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All campuses will be closed October 9th & 10th due to the hurricane.

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Dr.
Randy
McDaniel
Director of Education
Central Office
randy.mcdaniel@tvcs.org
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Mrs.
Tara
Milow
Enrollment Coordinator / Security & Campus Logistics
Central Office
tara.milow@tvcs.org
2210 Dr. Randy McDaniel Way, Middleton, FL 34762
352-259-2350
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Ms.
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Jackson
PK1-PK4
Director
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Ms.
Shannon
Taylor
PK1-PK4
Executive Director
TVECC @ Middleton
shannon.taylor@tvecc.org

Buffalo Ridge Campus

510 Old School Road, The Villages, FL 32162
Phone: 352-259-7161
Fax: 352-259-6861

Middleton Campus

2325 LeAnne Lane, Middleton, FL 34762
Phone: 352-259-6870
Fax: 352-259-6871
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Dr.
Brian
Greene
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TVCS AC @ Buffalo Ridge
brian.green@tvcsac.org
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Mrs.
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Blaise
Operations Manager
TVCS AC @ Buffalo Ridge
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Mrs.
Katie
Langham
Secretary
TVCS AC @ Buffalo Ridge
katie.langham@tvcsac.org
420 Village Campus Circle, The Villages, FL 32162
Office: 352-259-6868
Fax: 352-259-6819
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Teri
Mattson
Principal
VCES @ Buffalo Ridge
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LeAnne
Yerk
Principal
VCES K-5 @ Middleton
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Buffalo Ridge Campus

Primary Center (K-1st Grade)

521 Old School Road, The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-7700

Intermediate Center (2nd-3rd Grade)

350 Tatonka Terrace, The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-2300

4th & 5th Grade Center

450 Village Campus Circle, The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-6850

Middleton Campus

K-8 Building

2377 Stampeder Trail, Middleton, FL 34762
352-259-6820
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Dr.
Peggy
Irwin
Principal
VCMS @ Buffalo Ridge
peggy.irwin@tvcs.org
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Cathy
Rowan
Principal
VCMS @ Middleton
cathy.rowan@tvcs.org

Buffalo Ridge Campus

251 Buffalo Trail, The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-0044

Middleton Campus

2453 Stampeder Trail, Middleton, FL 34762
352-259-6860
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Grant
Principal
VHS
robin.grant@tvcs.org
2210 Dr. Randy McDaniel Way, Middleton, FL 34762
352-259-3777
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Gina
Ritch, CPA
Director of Accounting
Central Office
gina.ritch@tvcs.org
490 Village Campus Cir, The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-6808
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Human Resources Coordinator
Central Office
amy.zimmerman@tvcs.org
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Britnee
Augustin
Receptionist
Central Office
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Nora
Choquette
Curriculum, Data Analysis & Staff Development
Central Office
nora.choquette@tvcs.org
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Ms.
Dawn
Encarnacion
Central Office Secretary
Central Office
dawn.encarnacion@tvcs.org
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Dr.
Cynthia
Mergaert
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Technology Supervisor
Central Office
cynthia.mergaert@tvcs.org
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Milow
Enrollment Coordinator / Security & Campus Logistics
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Federal Funding & Grants
Central Office
ted.miraglia@tvcs.org
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Brianna
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MTSS Coordinator
VHS, Central Office
brianna.smith@tvcs.org
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Ms.
Sabrina
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Administrative Assistant
Central Office
sabrina.wilson@tvcs.org
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IT Operations Manager
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Our History

A legacy of excellence.

Since opening its doors to staff and students in 2000, The Villages Charter School has been a leader in education from kindergarten to high school graduation. Here are some key events & milestones along the way:

