I promise to listen, research, communicate, and respond to the citizens of Williamson County. 10 Republicans, two Democrats and eight independent candidates are in the running so far. . School Board Approves New Elementary School Names, Kindergarten Registration for 2023-24 School Year Begins March 6, Two More Opportunities Remain to Have Your Voice Heard, Registration for Summer SACC Opens March 1, Strategic Planning Community Meetings Begin Tonight, Important Information Regarding Third Grade Retention Law, District Recognizes January Bus Drivers of the Month, Celebrating School Board Appreciation Week, WCS Class of 2022 Outperforms State in ACT Exams, Board Approves List of 2023-24 Open-Zoned Schools, Staying Healthy During the Spring Semester, Help Name District's Newest Elementary Schools, Celebrating the December Bus Drivers of the Month, Page High Theater Selected to Perform at State Conference, WCS Educators Nominated for Manilow Music Award, School Board Approves 2023-24 Rezoning Plan, RHS Students to Sing in National Honor Choir, District Celebrates November Bus Drivers of the Month, Grassland Elementary Accepts National Blue Ribbon Award, Help High School Seniors Through TNAchieves Mentor Program, TV/Film Students Nominated for National Awards, National Merit Commended Students Announced, What to Know About Parent, Teacher Conferences, School Board Members Sworn in for New Term, Grassland Elementary Named 2022 National Blue Ribbon School, District Sets Another Record with National Merit Semifinalists, Alumni Achiever - Chelsi Cassilly, Independence High Class of 2008, New TCAP Family Portal Feature Supports Student Reading, CHS Students, Teacher Honored for First Day Heroics, Webmasters Keep School Communities Informed, City of Brentwood Donates to Area Schools, Help Stop Bullying with New Classlink Form, Federal Program Aims to Keep Families Connected, District Earns All 5s on State Assessment, WCS AP Capstone Students Set New District Record, WCS Students Return to Little League World Series, WCS Using Different Tool for Online Payments, Check Bus Route Information Before First Day, Staying Healthy Throughout the School Year, County Commission Approves District Budgets, USDA Eliminates No-Cost Meal Program for Schools, Franklin High IB Program Students Set Record, 2022-23 School Bell Times, Late Start and Early Release, Board Approves 2022-23 Late Start, Early Release Days, Back to School Forms Online Starting June 27, Teachers Begin Preparing for 2022-23 School Year, School Board Votes to Extend Superintendent Golden's Contract, FVHS Graduates Earn Associate Degrees, Technical Certificates, Celebrating Class of 2022 Valedictorians, Salutatorians, Nashville Organization Donates to WCS Libraries, Block Promoted to Principal of Woodland Middle, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - May 24, 2022, Summer School Bus Route Information Available, Drew Perry Selected as Scales Elementary Principal, Thompson's Station Elementary Principal Named, Quen Williams Selected to Lead Creekside Elementary, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - May 17, 2022, BMS Robotics Among Top Teams at World Competition, Steinle Named Nolensville Elementary Principal, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - May 10, 2022, Fuller Chosen to Lead New Triune Area School, WCS Students Make Appearance at DECA International Convention, Justus Named Principal of New Spring Hill School, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - May 3, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - April 26, 2022, Jordan Elementary Green Team Helps Improve Community, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - April 19, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - April 12, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - April 5, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - March 29, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - March 22, 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - March 8, 2022, RHS, IHS Occupational Diploma Students Learn About Music Industry, Students Perform in First WCS Middle School Honor Jazz Band, IHS, RHS JROTC Teams to Compete in National Competition, Elementary Students Get Another Opportunity for Free Mini Golf, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - March 1, 2022, Discovery Virtual K-8 Accepting Applications for 2022-23, Kindergarten Registration Opens Next Week, Graduation Dates Announced for Class of 2022, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - February 22, 2022, Board Votes to Uphold Reconsideration Committee Decision, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - February 15, 2022, Students Smash District National Merit Finalist Record, WCS Students Continue Academic Excellence, PHS Teacher Accepted into Summer Fellowship Program, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - February 8, 2022, Universal Day Introduces Rising Ninth Graders to CCTE, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - February 1, 2022, Apply for WCS Early Childhood Peer Program, Food Shortages Continue to Affect School Cafeterias, Open-Zoned Schools Request Portal Now Open, BHS Engineering Curriculum Gives Students New Opportunities, Nobel Prize Winner Speaks to TSES Fifth Graders, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - January 25, 2022, Tennessee Promise FAFSA Deadline Extended Until March 1, Showing Appreciation for the Williamson County School Board, Improvements Added to Bus