Lebanon Special School District

Lebanon Special School District (LSSD) is a K-8[2] school district headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Lebanon Special School District
Address
397 North Castle Heights Avenue
Lebanon
, Tennessee, 37087
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8[1]
NCES District ID4702370[1]
Students and staff
Students3,837[1]
Teachers255.0[1]
Staff339.0[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.05[1]
Other information
Websitewww.lssd.org

It serves most of Lebanon and some unincorporated areas. Wilson County Schools operates the high schools that serve the LSSD territory.[3]

History

Scott Benson is the director of the district. In 2019 the school board voted for a one-year renewal of Benson's contract.[4] Benson had been promoted to Interim Assistant Director of the district in 2010.[5]

As of 2021 the district had about 2,000 students.[6]

Schools
Middle schools
  • Walter J. Baird Middle School
  • Winfree Bryant Middle School – Opened in 2010.[6]
Elementary schools
  • Jones Brummett Elementary – Opened in August 2021
    • Capacity of 800; enrollment for fall 2021 was 500–550.[6] Becky Sevier was selected as the first principal.[7] Named for Andy Brummett and Steve Jones[8]
  • Castle Heights Elementary
  • Byars Dowdy Elementary
  • Coles Ferry Elementary
  • Sam Houston Elementary

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lebanon". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "History". Lebanon Special School District. Retrieved July 22, 2022. The district provides instruction for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade,[...]
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2021. - Text list
  4. Austin, Rima (December 12, 2019). "LSSD director gets 'best' evaluation". Lebanon Democrat. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. "Scott Benson named to fill Hutto's LSSD position". Wilson Post. August 17, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. Humbles, Andy (February 16, 2021). "A look inside Lebanon's future Jones Brummett Elementary School to open in August". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. Mayes, Angie (February 12, 2021). "Long-time educator to lead new LSSD school". The Wilson Post. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. "New LSSD school named for Jones, Brummett". The Wilson Post. August 14, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

Further reading


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