Franklin Special School District
2018 Tennessee exemplary district
FSSD Awarded exemplary status by State
Late Friday afternoon, districts across the state waited anxiously for the Tennessee Board of Education to ratify the Department of Education's accountability results, which places schools and school districts in several distinct categories. Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the 2018 District Designations as well as the Reward and Priority schools, which are two key designations under Tennessee's school accountability system.
There are 147 school districts across the state. The FSSD is one of only 14 districts to be named Exemplary. The good news didn't stop there, though. Five of the eight FSSD schools were named Reward Schools, another top designation. "We were very excited and extremely proud of the Accountability Results released Friday. Being an Exemplary district and having 62% of our schools designated as Reward Schools are noted accomplishments," said Director of Schools Dr. David Snowden.
This was the first year Tennessee implemented its new school accountability model, which looks at multiple measures of success based mainly on the results of the TNReady tests given to students in grade 3-12 each spring. According to the Department of Education's website, districts designated as exemplary are generally exceeding expectations on average for both all students and each historically underserved student group.
"All of these positive results are due to the work of our passionate, dedicated and talented teachers, the hard work by our students and the support of parents, school and district leaders and the School Board," Snowden said.
1 of 14 across state
Excellence Since 1906
top school designation
FSSD Home to Five Reward Schools
Reward status is the top distinction a school can earn in Tennessee and includes the top 5 percent of schools for academic achievement and the top 5 percent for student growth. This year, 318 schools in 85 school districts, about 20 percent of schools in the state, earned Reward status. Reward Schools are generally those that are improving in terms of achievement and growth for both all students and student groups.
According the state website, the new accountability framework is based on principles that all schools can be successful and all Tennessee students must be served well. It includes a variety of measures, including chronic absenteeism and discipline, ACT performance, and TNReady scores, to make a determination. All schools are rated both on how they serve the full student population and how they are specifically serving student groups that have historically been underserved: students with disabilities, English learners, economically disadvantaged students, and black, Hispanic, and Native American students.
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- FSSD Exemplary Status
- 5 FSSD Reward Schools
- District is 1 of only 5 in TENNESSEE to score in the top 10 for all tested subjects
- FSSD received an overall Composite Score of 5 on a 1-5 scale for growth in ELA/Literacy, Math, Science and Social Studies
- FSSD Teacher Melissa Miller named the 2018-19 Tennessee Teacher of the Year
- School Board is a 6-Time Tennessee School Boards Association Board of Distinction
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Franklin Special School District
Email: gentrys@fssd.org
Website: www.fssd.org
Location: 507 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, TN, United States
Phone: (615) 794-6624
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FranklinSSD/
Twitter: @franklinspecial