For example, Midtown precinct investigative officers have one of the highest case loads in the department with around 146 cases per officer. font-weight: 300; $('.showResponses').show(); As your elected School Board representative, I will bring honesty, integrity, accountability, transparency, and dedication. He also served on a community advisory committee for Williamson County and on numerous committees for Spring Hill, including the economic development committee, the parks and recreation committee, the library board of trustees, the historical commission, and the chamber of commerce board of directors. By the time they got to be students in college, their roommates in college were the friends they had in elementary and not necessarily high school. 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. She and her husband have one daughter who attended Edmondson Elementary School since Kindergarten and will soon move on to Brentwood Middle School. Originally hailing from Chattanooga, Graham, 45,has lived in Williamson County for five years. He's running for a third term. ", "School board members hear the good, bad and 'horrible' of WCS Online rollout", "Eric Welch to serve on Williamson school board", "Tennessee parents make threats after school board mandates masks: 'We will find you', "WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS FIVE (5) YEAR CAPITAL PLAN (2017-2022)", "New elementary school in southeast Williamson delayed until 2020 - Franklin Home Page", "New elementary on Gosey Hill Road will be called Creekside", "Name Chosen for New Franklin Elementary School", "WCS construction projects moving right along, and in some cases have been completed", "Williamson County holds grand opening for new Creekside Elementary School", "Three new schools open in Williamson County", "New Nolensville schools to celebrate grand opening", "Funding for new Franklin middle school finalized by county commission", "Legacy Middle School is the official name of the new middle school on Henpeck Lane", "Williamson County Schools ITF Needs Five (5) Year Capital Outlay Plan 2016-2022", "Williamson Schools: More elementary, middle schools dominate 10-year building forecast", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Williamson_County_Schools&oldid=1107064161, Education in Williamson County, Tennessee, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Articles lacking reliable references from December 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 23:35. . Williamson County Schools (WCS) is a school district in Williamson County, Tennessee, . } [4], The school district began using the "Wit and Wisdom" curriculum in April 2020. For high school it covers the entire county, including the remainder of Franklin. } top: -5px; There is no one right way to be. padding-left: 8px; overflow-y: hidden; Haugh won in the general election on August 6, 2020. The Williamson County Board of Commissioners, also known as the County Commission, is the legislative body of the county government and as such it is the primary policy-making body in the county. color: #fff; Stormwater Appeals Board What is your opinion of the current state of WCS and the current leadership? She works as a consultant with Guidehouse, as well as a adjunct instructor of American Government at a local technical college. Yet these things in second graders get written off as boys will be boys or its just kids being kids. At least, when its directed at girls, minorities, and others. } 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. All rights reserved. He said watching them inspired him to run forthe board seat. I won't be a rubber stamp, and I will challenge and ask questions. Enrollment To enroll your child in one of our schools, complete the forms on the Online Enrollment/Registration page and visit your child's zoned school. .electionsectionheading { Cities | The concept of standardized teaching and curriculum makes perfect sense. K.C. Cash said at a board work session. height: 56px; Her run for the WCBOE will be her first time running for an elected position. }. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} }
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"Everything Ive been through has prepared me for this, leaving me with an incredibly clear focus on what really matters: integrity, trustworthiness, faith, family, and freedom," he said. position: absolute; © var currentTime = new Date();var year = currentTime.getFullYear();document.write(year); Williamson County Schools All rights reserved.|615-472-4000. margin-bottom: .75em; margin-right: 12px; 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. There is no normal and then everything else. That is what leads to hate and bullying in second grade AND in adults, and you need to give those second graders a lot more credit than you are. Not be a current employee of the district and/or be related to a current employee in that district. 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. One has graduated with honors and moved on to collegeand she votes nowand one is in high school. Following an application for appointment to school board in the fall of 2021, Franklin, 47, is making a second attempt at joining the WCBOE. background-color: #db0000; A Tennessee county embroiled in arguments over whether to mask kids is considering adding a Pfizer lobbyist to its school board.. Williamson County School Board Member Brad Fiscus first announced . What needs attention and what aspect of it could need adjustment? . font-weight: bold; Originally from Illinois, Eccles, 37, moved to Williamson County two years ago after a short sting in San Francisco, California, in order to be closer to family. Tennessee state legislators met Saturday with Franklin Special School District and Williamson County School boards to answer questions and discuss future education legislation. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. background-color: green; Members; Policies; Schools" K-8; Academics & Programs" Early Childhood Peer Program; Pre-Kindergarten; . } Jody Wallace, amom of two students, had decided to reach out to her District 2 school board member Dan Cash about comments he had made about an elementary school English language arts curriculum. } } Wright and his wife have four daughters who graduated from or currently attend public high schools in Williamson County. I think we need to consider if we are over testing because of the stress that it puts on the children. At general elections, the members of school district boards are elected by registered voters living in the district they are running in. My children over their career were rezoned at least seven times. Galbreath, a certified public accountant, is co-founder ofFranklin-based healthcare technology and analytics company,Kythera Labs. .inner_percentage.Republican { width: 43%; WCS has approximately 42,000 students enrolled in Pre-K - 12 for the 2022-2023 school year. He and his wife, Sonya, live in Franklin with theirthree children; all attend Williamson County Schools. } .results_text { display: block; Mitchell ran for re-election to the Williamson County Board of Education to represent District 3 in Tennessee. width: 57%; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} He has coached Williamson County flag football, tackle football and basketball teams, while serving on the executive committee of the TennesseeJuvenile Court Services Association. background-color: #003388; Apply today! WCS is not broken. The fact that it has an expectation of high achievement and success all over the county is a culture and key quality driver. I've heard some concerns from parents and administrators on the allocation of special needs resources. The Williamson County Board of Education consists of 12 members, each elected from one of the 12 voting districts for a four-year term. Ultimately a mask requirement for elementary school students, staff, and visitors was mandated. Including Hispanic, Black and family members from Malta. } They are told to go back to China or Trump is going to deport you. By other second graders, by older kids, by other kids parents, even. display: inline-block; background-color: #f9d334; The report shows that the Williamson College of Business Administration enrolls the largest number of student athletes with 159, followed by the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services with 118. } } I lead a team of computer experts that includes Orthodox Jews, Muslims, Christians, gay and lesbians, Hindus. max-width: 600px; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} They meet annually to hear appeals involving real and personal property valuation issues. font-size: 16px; [30][31], WCS operates eleven high schools throughout the district. She has also served on the Davis House Child Advocacy event committee for seven yearsorganizing the Button Ball and teaches Sunday school. How to vote | 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. Republish. Its just as damaging for a school to have an agenda of mainly espousing, through exposure, the happy white Christian traditional family lifestyle as it is to introduce kids to other equally valid ways of being a human. George William "Bill" Long, age 97 of Franklin, TN passed away February 28, 2023 at his home surrounded by close family. Now, hehopes to represent District 4. margin: 0px 10px; width: 50px; 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. in parallel with educating our children. font-style: italic; .election_results_text { I will pray that you look at people as individuals rather than by race and look at the content of their character vs what has happened before. width: 350px; } Welch, 49, was first elected to the WCBOE in 2010 and served until 2014. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?
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font-size: 12px; color: white; margin-bottom: -2px !important; Phone: (615) 790-5712. Those kids dont have a choice but to understand and be exposed things like hate and bullying based on racism and sexism. 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. .race_header { Incumbent Eliot Mitchell defeated Jennifer Moss in the general election for Williamson County Board of Education District 3 on August 6, 2020. | $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); "Second graders are more than capable of understanding that yes, the people in power in this country (white men) used to refuse to let women and Black people vote or have the same rights, and we still continue to have challenges in many of these areas to this day," she wrote. You seem to have very strong objections to children being introduced to things like womens suffrage and the Civil Rights movement beyond some minor mention of Dr. King, based on your passionate comments. left: 0px; Email all The Commissioners. margin-bottom: 1px; The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. .votebox-scroll-container { Williamson County Schools Board of Education member Brad Fiscus Submitted Williamson County Schools Board of Education District 4 member Brad Fiscus and his wife and Tennessee's former top vaccine official, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, will move out of state next month to pursue new opportunities. float: left; margin-top: 1px; We all think we are experts because we went to school. [9], Dave Allen, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA)[11], Vickie Hall, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Leigh Webb, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools[12], Juli