Are you ready to plan for your child's summer adventures? Be sure to include the Franklin Special District's Young Scholars Institute! YSI offers two weeks of challenging, exploratory classes that are designed for independent and highly motivated learners.
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Franklin Special District (FSD) is pleased to welcome two new supervisors to its leadership team. They will replace valued district leaders who will retire later this month. Stacey Robertson and Joey Chilton bring extensive experience, dedication, and proven leadership to their respective roles, ensuring a seamless transition and continued excellence in service to FSD students, staff, and families.
With the release of accountability data for the 2023-24 school year, the Franklin Special District proudly announces that half of the FSD schools were named Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Please join us during the week of October 21-25 in any of our Franklin Special District schools for a one-on-one Open House and tour of the school.
The Franklin Special District (FSD) is excited to announce the appointment of Sonya Roberts, M.Ed., as its new Human Resources Supervisor. With extensive experience in strategic human resources leadership, Roberts brings a diverse skill set and a proven track record from her previous roles.
Poplar Grove Elementary School was recently notified of its selection as a national 2024 Promising Practices School by Solution Tree, a renowned educational professional learning company, for its initial success in raising student achievement. Poplar Grove Elementary is one of only two 2024 Promising Practices schools in Tennessee and one of 52 schools to be so named across the country.
Franklin Special District (FSD) has received a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for improving the nutritional quality of school meals. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK), FSD received the Breakfast Trailblazer Award for redesigning breakfast offerings to decrease sugar and sodium.
Poplar Grove Elementary School Principal Dr. Alisha Erickson is now one of eight finalists selected from the state’s three grand divisions for the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-2025 Principal of the Year Awards.
Franklin Special faculty and staff convened today for a fantastic Opening Day celebration, filled with warm welcomes, a motivational keynote speaker, and our annual musical production, featuring school and district leaders, as well as some pretty cute and talented students from each school!