Tracking Mobile App, Board Approves Open-Zoned Schools for 2022-23 School Year, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - January 19, 2022, State Releases Draft Public School Funding Framework, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - January 11, 2022, WCS Students Continue Academic Excellence with Perfect ACTs, WCS Reminds Families, Staff of COVID-19 Protocols as Second Semester Begins, Communications Expectations for Inclement Weather, Buy a Brick for Franklin High's New Courtyard, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - December 14, 2021, Share Your Opinion About Public School Funding, Independence High JROTC Students Hit Marks, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - December 7, 2021, WCS Seeks Input for Communications Survey, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - November 30, 2021, Page, Summit High Football Teams Prepare for Title Games, Page High Senior Projects Continue Decades-Long Tradition, Registration Open for EWLP Spring Classes, Five-Year Capital Plan Includes Updated Opening Dates, New Schools, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - November 16, 2021, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - November 9, 2021, November is BE NICE Month in Williamson County, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - November 2, 2021, Supply Shortages Affecting WCS Food Services, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - October 26, 2021, WCS Online School Requests Now Being Accepted, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - October 19, 2021, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - October 5, 2021, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - September 28, 2021, Free Round of Mini Golf for WCS Elementary Students, WCS Raises Pay for Special Education Teaching Assistants, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - September 21, 2021, Mill Creek Middle Students Inspire Teammates, Clovercroft Elementary Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon School, Summit High Teacher Returns from Mission to Mars, Williamson County Schools Named Reading 360 Model District, District Celebrates Record-Breaking Number of National Merit Semifinalists, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - September 14, 2021, Updated WCS Illness Guidelines, At-Home COVID Test Information, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - September 7, 2021, Fairview Middle Student's Wish Gets Granted, Tennessee Schools Can Request Remote Learning, Board Approves Temporary Mask Requirement in Middle, High School Buildings, COVID-19 Positive Case Data - August 31, 2021, Nationwide Food Supply Issues Affecting School Meals, Scammers Target Williamson County Businesses, New Mitigation Strategies in Effect in WCS, City of Brentwood Donates Money to Brentwood-Area Schools, Spreading the Good News in Williamson County Schools, Governor's Executive Order Alters Mask Requirements for WCS Elementary Students, WCS Students Outperform State on Spring TCAP Exams, District Resumes Reporting Weekly COVID-19 Data, WCS Students Advance to Little League World Series, Temporary Mask Requirement Approved for Elementary Grades, Fairview Students Receive Teaching Scholarships, Meal Kits Available for Online Students at No Cost, Food Services Employees Dedicate Decades to District, EWLP Registration Window Closes August 10, Webmasters Work Behind the Screens to Inform, One-Stop Shop for Back-to-School Information, Stay Up to Date with New Health Services Information, Communication in Williamson County Schools, Students Continue to Receive School Meals at No Cost, District Updates Health, Wellness Guidelines, Check Bus Routes Before First Day of School, County Commission Approves 2021-22 School Board Budgets, Registration Open for 2021-22 School Age Child Care, WCS Teachers Start Preparation for 2021-22 School Year, WCS Starts First Girls Interscholastic Flag Football League in Tennessee, Elementary World Language Program Returns to WCS, Participate in Final Round of Listen and Learn Sessions, WCS Educators Join Aspiring Assistant Principal Network, No Cost Meals to Continue Through June 2022, Class of 2021 Valedictorians, Salutatorians Announced, Class of 2021 Gets Ready to Walk Across Stage, Franklin High JROTC Conducts Change of Command Ceremony, Oak View Elementary Students Raise Money for Refuge Center, Brentwood High Student Named 2021 US Presidential Scholar, Record-Breaking Number of Students Earn AP Capstone Diplomas, Opportunities for Input Continue with Fostering Healthy Solutions, Celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Week, Summer SACC Day Camp Registration Ends May 8, EES First Grader Helps Make Big Changes in App, Dyson Named New Centennial High Principal, Thompson's Station Middle Receives STEM Grant, Chapman's Retreat Elementary Principal Named, High School Students Continue to Excel on ACT, TES Students Surprise Administrators with Flowers, Participate in Listen and Learn Sessions with Fostering Healthy Solutions, WCS Fully Vaccinates More than 2,500 Employees, High School Students Join Top Percentage of ACT Test Takers, WCS Providing Free Meals to Students for Remainder of School Year, New School Year Registration Ends March 23, District to Host ESL Classes for WCS Parents, Student Sections to be Allowed at Athletic Events, District Creates Professional Development Videos for Teachers, TCAP Assessments Required for 2020-21 School Year, Cheer, Dance Teams Allowed to