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 19 straight "A" ratings from the Florida Department of Education! This year, VCS earned the "Cognia School and Systems of Distinction" from the international accreditation group Cognia.

The Villages Charter School currently consists of 5 buildings (three elementary centers, one middle school and one high school) with an enrollment of over 3,450. In the fall of 2023, VCS will open a K-8 center (with an enrollment capacity of 2,000) and relocate 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 east hallway of the front main lobby of The Villages Charter Elementary School 4th & 5th Grade Center. The VCS Accounting Office is now located at the east entrance of the Intermediate Center along the car line leading to the middle school.

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.

Tessa Clark, Receptionist / Food Service Associate
Dawn Encarnacion, Central Office Secretary
Amy Zimmerman, Human Resources Coordinator
Tara Milow, Enrollment Coordinator / Security & Campus Logistics (Direct# 352-259-6848)
Ted Miraglia, Federal Funding & Grants
Patrick Murphy, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Technology Supervisor
Melodee Sweeney, K-12 Curriculum Data & Assessment Coordinator
Lana Hood, Buffalo Adventures Director
Gina Ritch, Director of Accounting (Accounting # 352-259-6808)
William Fraize, IT Operations Manager
Dr. Randy McDaniel, Director of Education