LEAD was proud to welcome Tennessee’s new Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to our Neely’s Bend campus as part of her statewide tour and first week on the job. During her hour-long tour of the turnaround school Wednesday, Feb. 6, Schwinn …
Congratulations to Meghan Stowe, an assistant principal of instruction at LEAD: Neely’s Bend in Madison, who was recently named as one of the Tennessee educators in the 2019 Governor’s Academy for School Leadership (GASL) program, a one-year fellowship program designed …
Please join us in congratulating the students, staff members and families at LEAD Cameron for its second consecutive Reward School designation, honored as one of the 22 schools in Davidson County for outstanding academic excellence and growth for the 2017-2018 school year! …
“Once you can acknowledge that you’re not the greatest at something is when self-growth truly begins. Try, fail, try again and succeed.” – Gerron Hurt LEAD Academy English teacher Gerron Hurt beat out more than 20 other “home cook” competitors …
Students at LEAD Public Schools in Nashville are among the fastest improving schools in the state for student academic growth, scoring a Level 4 or 5 TVAAS growth scores at all six network schools during 2017-18. This success includes the …
The LEAD Public Schools Board of Directors last night unanimously appointed Mr. Dwayne Tucker as the next Chief Executive Officer of the LEAD network. He has served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer since August 2017 and as Board Chairman …
The LEAD Academy Class of 2018 – the fifth consecutive class to earn 100 percent acceptance to a four-year college – graduated tonight in front of a packed McAfee Concert Hall at Belmont University. The 47 seniors – nearly half …
Dominique Green ‘18 took a deep breath, re-adjusted the podium microphone and began her introduction of guest speaker and University of Oregon graduate Jason Nikolao. “One memory I have of Mr. Niko is when we were freshmen watching ‘Friday Night …
LEAD Brick Church hosted a special “Rewind” showcase earlier this week in honor of Black History Month. Students participated in a wide array of activities, including a wax museum where African-American heroes came to life, a jazz club, food tasting …
At our third-quarter award ceremony this afternoon, we announced that for the fifth consecutive year, LEAD Academy’s senior class has earned 100 percent acceptance to college! This means every student in every graduating class in LEAD Academy’s history has had …