Tallassee City School District
Tallassee City School District or Tallassee City Schools (TCS) is a school district in Tallassee, Alabama. Tallassee City Schools serves approximately 2,000 students and employs 120 teachers and support staff in one central office; one high school; one middle school; and one elementary school. The Interim Acting Superintendent of Tallassee City Schools is Dr. Brock Nolin. History. Tallassee City Schools began in the 1920s, as the city limits of Tallassee partially lay in two counties: Elmore and Tallapoosa. The first Superintendent of Tallassee City Schools was Dr. Charles Bunyan Smith, who later became the president of  Troy University. The auditorium, music, and English classes at Troy University meet in Smith Hall, which bears his name. The current Superintendent is Dr. J. Brock Nolin, a graduate of Auburn University and Jacksonville State University. Currently, Tallassee High School's main academic complex is being rebuilt. The new complex will be approximately 65,000 sq. ft. and house academic as was as a 650-seat auditorium and fine arts area. J.E. "Hot" O'Brien served as the football coach of the Tallassee Tigers for over two decades. His 57-game winning streak in the 1940s set many records that have yet  to be surpassed. The current football coach is Mike Battles. In 2003 the district enacted a rule stating that students who participate in extracurricular activities are required to submit to random drug testing. In 2006 Bobby Payne, the mayor of Tallassee, said that some officials from the city government discussed plans for the city to annex some rural areas west of the city limits as a method of keeping those areas within the city school system. Schools. The schools are Tallassee Elementary School, Southside Middle School, and Tallassee High School. The principal of Tallassee Elementary School is Ms. Shanikka Beacher , and the assistant principal is Mrs. Brittany Spencer. The principal of Southside Middle School is Mr. Tim Collier, and the assistant principal is Mr. Kevin O'Rear. The principal of Tallassee High School is Mr. Drew Glass, and the assistant principal is Mrs. Brooke Barron.