Grassland Elementary

School Website

School Address
6803 Manley Lane
Brentwood , TN 37027
Telephone:  615-472-4480
Fax:  615-472-4492

School Colors
Blue and Gold

School Mascot
Eagles

Principal
Dr. Ann Gordon

Assistant Principal
Dr. Sandra Juarez

Enrollment
690 as of 8/26/2009

Pupil/Teacher Ratio
 Kindergarten   18:1
1st Grade        19:1
   2nd Grade       20:1   
3rd Grade        23:1
4th Grade        23:1
5th Grade        27:1

School History
History and tradition often spark the off-shoot of a true sense of pride. Grassland Elementary School pride runs deep as it abounds with 125 years of educational history.

Sunnyside School was built about 1873 on Hillsboro Rd, north of Sneed Hill where the present day Greater Pleasant View Baptist Church is situated. The community at that point consisted of lush and lucrative farms. Having grown and needing larger facilities, the school moved into a new building in January 1911, just south of the original location on a hill overlooking present day Moran Rd., and changed its name to Grassland.

After World War II, Grassland once again found a new home. In the fall of 1950, Grassland Elementary opened the doors of its new Bethlehem Loop location with 240 students in grades K-8th. In 1972 the school was changed to K-6th and in 1990 Grassland Elementary became a K-5th school. The present facility on Manley Lane opened in August, 1992.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Report cards are issued every nine weeks.  Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled on September 29 and as needed.  Ongoing parent-teacher communication is essential for your child’s success.

Parent Support Organization
The parent support group for our school is the Grassland School Community Association, Inc. (GSCA). GSCA provides the parents with many opportunities to assist the school by volunteering time and supporting various fund raising activities which help fund technology additions, and various other school needs.  The GSCA secured a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission for the 2003-04 school year, and has applied for additional Arts grants this year.  

Special Programs
Accelerated Reader and S.T.A.R. are both utilized to supplement the reading program, and Math Facts in a Flash, Accelerated Math and S.T.A.R. Math also serve as supplementary programs. 

Many exciting projects take place throughout the school year: Field Day, 2nd Grade Pioneer Day and Thanksgiving Feast, 4-H, F.L.I.P. Program, School Spirit Celebration, Wax Museum, P.E. Parent’s week, Biz Town, 4^th grade Math Military and many other programs.

Library/Media Center
The Library/Media Center is staffed by a full time library media specialist and a library assistant. The Media Center is centrally located within the school and houses the print and non-print collection that supplements and enriches the academic curriculum. Computer terminals provide access to the Internet, online encyclopedias, Accelerated Reader program, Follett OPAC, etc. The Media Center continually promotes the enjoyment of literature and the use of informational skills through various programs and activities.

Academics
Grassland Elementary currently has 32 classrooms for kindergarten through fifth grade.   We have a full time music teacher, one media specialist, two full time physical education teachers, a full time school counselor, one art teacher, one part time technology teacher and one part time gifted ed consultant. Grassland has a 30-station Dell computer lab equipped with a projector and interactive white board. Each classroom has four networked workstations.

Grassland Elementary students have consistently tested in the top percentiles in the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program

Tutoring
Before and/or after school tutoring is available to all students

Student Support Services / Related Services
Grassland Elementary has three special education teachers with twelve assistants, a Learning Lab serving all students, one Speech and Language Pathologist, and a part time Gifted Consultant. Grassland Elementary also has a full time and part time School Counselor who meets regularly with each classroom to teach and reinforce skills such as how to get along with friends, solve conflict, and other school-related issues. Topics are planned according to the curriculum designed by the Williamson County Board of Education. Our counselors meet throughout the year with small groups to address common concerns.  They also meet with individual students, teachers, and parents.  Grassland believes in the inclusion model for all students.

Fine Arts
Our Physical Education Program utilizes the Prudential FITNESSGRAM as a tool to assess a young person's fitness level. The FITNESSGRAM is committed to health related fitness. This program was developed by the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research and is endorsed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Grassland Elementary has an active art program that introduces students to many types of art and various artists. The success of this program can be viewed all along Grassland hallways as student art is showcased for all to appreciate.

Grassland Elementary Music Program includes a student choir.

Extra Curricular Activities
Many exciting events and programs take place throughout the year at Grassland Elementary School: 4H, Junior Achievement, Book Fair, Talent Show, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub and Boy Scouts, Destination Imagination, Art Club, and Science Club for 4^th and 5^th Graders.