Perform Again, WCS Named Vaccine Distributor for District Staff, Williamson County Libraries Challenge Readers, Bethesda Elementary Receives Teacher Morale Donation, More Changes Announced for Athletic Guidelines, What to Know About Flex Asynchronous Days, Athletic Guidelines Updated After State Changes, Three WCS Students Earn Perfect PSAT Scores, Check Bus Information Before Second Semester, Spring Station Middle Announces Interim Principal, Crockett Elementary Uses Video to Share STEM Projects, State Health Department Adjusts COVID-19 Guidelines, Sunset Middle ELA Teacher Delivers Cupcakes for Lesson, Meal Kits Not Available During Holiday Breaks, School Board Approves 2021-22 School Calendar. State Reps. Gino Bulso, Jake McCalmon and Sam Whitson, and Sens. width: 150px; .electionsectionheading { $('.showResponses').hide(); According to the National Weather Service Nashville, the "non-thunderstorm winds are going to be crazy," with the most severe weather potential occurring . My family has crossed cultural lines for many years. margin: 8px auto; Beasley, 42, has lived in Williamson County since 2004 and has worked at Williamson County Juvenile Court since then. WCS is not broken. Ballot measures, Who represents me? padding-left: 0; He works as a director for OpenText, Inc. Mitchell served as an alderman for the City of Spring Hill for 12 years, and he served on a principal search committee, a playground committee, and multiple technical advisory committees for Williamson County Schools. $('.pastResponses').hide(); [8] The website of Williamson County Schools stated that this curriculum does not include "critical race theory". They meet annually to hear appeals involving real and personal property valuation issues. There is no one right way to be. Its just strange how upset you are that some presumably white boys have been upset by hypothetical CRT that has been pushed on them in a Wilco school in second grade, but you also think that NONE of our kids are ever exposed to the racism, sexism and other bullying any other way because kids dont hate. That the schools are this safe space for them as long as we keep CRT and mention of womens suffrage out of it. } Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special Schools District will close on Friday, March 3, as sustained 30-35 mph winds with gusts of 45-55 mph are forecast to impact much of the state. color: black; display: block; "I am excited to bring a fresh perspective, and listening ear, to the parents of the Williamson County School District," she said. What is your position on standardized testing - is there too much, too little? position: relative; font-weight: bold; .inner_percentage.Libertarian { Not have been convicted of a felony. padding-left: 8px; He has alsobeen an active volunteer at both WCS and Franklin Special School District schools, and served on several school parent, athletic and booster groups. } Shehas also volunteered with FSSD PTO activities and founded the Friends of FSSD Schoolchildren Summer Reading Program, to name a fewefforts. background-color: #6db24f; letter-spacing: 0.03em; The Williamson County Board of Commissioners (often referred to as the County Commission) is the legislative body of the County government consisting of 24 members, 2 of which are elected from each of the 12 districts for a four . } } I don't think you can identify a single item that is the best thing. Board members are elected for four year teams on a schedule alternating between even and odd numbered districts. height: 50px; padding:7px 8px 8px; [8],

width: 100%; He holds a master's degree in Christian ministry, as well asa bachelor's in business administration, and served as the vice president of field ministrywith the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in theSouthwest Central region and Central Africa. If a parent still has concerns, the office of the Superintendent can provide an appropriate contact for further assistance. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-84557').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); In the newly partisan school board election, Eccles said she chose to run as an independent because of her belief that school boards shouldn't be political. } Focus on all the great accomplishments we have had in race relations in our Country. $('#candidate-connection-email-84557').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} We don't have enough bus drivers, and you have them running multiple routes. Those kids dont have a choice but to understand and be exposed things like hate and bullying based on racism and sexism. margin-right: 10px; The reality of rezoning is the friends remain friends. letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: 16px; Garrett, the District 12 incumbent and current board chair,is running for her second fullterm. Board members include: District One: Angela Durham District Two: Dan Cash District Three: Eliot Mitchell District Four: Brad Fiscus District Five: Jennifer Aprea District Six: Jay Galbreath District Seven: Sheila Cleveland District Eight: Candy Emerson District Nine: Rick Wimberly District 10: Eric Welch District 11: K.C. I don't have a solution to that, but I think that's one of the things as I've talked to parents. .