1999
1999 Highlights
  • The Sumter County School board grants approval for The Villages to develop a charter school.
  • Florida Commissioner of Education, Tom Gallagher, attends a groundbreaking ceremony for The Villages Charter Elementary School.
    • 1999
    2000 - 2001
    2000 - 2001 Highlights
  • In April, the first parent-teacher meeting is held at the Savannah Center. Enrollment for the start of classes in the fall is expected to be 300 students.
  • On August 7th, The Villages Charter Elementary School (VCES) opens for grade PK-3 through 5th Grade for 341 students and a teaching staff of 22.
  • In May, year one was in the books as VCES completes its first year with 50 fifth-graders successfully graduating from elementary school.
    • 2000 - 2001
    2001 - 2002
    2001 - 2002 Highlights
  • Governor Jeb Bush is on hand to help dedicate The Villages Charter Middle School (VCMS).
  • VCS has enrollment of 622 students in grades K-8 to start the 2001-2002 school year.
  • In November, The Early Childhood (ECC) facility opened with 6 classes of 3 and 4 year-old students.
  • In May, forty-one 8th grade students celebrate the first promotion from The Villages Charter Middle School.
    • 2001 - 2002
    2002 - 2003
    2002 - 2003 Highlights
  • As the school grows, the Primary Center for grades K-2 opens. The original elementary school building is converted to house grades 3-5.
  • In August, the first class of high school students (9th Grade) is held at VCMS for the year.
  • VCS has enrollment of 911 students in grades K-9 to start the 2002-2003 school year.
  • In October, the groundbreaking ceremony is held for The Villages High School.
  • In June, VCES and VCMS both earn an "A rating" from the Florida Department of Education.
    • 2002 - 2003
    2003 - 2004
    2003 - 2004 Highlights
  • The Villages High School opens. Also, The Villages Lifelong Learning College holds classes in the new high school.
  • VCS has enrollment of 1,217 students in grades K-10 to start the 2003-2004 school year.
  • The elementary, middle school and the high school all earn an "A rating" for FCAT student performance.
    • 2003 - 2004
    2004 - 2005
    2004 - 2005 Highlights
  • VCS has enrollment of 1,442 students in grades K-11 to start the 2004-2005 school year.
  • The Villages High School football team wins its first varsity game 43-13 against Jacksonville Providence. The team would go on to a 7-2 record.
  • Both the elementary school & the middle school again earn an "A rating" with the high school earning a B for FCAT student performance.
    • 2004 - 2005
    2005 - 2006
    2005 - 2006 Highlights
  • August 2005 The first ever "senior class" for VHS begins their final year at the charter school.
  • VCS has enrollment of 1,640 students in grades K-12 to start the 2005-2006 school year.
  • The Villages High School now competes in 22 varsity sports.
  • The VHS dance team "Golden Girls", in its first year of varsity competition, wins first-place trophies in the hip-hop, high kick and pom categories and the Grand Championship trophy & choreography award at the state-wide contest in Melbourne.
  • Expansion plans are announced to add 49 classrooms across the K-12 Villages Charter School campus.
  • Gov. Jeb Bush delivers the commencement address at the first-ever VHS graduation.
  • The elementary, middle school and the high school all earn an "A rating" for FCAT student performance.
    • 2005 - 2006
    2006 - 2007
    2006 - 2007 Highlights
  • VHS incorporates the "academy" approach to teaching. VHS has 5 academies (Entrepreneurship, Communications, Health Occupations, Engineering & Advanced Placement).
  • VCS has enrollment of 1,730 students in grades K-12 to start the 2006-2007 school year.
  • The VHS girls' cross country team earns a trip to the state championships--becoming the first team to qualify for state.
  • The elementary, middle school and the high school again all earn an "A rating" for FCAT student performance.
    • 2006 - 2007
    2007 - 2008
    2007 - 2008 Highlights
  • The latest construction project is completed expanding enrollment capacity of the K-12 Villages Charter School to 2,600.
  • VCS has enrollment of 1,852 students in grades K-12 to start the 2007-2008 school year.
  • Our new expansions lead to reconfiguring the location of our students: Primary Center: Pre-K 3's through 1st Grade; Intermediate Center: 2nd through 4th Grades; VCMS: 5th through 8th Grades; and VHS 9th through 12th Grades.
  • Our newly re-organized K-12 Villages Charter School earned an “A rating” from the Florida Department of Education.
    • 2007 - 2008
    2008 - 2009
    2008 - 2009 Highlights
  • VCS has a record enrollment of 1,949 students to start the 2008-2009 school year.
