Our School

Welcome

Sneed Middle School: Grades 6-8

Mission:
At Sneed Middle School, we engage, motivate, and collaborate to ensure high levels of learning.

Vision:
The vision of Sneed Middle School is to inspire students to Lead and Succeed.

Belief:
We are "Simply the Best!"

Sneed Middle School, a one –story brick structure, was completed in August 1994. The building contains: 54 classrooms, eight planning rooms, two computer labs, one conference room, one media center, eleven offices, four science labs (one for every two science classes); a kitchen and cafeteria, a full sized gymnasium with bleachers on both sides and a stage with dressing rooms, picnic tables with umbrellas and benches are available for students to use during lunches, the school was built to accommodate the team concept used at Sneed. Classes meet daily for 60 minutes.

Administration

Phone: 843-673-1199

Email: jgaines@fsd1.org

Mr. Jeffery A. Gaines, Principal

Instructional and Operational Leadership

Electives Administrator

Jeffery Gaines has worked in Florence 1 Schools for a total of eight years, serving as a band director, assistant principal at West Florence, F1S director of arts and innovative programs, and principal of Southside Middle School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Newberry College and two master of education degrees from Southern Wesleyan University, one in classroom leadership and the other in administration and supervision.

“I am honored to join the community of learners at Sneed Middle School,” Gaines said. “I look forward to building relationships with the students, staff, and stakeholders as we build on a tradition of excellence!”

Phone: 843-673-1199

Email: andrea.jolley@fsd1.org

Ms. Andrea Jolley, Assistant Principal

English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Exceptional Education Administrator

Andrea Jolley is joining the Squire Family after serving as the assistant principal at Wallace Gregg Elementary School for the 2023-2024 school year.

Her career with Florence 1 began in 2011 as a Montessori Assistant and later as a LD-Resource teacher at North Vista Elementary School.

Ms. Jolley is a proud graduate of Wilson High School - Class of 1999. She received the Bachelor of Arts in English from Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi), Masters of Arts in Teaching Learning Disabilities from Francis Marion University (Florence, SC), and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC). “I look forward to joining the Sneed family,” Jolley said. “I am excited to be a part of the vision for the school and communities it serves.”

Phone: 843-673-1199

Email: nmcmanus@fsd1.org

Mrs. Nicole McManus, Assistant Principal

Math and Science Administrator

Nicole McManus is joining the Squire Family after serving as an assistant principal at Southside Middle School since January 2022.

Her career with Florence 1 began in 1999 as a first grade teacher at Henry L. Timrod Elementary School. Over a span of 21 years at Timrod and Savannah Grove Elementary Schools, Mrs. McManus taught first through sixth grades and served as a LD-Resource teacher. Prior to her appointment as assistant principal at Southside Middle School, Mrs. McManus served as the Curriculum Technology Coach (CTC) at North Vista Elementary School.

Mrs. McManus is a proud graduate of West Florence High School - Class of 1993. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Francis Marion University (Florence, SC), Master of Arts Teaching Learning Disabilities from Francis Marion University (Florence, SC), and the Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC). “I am excited about joining the Sneed family and being a part of the continued growth and development in the school and community,” McManus said. “I believe it takes students, parents, teachers, and administrators working together to make the most successful learning experiences for our future leaders.”