Meet the FACEs: John Strickland at LEAD Brick Church
Meet John Strickland, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) coordinator at LEAD Brick Church in North Nashville. John was appointed FACE coordinator last year. Alongside colleagues Rania Agaib (LEAD Academy, LEAD Cameron), Erin Molitoris (LEAD Southeast middle and high) and Blanca
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.
Meet the FACEs: Rania Agaib at LEAD Academy and LEAD Cameron
Meet Rania Agaib, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) coordinator at both LEAD Academy High School and LEAD Cameron middle school in South Nashville. Rania began working at LEAD as an office manager in 2012 and was appointed FACE coordinator
In Case You Missed It: LEAD Teacher Featured on NewsChannel5 for Girls Lacrosse
Former Duke lacrosse player teaching inner city girls sport and to achieve dreams On an early Saturday morning in June, Callie Francis teaches girls how to cradle a lacrosse ball in their tiny hands. "Keep it in your right hand, you're a
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 Student-led Conferences featured in Chalkbeat Tennessee
LEAD Cameron Math teacher Alyssa Patel wrote a column about our student-led conferences that appeared on August 19 in Chalkbeat Tennessee. How student-led conferences changed how I see my students We love to ask middle school students what they want to be
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
Five LEAD Schools Earn Highest Marks for Growth
Nashville’s only two ASD schools demonstrated academic growth faster than their peers across Tennessee For the second straight year, students across the LEAD network far outgrew their peers academically across Tennessee by earning the highest score - Level 5 - on
Welcome back to school!
As we embark on our 13th year of operation as a network, we return to school with an emphasis this year on our LEAD Ethos, the founding principles of our network. We ask all staff members and students to
LEAD Celebrates Class of 2019 with annual Senior Signing Day
Seniors from LEAD Academy High School celebrated Signing Day today with 2,500 LEAD students, alumni, teachers, family members and supporters from the community gathered at the Belmont Curb Event Center. Senior Signing Day spotlights ALL seniors, not just athletes, many of