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THE GREENEVILLE SUN GREENE COUNTY GUIDEBOOK
Greene County Schools Are A Key Part Of Community Greene County Schools, a public district, serves roughly 5,200 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students in Greene County with quality educational experiences and extracurricular activities. It is a key element of the community, operating 15 schools in areas all over the county. It is also one of the community’s largest employers with approximately 510 certified and 350 classified personnel. SCHOOLS OVERVIEW Basic education and a majority of the district’s special education services are delivered through its nine elementary schools, one middle school and four high schools. Greene County high school students may also attend Greene Technology Center, operated in conjunction with Greeneville City Schools, for career technical education and college-level, dual-enrollment opportunities via partnership with Tennessee College of Applied Technology. Seven of district’s schools enroll students in kindergarten through grade five – Baileyton, Camp Creek, Chuckey, Doak, McDonald, Mosheim, and Nolachuckey. They are named for the geographic areas they serve. Six of the seven elementary schools are partnered with Save the Children and provide both in school and after school programming. The seventh, McDonald Elementary, has the LEAPS grant which provides after school programming. The district has four middle schools – Chuckey-Doak, North Greene, South Greene, and West Greene – each serving grades six through eight. Chuckey-Doak, North Greene, South Greene and West Greene high schools serve grades 9-12. Additionally, Greene County high school students may broaden their curriculum with virtual and online courses, including rigorous, college-level work, made available through a partnership with the Niswonger Foundation. Additional programs are located at the Glenwood Education Center, the former
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Marshall Simmons gets his KinderBoost certificate from Doak Elementary School kindergarten teacher Amanda Bishop.
Glenwood Elementary School. These programs include an alternative school, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Early Learning Program, Bridges to Success and others. In addition to state, local and federal dollars that make up Greene County Schools’ revenue, the district is supported by Greene LEAF, or Local Education Advancement Foundation. The non-profit organization supports literacy initiatives and an $1.4 million fundraising drive for classroom technology. HELP FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS Greene County Schools have many
programs and resources to meet the needs of at-risk students. They include:
• parent involvement training programs • McDonald School’s LEAPS program • Save the Children in-school and after school tutoring • Niswonger’s Project On-Track • optional high school programs • credit recovery • Pre-K program in partnership with Head Start • Academic Behavior Intervention Center • program for the gifted • before- and after-school enrichment
• pre-school program through Early Learning Program • School To Work vocational rehabilitation • summer learning camps • kindergarten Jump Start programs, and more.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Greene County Schools have a partnership with Greene County Partnership’s Education & Workforce Development program. The effort links schools, businesses, organizations and institutions to SEE COUNTY, 51
