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Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Schuhler Announces Retirement After More Than Three Decades of Service in Public Education
Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Schuhler Announces Retirement After More Than Three Decades of Service in Public Education

She joined Franklin County Schools in 2014 as Assistant (and later, Associate) Superintendent for Curriculum, providing district-level leadership before being named superintendent in 2017. Over the past seven-plus years, Dr. Schuhler has guided the district through significant academic and organizational growth, including the development and adoption of the district’s five-year strategic plan, strengthening community partnerships, and fostering innovation across classrooms.

FCS Welcomes New Assistant Principal to Franklinton Elementary School
FCS Welcomes New Assistant Principal to Franklinton Elementary School

Most recently, she has been serving as a Principal Resident at Youngsville Elementary School, where she engaged in a rigorous principal residency program to develop instructional expertise and educational leadership under the mentorship of an experienced principal mentor. In this role, she participated in critical leadership functions, facilitated professional learning communities, and designed a Student Ambassador program to foster school community and engagement.

FCS Announces Ronnie Marshall as New Principal of Terrell Lane Middle School
FCS Announces Ronnie Marshall as New Principal of Terrell Lane Middle School

A dynamic and intentional leader, Marshall has served in several key roles, including assistant principal at Orange Middle School and Ferndale Middle School, math intervention coach, and classroom teacher. In each of these positions, he has consistently championed student growth, data-driven instruction, and collaborative school culture.

FCS Welcomes Jacquail Green as New Principal of RES
FCS Welcomes Jacquail Green as New Principal of RES

Prior to her role in Durham, she served as Assistant Principal at West Oxford Elementary School, where she helped launch a Dual Language Immersion program and supported numerous school improvement efforts. Ms. Green began her career in education as a classroom teacher. She later served as a principal intern at Pleasant Grove Elementary School, where she developed a strong foundation in instructional leadership and family engagement.

FCS Welcomes New Principal Dr. David Westbrook
FCS Welcomes New Principal Dr. David Westbrook

“I am excited for the chance to build on the long, excellent tradition at Franklinton High School,” said Dr. Westbrook. “Franklinton is a thriving and robust community that offers many opportunities for learners to grow into essential citizens, and it will be my privilege to serve them.”

Jovon Blacknall Named Principal of Bunn Middle School
Jovon Blacknall Named Principal of Bunn Middle School

Mr. Blacknall brings a dynamic blend of servant leadership and transformational vision to his new role. With a strong foundation in educational leadership and student development, Blacknall has most recently served as Assistant Principal at Louisburg Magnet High School, where he was recognized as the 2025 Franklin County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year.

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Our Beliefs

We believe in Community. We believe in Diversity. We believe in Respect. We believe in Integrity. We believe in Excellence.

Community
Community

Franklin County is growing. We can anecdotally recognize this by observing housing developments cropping up around the county, hearing stories of houses selling the day that they go on the market, etc. Data provided by the Franklin County Economic Development Council bears this out as well, with a projected annual growth rate of up to 2.5%.

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Diversity
Diversity

As a PreK-12 public school system, every school-aged resident of Franklin County has a place in our district. Although charter schools limit the students who may enroll with a lottery process, we welcome each and every child and we work to meet the academic, behavioral, and social development needs of all students. 

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Respect
Respect

As a district, we also recognize that it is important that students learn from their mistakes, and implementation of restorative practices can be powerful in conjunction with standard disciplinary consequences. This can be as simple as having a student acknowledge their behavior and  taking a positive action- for instance, apologizing for taking something that didn’t belong to them or for saying something hurtful to someone else.

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Integrity
Integrity

The important work of educating the students of Franklin County continues each and every day. The past two years have been challenging for us all, and we have wanted nothing more than a shift to normalcy. Despite our best efforts, students have had a disrupted educational experience that has created gaps that we continue to work to fill. They have needs that extend beyond academics and our schools have worked to support those efforts as well.

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