“The stakes are much higher. You can have one process that doesn’t go well. I think if you have a second process that doesn’t go well, you lose complete and total confidence of a community …
Nashville school revamps director search
Nashville Public Education Foundation Executive Director and CEO Shannon Hunt said there are few things more important than finding a new superintendent. “There’s a lot to discuss about how we can be most helpful,” she …
School board moves forward without search firm
The Metro school board wants the search committee to be comprised of Nashville area leaders and community organizations including Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Vice Mayor David Briley, the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF), Metropolitan Nashville …
Nashville schools lay out plan to target ELL needs
A recent report by the Nashville Public Education Foundation also shows the number of ELL students will grow. Metro Schools has seen its English-language learner population grow by more than 50 percent since 2009. District officials …
Boxes sent to every school to discuss Project RESET
The Nashville Public Education Foundation has sent a gift to every school in the district to help jump-start the next meeting within the building. The box is part of the foundation’s Project RESET initiative that …
Project RESET exhibit adds more dates
“While there is often a perception that there is considerable disagreement in Nashville about how to best strengthen and improve our schools, we’re actually seeing great unanimity around the top priorities the city should tackle,” …
Keep Nashville runoff election focused on what counts
The next mayor will be elected before the Metro school board selects a new superintendent. The mayor and superintendent should be partners who continue to work on building academic achievement gains and address the challenges of a …
NPEF’s Project RESET Road Show Gathering Input from Around the City
Findings show Nashvillians united around education priorities NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Public Education Foundation’s (NPEF’s) RESET Road Show, an interactive traveling display for Nashvillians to provide input and share ideas, has seen great response …
Tennessean listens to community’s education concerns
As part of The Tennessean’s exclusive look at Project RESET, the newspaper held a number of” listening sessions” where the community could weigh in on education issues. The four events held during May brought together community leaders, …
NPEF Releases Benchmark Report, Next Steps for Project RESET
Following the success of RESET Saturday, attended by more than 750 people on May 30, the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) is continuing its Project RESET work to bring Nashvillians together behind a cradle-to-career effort …
