LEAD Brick Church Cheerleaders Attend Mayoral Inauguration
When the incoming Deputy Mayor for Community Engagement invites you to the Mayoral Inauguration, you go. Proudly. In uniform. That's precisely what happened last week. Nashville Mayor John Cooper was sworn-in at a ceremony at Stratford STEM Magnet School on Saturday, Sept.
How LEAD Brick Church and LEAD Neely’s Bend are improving teacher retention and student performance
LEAD Brick Church and LEAD Neely's Bend were featured in Chalkbeat Tennessee on August 27. Here’s how two Nashville state-run schools are tackling teacher turnover, low student performance Educator Francie Brooks has seen a huge amount of staff turnover at her school,
LEAD Brick Church, Neely’s Bend featured on Fox 17 News
LEAD Brick Church and LEAD Neely's Bend were recently featured on Fox 17 News in Nashville for their top academic growth scores in the Achievement School District. WATCH: https://fox17.com/news/local/lead-schools-earn-highest-score-on-tvaas-for-second-consecutive-year LEAD schools earn highest score on TVAAS for second consecutive year by Jason Hall Friday, August
TN’s new Education Commissioner visits LEAD Neely’s Bend during first week tour
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 met
LEAD Academy Seniors Visit with Davidson County DA for U.S. Government Class
Thank you to the Office of the District Attorney General/Nashville-Davidson County and to Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan for working with our LEAD Academy U.S. Government class earlier this week to learn more about the judicial system. From teacher Roy Word: "(We) were hosted by the Davidson
LEAD Academy High School Basketball Featured in The Tennessean
All LEADers shoutout to the 20-2 top-ranked LEAD Academy Panthers for their successful run thus far this year and for being featured in The Tennessean this week. To read the story, check out this link. Best of luck, boys!
LEAD Board Chairman Featured in Tennessean Op-Ed
The Tennessean recently ran a Letter to the Editor penned by a group of charter school Board of Director chairs, including Mr. Dwayne Tucker, LEAD's Board chairman. "As proud volunteer board chairs of Nashville public charter schools, we collectively stand ready and
Cameron Opinion Featured in The Tennessean
CEO Chris Reynolds penned an opinion piece about Cameron: A Lead Public School that ran in the June 15 edition of The Tennessean. To read the column, please visit this link. Thank you to The Tennessean for running it.
LEAD Academy Move to Cameron featured in The Tennessean
Thank you, Jason Gonzales and The Tennessean, for today's coverage of our LEAD Academy High School move to Cameron and what it means for our network and the Cameron Alumni Association. We are proud to continue to the legacy of LEAD Academy -- a 2015
First Choice Festival a success; thank you to all who participated
Thank you to all who participated in Sunday's First Choice Festival at the Music City Center. There, LEAD's network of schools joined more than 150 others so city residents could see what so many public schools have to offer in