  • VCS was awarded a large "Charter School Dissemination Grant" to develop documentation and training materials to assist other charter schools in Florida. The Florida Department of Education awarded the grant to VCS due to our tremendous success. As part of the grant, VCS has developed a web-based program with hundreds of high quality lessons & hands-on activities that VCS teachers use. These lessons will be available to all schools in Florida when the project is completed.
  • The Villages Charter School again earned an “A rating” from the Florida Department of Education with our highest overall academic performance in the charter school's 9 year existence.
    • 2008 - 2009
    2009 - 2010
    2009 - 2010 Highlights
  • VCS has another strong enrollment of 2,015 students to start the 2009-2010 school year.
  • VHS Girls' Golf repeats as District champion for the 3rd straight year and later wins Regionals and becomes the first VHS team sport to compete at State (finishing 14th).
  • VCS celebrates 10 years with the completion of the 2009-2010 school year!
  • The Florida Department of Education has officially released the 2009-2010 school grades for high school & combination schools that include grades 9-12 and The Villages Charter School has again earned an “A rating”!
  • For the past 3 years, VCS has received a “K-12 grade” (all “A’s”)—also, The Villages High School has now earned 5 straight A’s (2006 – 2010), The Villages Charter Middle School has now earned 8 straight A’s (2003 - 2010), and The Villages Charter Elementary School has now earned 8 straight A’s (2003 - 2010).
    • 2009 - 2010
    2010 - 2011
    2010 - 2011 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,110 students to start the 2010-2011 school year.
  • VCS begins construction on a new Early Childhood Center that will house 12 Pre-K classrooms (4 PK3 classes & 8 PK4 classes). The new school will open in August, 2011.
  • VCS begins construction on a new elementary gym and multi-purpose facility.
  • VCS begins construction on a new Fine Arts wing at The Villages Charter Middle School. The Fine Arts area will have new band, choral and dance rooms.
  • VCS begins construction on an expansion of the middle school cafeteria.
  • The Florida Department of Education has officially released the 2010-2011 school grades for high school & combination schools that include grades 9-12 and The Villages Charter School has again earned an “A”!
  • For the past 4 years, VCS has received a “K-12 grade” (all “A’s”)—also, The Villages High School has now earned 6 straight A’s (2006 – 2011), The Villages Charter Middle School has now earned 9 straight A’s (2003 - 2011), and The Villages Charter Elementary School has now earned 9 straight A’s (2003 - 2011).
    • 2010 - 2011
    2011 - 2012
    2011 - 2012 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,245 students in K-12 to start the 2011-2012 school year.
  • The Villages Early Childhood Center opens in August with 237 PK3 & PK4 students in their beautiful new facility.
  • The Elementary Gym and multi-purpose facility along with Fine Arts wing & new cafeteria at The Villages Charter Middle School open to rave reviews.
  • VCS is 9th ranked K-12 school in Florida.
  • VHS Class of 2012 has largest graduating class thus far (126).
    • 2011 - 2012
    2012 - 2013
    2012 - 2013 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,459 students in K-12 and 232 in PK-3 & PK-4 to start the 2012-2013 school year.
  • VCS was awarded full district accreditation (K-12) from the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS).
  • VCS begins construction of the latest expansion (Phase VII).
  • The Villages High School is awarded "Early College" site status by SACS and partners with Lake-Sumter State College to offer a full Associates of Arts (AA) degree.
    • 2012 - 2013
    2013 - 2014
    2013 - 2014 Highlights
  • VCS completes construction of the latest expansion (Phase VII) with a ribbon cutting & open house on July 25, 2013.
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,660 students in K-12 and 243 in PK-3 & PK-4 to start the 2013-2014 school year.
  • VHS Class of 2014 sets record of 143 graduates.
  • VCS earns our 12th "A" in a row!
    • 2013 - 2014
    2014 - 2015
    2014 - 2015 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,962 students in K-12 and 258 in PK-3 & PK-4 to start the 2014-2015 school year.
  • VCS breaks ground on the latest expansion (Phase VIII) to include a new high school choir room, new Computer Science Academy, expansion @ the VHS athletic fieldhouse & football stadium, renovated VCMS science lab and several other smaller projects.
  • The VHS Drama Department has the honor of the first performance in the new Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. The group performs show tunes to three sold out shows.
