Alexander County Schools

Alexander County Schools
Location
Alexander County, North Carolina North Carolina Foothills United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PK–12
Superintendent	Dr. Jennifer Hefner
Asst. superintendent(s)	Dr. Betsy Curry
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Schools	11
Budget	$45,308,560(2014-2015)
NCES District ID	3700090[1]
Students and staff
Students	5,009
Teachers	343.80 (on FTE basis)
Staff	425 (on FTE basis)
Other information
Website	www.alexander.k12.nc.us

Alexander County Schools is the public school system for all of Alexander County, North Carolina. 11 schools are located in the district.

Governance

The primary governing body of Alexander County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a seven-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system is in the NC State Board of Education's Seventh District.[2]

Board of education

The seven-member Alexander County Schools Board of Education meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The current members of the board are: Caryn Brzykcy (Chair), Scott Bowman (Vice-Chair), Sallie Hartis, Marty Pennell, David Odom, Brigette Rhyne, Harry Schrum.[3]

Superintendent

The current superintendent of the system is Dr. Jennifer F. Hefner.

Member schools

Alexander County Schools has 11 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to early college. Those 11 schools are separated into one early college, one high school, two middle schools and seven elementary schools.[4]

Early College

• Alexander Early College (Taylorsville)

High school

• Alexander Central High School (Taylorsville)

Middle schools

• East Alexander Middle School (Hiddenite)
• West Alexander Middle School (Taylorsville)

Elementary schools

• Bethlehem Elementary School (Taylorsville)
• Ellendale Elementary School (Taylorsville)
• Hiddenite Elementary School (Hiddenite)
• Stony Point Elementary School (Stony Point)
• Sugar Loaf Elementary School (Taylorsville)
• Taylorsville Elementary School (Taylorsville)
• Wittenburg Elementary School (Taylorsville)

See also

• List of school districts in North Carolina
• North Carolina State Board of Education

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Alexander County Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
2. "Education Districts". NC State Board of Education. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
3. "Board Members". Alexander County Schools. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
4. "Schools". Alexander County Schools. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

External links

• Official website