Meet the FACEs: Blanca Cross at LEAD Neely’s Bend
Meet Blanca Cross, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) coordinator at our Neely’s Bend campus in Madison. Blanca was appointed to the position earlier this school year. “I'm lucky to be a part of an organization that values strong academics but
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 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
TN’s new Education Commissioner visits LEAD Neely’s Bend during first week tour
LEAD was proud to welcome Tennessee’s new Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to our Neely's Bend campus as part of her statewide tour and first week on the job. During her hour-long tour of the turnaround school Wednesday, Feb. 6, Schwinn met
Neely’s Bend Leader Named to Governor’s Academy for School Leadership Program
Congratulations to Meghan Stowe, an assistant principal of instruction at LEAD: Neely’s Bend in Madison, who was recently named as one of the Tennessee educators in the 2019 Governor’s Academy for School Leadership (GASL) program, a one-year fellowship program designed
Five out of six LEAD schools earn Level 5 TVAAS scores
Students at LEAD Public Schools in Nashville are among the fastest improving schools in the state for student academic growth, scoring a Level 4 or 5 TVAAS growth scores at all six network schools during 2017-18. This success includes the students
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
“Vote for Me to LEAD at NB!”
Fifth- and sixth-grade scholars running for the inaugural Neely's Bend Honors Council showed great courage this morning as they gave their speeches and explained why they deserved their fellow colleagues' votes. The Honor Council is a prestigious group of 5th- and
Replace fear over school conversion with collaboration
Ashley Frasier, currently serving as an instructional coach for LEAD Public Schools submits an Op-Ed to the Tennessean for students, families, and community members of the Neely's Bend Community. Ms. Frasier states, "On Dec. 12, the ASD announced that Neely's Bend