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The Villages Charter School

The Villages Charter School (VCS) opened in August, 2000 and is one of the most successful public charter schools in Florida. In fact, VCS has been a "High Performing Charter School", earned a "School of Excellence" and has received 21 straight "A" ratings from the Florida Department of Education! Last year, VCS earned the "Cognia School and Systems of Distinction" from the international accreditation group Cognia.

The Villages Charter School currently consists of 6 attendance centers (three elementary centers, one middle school, one K-8 center and one high school) with an enrollment of over 4,000. In the fall of 2023, VCS opened a K-8 center (with an enrollment capacity of 2,000) and relocated The Villages High School with an expanded enrollment capacity of 2,000 bringing our total enrollment capacity across all buildings to approximately 6,500.

The Villages Charter School offers a world-class comprehensive K-12 curriculum and state of the art facilities taught by an instructional staff second to none. We invite you to look over our school website to learn more and we welcome you to apply to join our incredible team. Our staff is here to assist parents with all aspects of student enrollment. Click "Enrollment" link to learn more and start the application process. Our staff also handles all human resources for employees of The Villages Charter School. To learn more about employment, click "Job Opportunities".

The Central Office is located in the main office of The Villages High School. The VCS Accounting Office is located at the east entrance of the Primary Center along the car line leading to the 4th & 5th Grade Center.

Select the "Marketplace" link along the bottom right side of this page to find all of the business partners affiliated with The Villages Charter School. Employees of the businesses listed are eligible to apply for enrollment. Additionally, businesses can add promotional flyers that folks can use to get discounts and the business can indicate that they are hiring. Please look over the Marketplace to learn more.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact one of our staff at our main number, 352-259-2350. To learn more about our school please look over the information on the various web pages of our site. You can also download a PDF of our brochure.

• Brittnee Augustin, Receptionist
• Sabrina Wilson, Administrative Assistant
• Dawn Encarnacion, Central Office Secretary
• Amy Zimmerman, Human Resources Coordinator
• Tara Milow, Enrollment Coordinator / Security & Campus Logistics (Direct# 352-259-6848)
• Brianna Smith, MTSS Coordinator
• Ted Miraglia, Federal Funding & Grants
• Nora Choquette, Curriculum, Data Analysis & Staff Development
• Dr. Cynthia Mergaert, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Technology Supervisor
• Lana Hood, Buffalo Adventures Director (Buffalo Adventures # 352-259-6818)
• Gina Ritch, Director of Accounting (Accounting # 352-259-6808)
• William Fraize, IT Operations Manager
• Dr. Randy McDaniel, Director of Education

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