LSE High Participates in MNPS Career Exploration Fair
The inaugural freshmen class at LEAD Southeast High Schoolparticipated in The Academies of Nashville’s annual Career Exploration Fair today inside the Music City Center earlier today. In its ninth year, the fair allows 6,000 high school students from more than 22 Metro Nashville Public
LEAD Brick Church Hosts Anti-Bullying Workshops
LEAD Brick Church hosted an anti-bullying assembly and workshops for all grades on Thursday as part of the school’s Anti-Bullying Week dedicated to spreading awareness and encouraging students to treat one another with respect. It followed other events across the LEAD
LEAD Alum Gather at MTSU
More than a dozen LEAD Academy grads currently attending Middle Tennessee State University met up on campus Thursday with Christine Harris, LEAD’s Director of College Counseling, to check in and see how their collective years are going. Ms. Harris, known to many of
LEAD Academy Hosts the Rotary Club of Nashville
Twenty representatives of the Rotary Club of Nashville spent time speaking with LEAD Academy seniors today as part of the annual Rotary lunch inside the Cameron library in South Nashville. The Rotarians spoke with seniors about their own educational journeys and the importance of college. "Our
Two LEAD Schools Named Reward Schools for Progress
We are excited to announce today that LEAD Cameron and LEAD Southeast Middle School have been named 2017 Reward Schools for Progress by the state Department of Education. The schools are two of only six in Davidson County to earn this distinction, which recognizes
Congratulations to Our Conexion Americas Essay Winners
Congratulations to LEAD Academy students Angel Flores ‘20, Jeri Lopez ‘21, Justin Martinez ‘20 and José Padrón ‘19 for their award-winning “My Hispanic Roots, My American Dream” essays recognized by Conexión Americas as part of the organization's 2017 Young Latino Writers Essay
LEAD Update on Network Reorganization
As part of LEAD’s continued effort to focus on “best in class” academic outcomes across all of the schools in our network, we announced several organizational changes today. We believe these moves best reinforce our commitment to serving the needs
Memo to MNPS, re: FOIA Requests
Interim CEO Dwayne Tucker sent the following memo to MNPS officials today in light of two Freedom of Information Act requests for information related to our leadership transition. To read it, please open the file below. FOIA Memorandum_9_15_17_MNPS.pdf (213.2 KBs)
LEAD Academy Hosts Annual College Application Party
One by one, members of the LEAD Academy Class of 2018 approached a representative from the college of their choice, handed him or her their application, shook hands, smiled, and walked away with varying degrees of swag: pennants, stickers, banners,
LEAD Announces Decision to Withdraw Charter Applications
LEAD Public Schools today announced its decision to withdraw amended applications to open LEAD Academy North High School and LEAD Southeast Elementary School. “Our commitment to our students, families and staff is to provide ‘best in class’ academics across our network,”