Nashville Mayor Megan Barry today announced the creation of a new task force to help pick a new director for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. According to a news release, the Mayor’s Office and the Nashville …
Nashville’s mayor, school board reset the dial to find a new director
After coming up empty-handed this summer in the search for Nashville’s next school chief, city leaders are revealing specifics of their new strategy for finding the best fit for the fast-changing district. Newly elected Mayor …
Barry helps steer Nashville schools director search
A 17-member task force will help guide the search for Nashville’s next schools director, Mayor Megan Barry and the Metro school board announced Monday. Barry’s office and the Nashville Public Education Foundation will co-chair the …
Country star Darius Rucker and the CMA Foundation Announce $1 million music education grant to Metro Schools
Today, country star Darius Rucker and the Country Music Association Foundation, in partnership with Metro Schools and the Nashville Public Education Foundation, announced a $1 million grant that will go towards providing instruments and music …
Pre-K proponents: Vanderbilt study will inform early learning programs, not dissolve them
Shannon Hunt, who heads the Nashville Public Education Foundation, says support for pre-K is strong in a city seeking to improve the quality of its schools and its workforce. “In Nashville, we have made a …
MNPS board reboots superintendent search
“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 …