Congratulations to the LEAD Academy Class of 2020 Valedictorian, Michael Khalil, and Salutatorian, Yousef Tadros! Khalil has a 4.14 weighted GPA and, according to college counselor Kelly Pietkiewicz, is the “epitome of hard work and commitment. “Michael has never settled …
(Last updated: March 13, 2020 at 8:30 p.m.). Out of an abundance of caution related to the Coronavirus, Metro Nashville Public Schools announced closed on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13. As a result, LEAD Public Schools also closed …
LEAD Southeast Middle School students and faculty hit their goal of reading 200 million words this school year as “Read Across America” begins. LEAD Southeast Middle School Principal Emma Mac and her team noticed that their students didn’t seem to …
Thank you to Slim and Husky’s and the Pencil Foundation for visiting LEAD Southeast middle and high schools today to meet with about 50 students. The students were greeted with a special surprise, free pizza coupons, as part of a …
LEAD’s innovative performance-based teacher pay program was featured in The Tennessean on Feb. 10. From LEAD Cameron teacher Alyssa Patel: “It really allows you to drive your own path forward,” Patel said of the compensation model. “Which you don’t usually …
The following story was published on the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) website on Wednesday, Dec. 18. LEAD Cameron: A Community Growing Together Middle school: An emotional rollercoaster of angst and confusion coupled with increased academic challenges that causes most …
“The 2018-2019 school year was a pivotal year in LEAD’s history that will shape our service to Nashville for the next decade,” said Dwayne Tucker, LEAD CEO. “We are making new, strategic investments in initiatives to achieve great student outcomes. …
A special moment between father and son occurred at LEAD Southeast at lunch Friday when Petty Officer First Class Troy Harlin surprised his son, Jordan, a sixth-grader upon his return home from his second tour overseas. “Emotional and a little …
Torianna Doss will graduate from Fisk University in 2020 with a degree in Business Administration, but she already has one successful business under her belt and is finding ways to help other aspiring entrepreneurs reach their dreams. When Torianna came …
LEAD Neely’s Bend joined volunteers from Root Nashville and Cornerstone Church earlier this month to plant nearly 200 new trees on the school’s campus in Madison. The plantings are a part of Root Nashville, a campaign led by the Cumberland …