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Check out all the awesome things happening at PGMS by viewing our Poplar Grove Post December Newsletter.
News
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PGMS Weeklong Fundraiser Event at Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe from December 3 - December 9 for all orders (online, delivery, and in-person). Use Promo Code: POPLARGROVE
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The Franklin Special School District Board of Education approved the district goals that were set based on stakeholder feedback as part of the state funding formula requirements. As part of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) public school funding formula, each school district must submit an annual accountability report.
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We are proud to be featured in Livability as a school district with exceptional academic and extracurricular offerings as well as an award-winning place to work!
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If you are new to the area, thinking of moving, considering a school change, or just want to see for yourself the amazing programs your FSSD public schools offer, come by any of our schools for a special Open House throughout the day on Wednesday, October 25th!
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Franklin Special School District's Dr. David Snowden was announced as the 2024 Superintendent of the Year by the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents on September 10, 2023, at its annual convention in Gatlinburg
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FSSD has been awarded a Healthy Meals Incentives grant in the amount of $130,000 from Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) to support efforts to fulfill a goal of feeding students with healthy meals cooked from scratch in the district's multi-year effort to improve the nutritional quality of school meals.
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The Tennessee Department of Education has selected Franklin Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Sondra Wilson-Martin as the Middle Tennessee Grand Division winner in the Teacher of the Year contest, sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Education.
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Thank you, Williamson County! We’re thrilled to announce that the Franklin Special School District is the winner of the Tennessean’s 2023 Best of Williamson County Community’s Choice Awards for Best Employer (over 500 Employees).