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Williamston Celebrates Opening Day

WCS welcomed back all staff members for the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year. Opening day events included new staff orientation and professional development centered on school and district improvement goals. 

All district schools create improvement plans based on best-practice research and student achievement data. School goals align with district objectives in support of the goals set by the Board of Education. These priorities can be reviewed by selecting the links below:

Board of Education Goals

District Improvement Plan

Williamston High School Improvement Plan

Williamston Middle School Improvement Plan

Explorer Elementary Improvement Plan

Discovery Elementary Improvement Plan

Little Hornets Preschool Improvement Plan

Scenes from Opening Day, 2023

New staff members are introduced during the Opening Day breakfast, prepared by the WCS Food Service Department:

Opening Day, 2023

Award-winning author and educator Chase Mielke delivered the Opening Day keynote. The theme of the presentation was educator resilience and well-being:

Opening Day, 2023

Faculty at Discovery Elementary participated in professional development focused on social-emotional and safety supports for students:

Opening Day, 2023