  • VHS Class of 2015 sets record of 153 graduates.
  • VCS earns 13th "A" in a row!
    • 2014 - 2015
    2015 - 2016
    2015 - 2016 Highlights
  • VCS completes latest expansion (Phase VIII) to include a new high school choir room, new Computer Science Academy, expansion at the VHS athletic fieldhouse & football stadium, renovated VCMS science lab and several other smaller projects.
  • VCS opens its latest center -- The Little Buffalo Learning Center for young children ages 1 & 2.
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 3,098 students in K-12 and 341 in PK-1 - PK-4 to start the 2015-2016 school year.
  • VHS graduated a record 166 students.
  • VCS earns 14th "A" in a row!
    • 2015 - 2016
    2016 - 2017
    2016 - 2017 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 3,131 students in K-12 and 373 in PK-1 - PK-4 to start the 2016-2017 school year.
  • VCS receives K-12 District Accreditation from the AdvancEd organization.
  • VHS Girls' & Boys' athletic programs receive state recognition as some of the best in Florida.
  • VCS earns 15th "A" in a row!
    • 2016 - 2017
    2017 - 2018
    2017 - 2018 Highlights
  • VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 3,220 students in K-12 and The Villages Early Learning Company programs (Little Buffalo Learning Center & the Early Childhood Center) have enrollment of 389 in PK-1 - PK-4 to start the 2017-2018 school year.
  • VHS adds 2 new academies -- Agriscience and Construction Management.
  • VHS graduated a record 205 students.
  • VCS earns 16th "A" in a row!
    • 2017 - 2018
    2018 - 2019
    2018 - 2019 Highlights
  • VCS has opening day enrollment of 3,240 students in K-12 and The Villages Early Learning Company programs (Little Buffalo Learning Center & the Early Childhood Center) have enrollment of 381 in PK-1 - PK-4 to start the 2018-2019 school year.
  • VHS has 50 students earn both an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree from Lake-Sumter State College and a VHS diploma.
  • VHS has another banner year in athletics. Five teams finish in the top 8 in the state (Football, Boys' Soccer, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Track & Field and Baseball).
    • 2018 - 2019
    2019 - 2020
    2019 - 2020 Highlights
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin the 20th year!
  • VCS opens the 2019-20 school year with a record enrollment of 3,320 K-12 students.
  • VCS completes the 4th quarter of the year with online learning due to COVID-19.
  • 100% of VHS seniors graduate (228).
    • 2019 - 2020
    2020 - 2021
    2020 - 2021 Highlights
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin the 21st year!
  • VCS opens the 2019-20 school year with a record enrollment of 3,350 K-12 students.
  • VCS offers 3 instructional options to parents: 1) In person, 2) Online Synchronous and 3) Online Asynchronous.
  • VCS earns its 18th consecutive A rating.
    • 2020 - 2021
    2021 - 2022
    2021 - 2022 Highlights
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin the 22nd year!
  • The Villages Charter Middle School undergoes a full restoration with updated floors, walls, furniture and new technology.
  • VCS opens the 2021-22 school year with a record enrollment of 3,380 K-12 students.
  • VCS Earns "School of Excellence" from the Florida Department of Education.
  • 100% of VHS seniors graduate (214).
  • VCS earns its 19th consecutive A rating.
    • 2021 - 2022
    2022 - 2023
    2022 - 2023 Highlights
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin the 23rd year!
  • The VCES Intermediate Center undergoes a full restoration with updated floors, walls, furniture and new technology.
  • VCS opens the 2022-23 school year with a record enrollment of 3,450 K-12 students.
  • 100% of VHS seniors graduate (249).
  • Construction on the new campus at Middleton is underway.
  • VCS earns its 20th consecutive A rating.
    • 2022 - 2023
    2023 - 2024
    2023 - 2024 Highlights
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin the 24th year!
  • VCS opens the 2023-24 school year with a record enrollment of 3,600 K-12 students.
  • The new campus @ Middleton opens for grades K-12 on Thursday, August 10th.
  • The first football game is played at The Range.
  • The first performance is shown at The Tracy.
  • VCS earns its 21st consecutive A rating.
    • 2023 - 2024
    2024 - 2025
    2024 - 2025 Highlights
  • The totally renovated Buffalo Ridge campus opens for grades K-8 on Thursday, August 8th.
  • VCS opens the 2024-25 school year with a record enrollment of 4,030 K-12 students.
  • The Villages Charter School prepares to begin its 25th year!
    • 2024 - 2025

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