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| Facts about our School |
| Year School Built |
1950 |
| Year School Rebuilt |
2000 |
| Square Footage |
67,300 |
| Number of Students |
500 |
| Grades Served |
PreK-4 |
| School Hours |
K-4 - 8:00 - 3:00
PreK - 8:00 - 2:00 |
| School Colors |
Blue & White |
| School Mascot |
Wildcats |
| Cluster |
Glencliff |
| School Motto: |
| "Whitsitt: A World of Learners" |
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Principal: Roxie Ross - roxanne.ross@mnps.org
Assistant Principal: Charles Irowa - charles.irowa@mnps.org
District 7 School Board Representative:
Will Pinkston - will@pinkstonforschools.com
District 16 Metro Council Representative:
Tony Tenpenny - tony.tenpenny@nashville.gov
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| What Does Our School Offer? |
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Title I Schoolwide
Reading Renaissance - Accelerated Reader
SHARE Mentor Volunteers
Computer Lab
Computer Skills Classes
Supplemental Education Services (SES)
Intersession
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English Language Program
PreKindergarten
Honor Choir
Art Club
CAA - 2nd Grade Reading Buddies
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Art Smart
Parent Involvement Meetings
Vanderbilt Practicum and Student Teachers
Vanderbilt Math Program - 1st, 2nd & 4th grades
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What Makes Our School Unique?
Welcome to John B. Whitsitt Elementary School. We are a PreK-4 school that serves a multicultural population of approximately 500 students. The faculty, staff and administration are dedicated and committed to the children and community they serve.
We are striving daily to provide a quality learning environment that meets the needs of every child. We provide a variety of resources to enhance learning.
We seek and welcome parental involvement. Parental involvement is a key component to student success. We have outstanding PENCIL Partners with Creative Artist Agency and Woodbine United Methodist Church, and Woodmont Church of Christ. We are proud of the thousands of volunteer hours worked to assist and tutor students at our school.
John B. Whitsitt Elementary is a special place. It is our belief that all students can learn and that it is our responsibility to ensure that they do.
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Who Attends Our School?
Students attending this school live south of downtown Nashville near 100 Oaks, surrounding the Nolensville Road area. The elementary schools in the Glencliff cluster are: Fall-Hamilton Enhanced Option, Glencliff, Glengarry, Glenview, Paragon Mills and Whitsitt. The middle schools are Cameron and Wright.
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PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
Creative Artists Agency
Woodbine Methodist Church
Woodmont Church of Christ
Monroe Harding Project - SHARE Mentors
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Community Partners
YMCA Fun Company, 6:30-8:00am; 3;00-6:00pm.
L.E.A.P.S. (Lottery for Education: Afterschool Programs) Monday-Thursday 3:15-5:30pm; Larry Foster, Director
Woodbine Christian Care Center
Coleman Community Center
Y.E.S. (Youth Encouragement Services)
Forest Hills Baptist Church - Volunteers
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The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 2009 - 2010
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