Debi C. Bush
Danna Rohleder
Megan Hickerson
Lynda Leventis-Wells
Glenda Morrison-Fair
Roger D. Meek
Crystal Ball O'Connor
Tommie E. Reece
Leola Robinson-Simpson
Charles J. "Chuck" Saylors
Pat Sudduth
Lisa Wells
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Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher, Superintendent
(864) 355-8860
pfisher@greenville.k12.sc.us
FAX: (864) 355-8867
District Staff Contact Page
Organizational Chart
- Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher, Superintendent
(864) 355-8860 | FAX: (864) 355-8867 - Maria Beltran, Assistant to the Superintendent for Information Assurance
- Teri S. Brinkman, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Board Liaison
- Bill Brown, Director, Education Technology Services
- Betty Farley, Executive Director of Planning, Demographics & Transportation
- Leroy Hamilton, Assistant Superintendent for School Accountability - Middle School
- Jeff Knotts, Executive Director of Finance
- Oby Lyles, Director of Communications
- Alex Martin, Assistant Superintendent for Career Tech. Ed./Business Relations
- Dicky McCuen, Director of Operations & Maintenance
- Dr. Michelle Meekins, Assistant Superintendent for School Accountability - Elementary–Group 2
- Pam Mills, Coordinator of Public Policy/ Community Relations
- Lynn Gibbs, Interim Executive Director/Human Resources
- Vacant, Executive Director of Construction
- Dr. Gigi Outz, Deputy Superintendent of Schools
- Kent Owens, Director of Student Personnel Services
- Dr. Ken Peake, Assistant Superintendent for School Accountability - High School
- Dr. Penny Rogers, Assistant Superintendent for School Accountability - Elementary – Group 1
- Burke Royster, Deputy Superintendent for Operations
- Norm Seidel, Director of Transportation
- Mary Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Special Education
District Mission Statement
We provide educational experiences, in cooperation with the home and community, that prepare students for lifelong learning and for ethical, productive participation in a democratic society and the global community.
District Philosophy
We Believe…..
- All students can learn.
- Students are the center of the educational process.
- Students learn best in a safe, orderly, and inviting environment.
- Students should have competent teachers, principals, and support personnel.
- Parent involvement and volunteer services support and enhance the teaching and learning process.
- Students should have equal access to educational opportunities.
- Students have the responsibility to be active learners.
- Curriculum and instruction should meet the needs of all students.
- Educational experiences should enable students to learn to communicate effectively, solve problems competently, think critically and creatively, and act responsibly.
- Education is the shared responsibility of home, school, and community
Leadership
The District is guided in overall policy and plans by an elected Board of Trustees. The mission of the Board is to ensure excellence in the governance of a quality educational program by analyzing needs, establishing policies, allocating resources, and monitoring progress.
Implementing these plans and policies is the District Superintendent who leads the staff that makes up the District Office.
District Organizational Chart
- District Mission and Philosophy
- District Overview
- Fast Facts about Greenville County Schools - Quality Measures - The numbers on awards, testing, SAT, costs and more
Budget
The total School District budget includes funds for general expenditures, building, debt service, Education Improvement Act, special projects, food service, student activity, and endowment. This is an overview of the current budget.
Internal Auditing Services assists members of management and the Board of Trustees.
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY09 . This was prepared for web delivery by the external auditors, Greene, Finney and Horton, LLP, Certified Public Accountants. This document contains the entire Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Prior years are also available. All of the information included in the printed version of the CAFR is included in the this file.
Education Plan
The District has adopted an Strategic Education Plan with this purpose:
- To focus the community’s resources, energy and efforts toward improving education
- To establish priorities for educational excellence
- To establish measures for monitoring progress
- To raise expectations and ensure access to challenging courses that help all students reach their potential
With the Education Plan as our focus, we are working toward an accountability system that will fold together all of our planning and paperwork tasks into one, unified effort. It is a clear overview of the “whole-school improvement” initiative that began with the introduction of Instructional Coaches in middle schools this year. The initiative puts great emphasis on a common set of school improvement activities and a new direction for professional development support which is more site-based and more directly related to the needs of teachers.
District Accreditation
Greenville County Schools has been awarded National Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission, recognizing the school system as a high quality school district and granting full accreditation to the school district and all of its schools.
“Accreditation as conferred by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission provides national and international recognition of the high quality of our schools, school board, and school district,” said Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher. “To receive district-wide accreditation means that all facets of a school district are working in concert to support student learning and to meet the needs of students. Our efforts to attain district-wide accreditation also demonstrate to our community our ongoing commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to continuously improve to support the achievements of our 69,000-plus students.”
AdvancED has developed a comprehensive process through which quality school districts can receive national accreditation. The accreditation process recognizes that increasing student achievement involves more than improving instruction. It is the result of how well all parts of the education system - district, school, classroom - work together to meet the needs of students. Accreditation is for a five-year term with regular reporting of progress.
As part of the initial phase of implementation, the District is sharing the Quality Assurance Review Team's findings with employees and the community. Click HERE for a summary of the findings.
Standards Assessment Report (105 pages)
Student Behavior Code
Education is too important to be the sole responsibility of the schools. The success of school discipline depends upon a collaborative effort among home, school and community. By working together we can achieve the goals we all want - safe, orderly schools and a quality education for your child.
The Student Behavior Code has been developed to provide parents and students with expectations for student conduct. Please be advised that schools may issue additional guidelines for behavior. Please read this behavior code and discuss it with your child. (Spanish Version)
Statistics and Reports
We have created a variety of information pages on this web site for statistics and reports. Here we bring them all together for your information -- Statistics Index
Rules for Distribution of Flyers at School by External Groups
The new distribution rules have three major objectives: (1) preserve the authority of individual schools to decide whether to distribute any outside materials, (2) ensure that religious organizations are not discriminated against, and (3) protect classroom time from unnecessary interruptions by prohibiting external organizations from having access to students during class time.