State of the Schools

Published November 29, 2007

Director of Schools Dr. Rebecca Sharber gave her annual State of Williamson County Schools address to the Williamson County/Franklin Chamber of Commerce November 27. Those in attendance included local business owners, county leaders and school employees.

Dr. Sharber highlighted many of the wonderful accomplishments of Williamson County Schools.

She noted that 100 percent of Williamson County teachers are now considered "highly qualified" according to No Child Left Behind. Williamson County Schools also scored all A's in "achievement" and "value added" for the past two years according to the 2007 State Report Card.

According to Dr. Sharber, Williamson County students also tend to score higher on the ACT Exam than students across the nation. That's even more impressive considering every Williamson County student is required to take the ACT Exam.

Dr. Sharber closed by saying the state of education in Williamson County is very good, although the school system will continue on the path toward improvement.