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } 1320 West Main Street. The week of January 24 is Tennessee School Board Appreciation Week and a time to show our thanks to the 12 members of the Williamson County Board of Education. .votebox-scroll-container { } Galbreath, a certified public accountant, is co-founder ofFranklin-based healthcare technology and analytics company,Kythera Labs. Mitchell was elected to the seat. There is too much of it, and it creates stress on everyone involved from the administrators to the teachers to the children. .clearfix { Sheserved as vice chair of the board from 2017 to 2019 and has served as board chair since 2020. Im ready to build upon the good work we have started. The board of education chair Nancy Garrett sent a statement in response to a request for comment. Eight grandchildren have attended WCS. overflow-x: auto; .widget-row.Green { } Outside of optometry, Holladay shares hissobriety journey with related initiatives, treatment centers and conventions, like at Williamson County's21st District Recovery Court in 2019. max-width: 600px; } [7] Click here for a list of Mitchell's endorsements in this election. } The Tennessean reached out to Cash for comment about the email. width: 57%; And then their friends teach them more, because its kids being kids.. I've heard some concerns from parents and administrators on the allocation of special needs resources. Here's what we know about each candidate as the race kicks off. position: relative; She has one child attending a WCS high school. All three of them went to new schools. A school board candidate must: Be a registered voter. I can relate to the challenges from a parental standpoint. Brown attended Lipscomb University and received a bachelor's degree in history and political science. Now, hehopes to represent District 4. .votebox-results-cell--number { Not be a current employee of the district and/or be related to a current employee in that district. overflow: hidden; Today, heservesa director of the Williamson County Juvenile Detention Center. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { } Those dates are available on the WCS Calendar page. You've got busses running multiple routes for Summit and Spring station. [30][31], WCS operates eleven high schools throughout the district. So you have a group of kids every day in middle school that have to be managed and waiting for the bus to come back and get them. The 2022 county election will be Drason Beasley's first run for an elected position. background-color: grey; I think the dedication of the teachers and the staff is phenomenal. As a parent in the district, Beasley hopes to ensure WCS remains "the best in the state" and to"represent the parents and families in our district and community at large so that all voices are heard and all of our students needs are being addressed.". The world business community values diversity. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Read Wallace's full message below: Dear Mr. Cash, I'm a parent of two students in the Wilco school. padding-bottom: 3px; }) display: block; "Im running for District 8 school board because I believe the purpose of a local school board is to ensure the district reflects the values, beliefs and priorities of the community," Graham said in an email. @media (max-width:600px) { In an email provided to The Tennessean, Wallace wrote Cashover 800 words andincluded all board members on the message. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { [33] The district's 10-year building forecast now calls for a new high school opening in Fall 2025.[34]. Jen Haley. We took advantage of grandfathering and open zoning. } color: white; Eccles holds a bachelor's degree in marketing; in May, she will complete a master's in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin. It increases empathy and understanding of ALL types of fellow humans when you learn how multifaceted this world is, and that includes things that arent so perfect and happy. "There's going to be differentthings in there that aren't age appropriate.". © var currentTime = new Date();var year = currentTime.getFullYear();document.write(year); Williamson County Schools All rights reserved.|615-472-4000. background-color: #003388; .widget-row.Libertarian { overflow-y: hidden; Religion is key to culture. Williamson County Schools (WCS) is one of two public school districts located in Williamson County, Tennessee. Republish. .race_header.libertarian { So the standardization - we have to find a balance - we have to find balance to give teachers the flexibility to explore the passions of the children. color: #0645ad; The District 11 race featured candidates Stuart Cooper and K.C. I think quality of our facilities is world class. All rights reserved. As ofThursday at noon, even district candidates filedpetition with at least 25 signatures from around the county, qualifying them to run in the 2022 county elections. .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} .widget-img { margin-bottom: 0px; March 3, 2023. Williamson County Board of Education District 3, .infobox { A Williamson County Schools parent who emailed her school board member about whether second graders should learn about sexism and racism said she received thisreply:"Thank you for sharing what you really have in your heart. K.C. Garrett attended Grassland Elementary, Brentwood Middle School and Franklin High School before attending Belmont University. Haugh .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, Graham also holds a faculty appointment as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee's Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science.

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