LEAD Hosts Annual College Breakfast; Celebrates Four Consecutive Classes Earning 100 Percent Acceptance to College
More than 400 people attended this morning’s annual LEAD College Breakfast inside the Music City Center in downtown Nashville to celebrate the success of the last four graduating classes of LEAD Academy – all of whom have earned 100 percent
LEAD Academy Class of 2017 Earns 100 Percent Acceptance to College
LEAD Public Schools officially announced today that the LEAD Academy Class of 2017 is the fourth consecutive group of seniors to earn 100 percent acceptance to college. To date, every single LEAD Academy graduating class has attained this honor. “We are so
Brick Church 8th-Grader Named City’s “Mr. Basketball”
Congratulations to Antonio "Tony" Anthony for being named the city's Mr. Basketball through the Charles Davis Foundation awards program. Tony, an eighth-grader at Brick Church: A LEAD Public School, led the Bears to a 16-4 record and a season that ended
LEAD Southeast Teacher Selected for 2017 Shell Urban Science Educators Development Award
Dr. Alexandra Valdes, a science teacher at LEAD Southeast since 2014, was recently named a 2017 Shell Urban Science Educator Award recipient. The award recognizes outstanding and diverse science teachers and provides them with ongoing professional development and growth opportunities. Dr.
LEAD Academy Scores Level 5 on TVAAS
LEAD Academy High School scored a Level 5 last year on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS), the highest ranking given to schools by the state department of education. “Our students and teachers did a great job leading up to the
LEAD Announces LSE Leadership Team for 2017-2018
LEAD Public Schools announced today that LEAD Southeast School Director Chris Elliott will be the school director for LEAD Southeast High School as it begins operating a ninth-grade in the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally, LEAD announced that Emma Mac, the school’s
First “Sustaining Saturday” a Success
LEAD hosted the first of three Sustaining Saturday professional development days on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Brick Church: A LEAD Public School. The three-hour session gave staff members an opportunity to actively collaborate and dive more deeply into several initiatives. Sustaining
LEAD Welcomes Mayor Barry, Embarks on Service
LEAD Public Schools closed its annual LEAD University Summit on Friday with a morning dedicated to service projects across Nashville after opening remarks from Mayor Megan Barry. Mayor Barry addressed more than 200 staff members first thing Friday morning on the
LEAD Academy Math Teacher Named Blue Ribbon Award Winner
LEAD Academy High School math teacher Melissa Martens was named today as one of 46 teachers in Davidson County to be chosen for a Blue Ribbon Award by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. “I am so proud of Melissa's work in her
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2016! May 20, 2016
Hundreds of family and friends spilled out of the Cameron gymnasium this evening to watch the LEAD Academy High School Class of 2016 graduate in what was truly a standing-room-only affair. Our graduates, the third consecutive senior class to earn 100