proficiencies.

• providing rich programming designed to engage the “whole child,” including the fine arts and physical education.

• ensuring delivery of curriculum resources and highly qualified personnel to meet the needs of both gifted and accelerated learners, those needing intense intervention, and everyone in between.

• excellent per pupil expenditures, a national standard of quality that illustrates the district’s commitment to providing high quality instruction and resources to its students.

• attracting and retaining the best and brightest teaching staff.

Financial Responsibility

u The FSSD holds a superior Moody’s Investment Rating of Aa1, which speaks to the district’s ability to borrow money and repay debt. This is critical to ensuring facilities and capital investments are maintained to the highest standards.

Money Saving Initiatives

District-Wide Energy

Conservation Program

LED Lighting Throughout

Recycling Rewards and Conservation

Initiatives

Extensive Grant and

Reimbursement Programs

Leadership Honors and Awards

School Board Stewardship

Tennessee School Boards Association

2017 Board of Distinction

3 Master School Board Members and 1 “In Process”

Our SchoolsPre-Kindergarten through 4th Grades

Franklin Elementary

Johnson Elementary

Liberty Elementary

Moore Elementary Poplar Grove

Our Schools5th – 8th Grades

Freedom Intermediate Freedom Middle

Poplar Grove Middle

2016 TN Ready Achievement Scores

FSSD scores in the Top 10 among all 146 Tennessee school districts

5th in STATE in Math

7th in STATE in Reading/Language Arts

9th in STATE in Science2016 TN Ready

NoteworthySuccesses

• 10consecutiveyearsearningallA’sinachievement2014-15TNReportCard:

Achievement

• Consistentimprovementinstudentgains,providingaminimumofoneyear’sgrowthinallsubjectareas.Exceptionalgrowthnotedinmathandscience.

2014-15TNReportCard:

Value-Added

• Studentshavetheabilitytopursuehighschoolcreditcoursesbeforetheyleavemiddleschool:• WorldLanguages,AlgebraI,Geometry

HighSchoolCredit

• FSSDstrivestomaximizethepotentialofstudentswhodemonstrateoutstandingintellectualachievement,performance,andability.

HonorsProgramGrades5-8

AFocusonthe“WholeChild”

• InstrumentalMusicPrograms

• Chorus• DramaProductions• Art

FineArts

• DailyinK-4• Bi-Weeklyin5-8• BeforeandAfterSchoolFitnessClubs

PhysicalEducation

• “BeNice”• BullyingPrevention• GuidanceServices• ServiceLearningOpportunities

CharacterEducation

Who We AreA Look At Our Student Demographics

12.6% English Learner

12% Special Education

2015-2016 TN Report Card

53% 25%

15%

6%

1% Ethnicity Percentages

White

Hispanic/Latino

Black

Asian

Other

Multicultural Student Body

ALookAtOurEnglishLearnerPopulation

Arabic,Armenian,Chinese,Creoles&Pidgins,English,Faroese,Gujarati,

HaitianCreole,Hebrew,Hindi,Italian,Japanese,Korean,Malayalam,Mandar,Oriya,Persian,Portuguese,Romanian,Russian,Spanish,Swahili,Swedish,Tagalog,Tamil,Telugu,Turkish,Twi,

Urdu,Uzbek,Vietnamese,andYoruba.

2016-2017

Bachelor’s Degrees 34%

Master’s Degree or Higher 66%

Classes Taught by Highly Qualified

Teachers100%

Certified Teaching Staff by the Numbers

The Best and the Brightest

TN Report Card, 2015-2016

Honoring HistoryCaring for Our Facilities

School renovations are fully funded with no portables in use.

Recent playground phase-in plan ensures all schools have safe equipment.

Infrastructure updated and maintained for technology use, including 1:1 device initiative in grades 5-8.

High efficiency eco-friendly materials used wherever possible.

Franklin Elementary School

Campus Life

Johnson Elementary School

Campus Life

Liberty Elementary School

Campus Life

Moore Elementary School

Campus Life

Poplar Grove Elementary School

Campus Life

Freedom Intermediate School

Campus Life

Freedom Middle School

Campus Life

Freedom Stars Football2017-2018

Poplar Grove Middle School

Campus Life

Competitive Athletic Programs2015-16 WMAA Champions in Football and Basketball

2015-16 WMAA Girls Tennis Champions

2017 UCA Competition Cheerleading Regional Champions

BasketballCheerleadingCrossCountryFootballGolfSoccer

VolleyballWrestlingBaseballSoftballTennisTrackandField

SafeandFunExtendedCareProgramsMACandWeeMAC

•BeforeandAfterSchoolCare

•FullSummerProgramming

•2017Summer:291Studentswith73Scholarships

WeeMACEmployeeChildCare

Summer Programs!

CommunityOutreachSummerFoodServiceProgram(USDAandHHS)

2017:40Days21,562Breakfasts28,378Lunches

FuelBagsthroughoutYear

CommunityOutreachYoungScholarsInstitute– SummerEnrichmentDayCamp

Jr.andSr.Scholars - OpentoAll509FSSDStudents530OtherStudents

RiverRats

2OneWeekSessions

Partnerships That Work for FamiliesA Great Relationship with City and County Leaders

PartnershipsThatWorkforAll

Valued Community Partnerships….

Colleges and Universities

A World in Motion

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