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Teaching & Learning

The mission of Teaching and Learning is to provide leadership that creates an environment conducive to high-quality educational experiences for all learners.

In the Franklin Special District, the division of Teaching and Learning maintains a deliberate focus on research-based practices and a strong commitment to individualized, personalized instructional experiences that challenge each student, including students with special needs, in inclusive or general-education classrooms. This commitment extends to the district’s parents, faculty, staff, and school/district administrators through high-quality, ongoing, professional learning experiences and resources that support the district’s vision of Excellence in Teaching and Learning for All and make Franklin Special District distinctly different from other school districts.

Teaching and Learning Spotlight Blog

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Aerospace Program Update
Dr. Mary Decker, Associate Director of Schools for Teaching and Learning

As we enter the second half of year two of the aerospace program, it is thriving and expanding into new areas of discovery and understanding. Currently, 60 eighth-grade students are enrolled in four separate Introduction to Aerospace classes at Freedom Middle School and Poplar Grove Middle School.

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Mary Decker, Ed.D., Associate Director of Schools for Teaching and Learning

Faith Maxwell, Administrative Assistant

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Teaching and Learning Organizational Structure

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In 2025, the FSD was selected as a Golden Achievement Winner by the National School Public Relations Association for the district's two-year-long effort of redefining the district's brand and marketing the schools with a fresh and modern approach, and tying it all into the district's five-year strategic plan.