Reminder: LEAD Follows MNPS Schedule for Inclement Weather Days
This news posting serves as a reminder that LEAD Public Schools follows the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) calendar if and when there is a school closing due to inclement weather. To read more about the process and where to
MNPS Selection Day Results Now Online
As we announced on our facebook and twitter feeds, today is Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' Selection Day for the Optional Schools application process. For complete information about what this means for our families and students, please visit this link.
Two LEAD Academy Art Students Garner Scholastic Art Competition Recognition
Two LEAD Academy High School students were recently recognized for their outstanding artwork by the Cheekwood Museum of Art via the Scholastic Art Competition, in its 25th year. Junior Jeannette Irakunda placed in the competition with a Silver Award and will be
Brick Church Hosts First “Career Day”
Brick Church hosted its first-ever “Career Day” on Friday morning so that students would be able to connect real-life lessons from the classroom to real-world lessons from adults in the field. The following professions were represented: dance, law, hospitality, healthcare, government,
LEAD High Students Volunteer for local Angel Tree Program
Sixteen LEAD Academy High School seniors volunteered -- and modeled the "I LEAD because I serve others" Ethos -- this week through their work on the Salvation Army's "Angel Tree Project," a program for families who need assistance providing gifts and
Thank you for your #GivingTuesday support
Beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 1, LEAD Public Schools embarked on a #GivingTuesday campaign, a global day for giving back and celebrating generosity. LEAD was founded in 2007 with the mission to help Nashville students realize their potential and find success in college and beyond.
Thank you to everyone who supported our “Panther Prowl”
The LEAD Academy boys and girls basketball programs hosted the first-ever “Panther Prowl” this past Saturday, Nov. 21. Thank you to all who came out to support our programs and please check out our twitter and facebook pages for additional coverage.
LEAD Public Schools Celebrates Cameron: the first district-charter school partnership in the state of Tennessee
Inside a packed library on the second-floor of the historic Cameron building on First Avenue South, the Cameron chorus walked slowly to the front of the room. Just a few feet away, Mayor Megan Barry and Commissioner of Education Candice
LEAD Southeast Officially Unveils Metroplex Campus
Seventh-grader Mason Russell walked up to the podium, grabbed the microphone and, calmly before nearly 75 people inside the LEAD Southeast cafeteria, explained who he is as a LEAD student and what the school means to him and his friends. “At
LEAD Academy High School Moving to Cameron in August 2016
LEAD Public Schools officials announced today that LEAD Academy High School will be moved to Cameron, a LEAD Public School currently serving the needs of students in grades 5-8 in South Nashville, beginning in August of 2016. The move is the