EducAtion

Microsoft It Academy

Greeneville High School and Greeneville Middle School students were selected to enroll in the cuttingedge Microsoft Student IT Academy. This academy allowed students to work toward industry-level certifications in a vast array of technological areas including programming, application suite specialization and network administration. The district allows students the opportunity to become a Microsoft Office Master if they get certified in all the Microsoft Office applications.

LEGO ROBOTICS TEAMS & STEM

First Lego Robotics Teams give students the chance to engage in hands-on STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) experiences, they build confidence, grow their knowledge, and develop habits of learning. When adults coach these students, they encourage them to try, fail, and try again, while connecting STEM concepts to real-world examples.

Students in Greeneville City Schools District have had the opportunity to participate in robotics teams at all levels. EastView Elementary, Hal Henard Elementary, Highland Elementary, Tusculum View Elementary have First Lego Robotics Teams that have competed at the regional, state, and international level. Greeneville High School and Greene Technology Center have First Robotics teams that have competed regionally.

PRESCHOOL AND ESP (EXTENDED SCHOOL PROGRAM)

The district provides a full-day preschool program for 3and 4-year-old children from families who meet the eligibility requirements of Head Start or are educationally at-risk. Priority is given to children of Families First parents.

The Extended School Program offers before-andafter school care for children enrolled at each of the four elementary schools and offers care during times when school is not in session, including the summer months. Parents pay for these services on a sliding-fee scale based on family income.

All schools in the system also offer after-school programs for remediation or enrichment. These programs are made possible thanks to the 21st Century Community Center grants.

School Resource Officer

A School Resource Officer is located in all schools. This is made possible through a partnership with the Town of Greeneville.

Staff

Greeneville City Schools employs approximately 600 personnel, including both certified and non-certified employees.

Funding

Funding for the city school system comes from local, state and federal sources. The state provides 53% of funding in the General-Purpose School Fund, while local taxes make up 25%, contributions from the Town of Greeneville make up 18%, and tuition payments and other sources each represent 2%. Greene County families who live outside the city limits of Greeneville pay $1,175 to send one student to the city school system and receive a $50 discount paying $1,125 for the second student.

Special Education

The district provides comprehensive programs for the student in all areas of special education, including gifted, learning disabled, physically challenged, behaviorally disordered and mentally challenged students.

The Early Learning Program provided by the system is available for developmentally delayed preschool students and is located at Hal Henard Elementary School.

TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICES

The school system provides bus transportation for students who reside within the city limits. A breakfast and lunch program is available at all schools and meets all state and federal requirements.

School Board

Members of the Greeneville City School Board of Education include the following: Cindy Luttrell (Chairperson), Dr. Craig Shepherd (Vice-Chairperson), Josh Quillen (Treasurer), Pamela Botta and Crystal Hirschy. A student representative from Greeneville High School also serves on the Board of Education. The Director of the Greeneville City Schools is Steve Starnes.

Contact

For more information, contact Greeneville City Schools’ Central Office at 787-8000 or visit www.gcschools.net.

The Greene County School System provides quality educational experiences and extra-curricular activities to approximately 6,265 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Evidence of excellence includes being recognized as an Exemplary District for the 2022 school year and having 9 schools recognized as Reward Schools. Greene County has also been a Level 5 school district for the previous six years. The success of the school system is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of the 534 certified and 401 classified personnel employed by the system. General education services and most of the special education services are delivered through seven elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, and an alternative education center. All of the elementary schools enroll pre-kindergarten through grade five. Six of the elementary schools have the Save the Children program to support students’ academic success. The seventh elementary school hosts the LEAPS program to assist with academic success. The four middle schools enroll students in grades six through eight, with the four high schools enrolling students in grades nine through twelve. Additional programs located at the Glenwood Educational Center include Academic/Behavior Improvement Center (A/BIC), Junior Air Force – Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JAF – ROTC),