Oyer, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools[13], Mark Samuels, Assistant Superintendent for Operations[14], The Williamson County Board of Education consists of 12 members, each elected from one of the 12 voting districts for a four-year term. She has more than 18 years of experience in the industry after working at Caterpillar and Tesla. You hate white men and white little boys and Christians. ". font-weight: bold; } "The social studiesstandards in Tennessee gradually get you into this," Cash said. Board members are elected for four year teams on a schedule alternating between even and odd numbered districts. background: #4c4c4c; width: 100% As a child, he attended Scales Elementary, Brentwood Middle School and Brentwood High School before attending SamfordUniversity. } .inner_percentage.Democratic { border-bottom: 1px solid grey; "School boards are a great place to show our children that the government can and does good work for the community.". border: 1px solid #999; height: 22px; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? He and his wife have three children, all of whom graduated from the district. } background-color: #f4f4f4; text-align: center; .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} Their parents may not realize theyre teaching it, but the kids still manage to learn it. .top_disclaimer { I think quality of our facilities is world class. Haile is also on the boards of Moves and Grooves and her local Spelman College alumnae chapter, and is also a member of the Williamson County chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. I promise to listen, research, communicate, and respond to the citizens of Williamson County. Haugh ran for re-election to the Williamson County Board of Education to represent District 11 in Tennessee. As a board member, he previously said he's focused on growth and addressingconcerns around curriculum. font-weight: 300; word-wrap: break-word; The district is currently made up of over 40,000 students attending 50 schools,[1] including three new schools that opened as scheduled for the 20182019 school year. .widget-row.value-only.black { Following the retirement of Gary Anderson, Nancy Garrett was elected chairman and KC Haugh vice chairman. display: inline-block; height: 50px; color: #6db24f; } Now retired, he was formally a corporate executive and owned a small business. Durham won in the general election on August 6, 2020. It needs to be seldom. I have sent this email to every member on the school board but addressed it to you because your comments are the ones that inspired me to write it. The Board is led by Garrett. [15] Following the retirement of Gary Anderson, Nancy Garrett was elected chairman and KC Haugh vice chairman. .results_row { Shoving it down their throats that the happy white traditional Christian family is the normal good way to be is damaging, rather than seeing a large variety of lifestyles as they build their awareness of the worldlifestyles many of them do see in their real lives. "I believe in parents rights, and I want to strengthen the partnership between parents and school administratorsI will be an advocate for WCS parents and students, as well as all District 8 voters and taxpayers.". Members meet on a monthly basis with additional policy meetings, work sessions and special sessions as needed. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } I think that my philosophy is the school system needs to synchronize with the municipalities on where the growth is occurring, so they can help project and improve their projections of where they need to plan schools. He describes the school system as an . "I have enjoyed representing the Brentwood Community, the parents and students of WCS, and all of Williamson County for the last 7+ years," he said via email. Williamson County Board of Education District 3, .infobox { Here's what we know about each candidate as the race kicks off. I think you need to teach about religion but not teach religion in schools. Republican candidate Ali Wallace Adair and Independent candidate Tangie Lane did not immediately return requests for comment. .inner_percentage.Green { .votebox_legend { left: 0; His wife, Candi, also attended the same high school and university. Fax: (615) 790-5610. } State executives | letter-spacing: .03em; @media (max-width:600px) { .votebox-results-cell--check { Jody. Mitchell ran for re-election to the Williamson County Board of Education to represent District 3 in Tennessee. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { He said he declined to speak because it was a Sunday and Father's Day. } Learn more about Eccles here:https://tiffanyeccles.com/. margin-bottom: 0; He has served as a volunteer middle school basketball coach and later an official high school basketball coach atWilliamson County schools. [33] The district's 10-year building forecast now calls for a new high school opening in Fall 2025.[34]. } position: relative; Welch is director of businessdevelopment for a consumer market research firmanda fourth-generation veteran of both the U.S. Army and National Guard. 1,031 talking about this. Clements, a 20-year Williamson County resident and mother of four, said she has children with a "varied educational background" with a "cumulative 17 years at Williamson County Schools." Haugh is the Board's vice chairman. Mar 3, 2023, 12:36pm PST. width: 250px; "It seems like with this ELA program, we've taken a lot of nonfictional or fictional history and whatnot, and placed it at a younger age.". Republican candidate Jamie Limacould not provide comment at this time. .widget-row.value-only { display: inline-block; 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.
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