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An Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones
Since 2012, Tennessee has taken a unique approach to intervening in struggling schools. With the goal of turning around the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the state (known as priority schools), officials introduced two separate models: the Achievement School District (ASD) and Innovation Zones (iZones). The ASD is a state-run district that directly manages some priority schools and...Read More"Reform is not easy. It requires patience and resolve from a diverse number of stakeholders."
Frank Daniels IIIReport Shows Progress in Metro Schools Academics, Community, Engagement and Customer Service
Dr. Shawn Joseph, Director of Nashville Public Schools Over the past year, Dr. Shawn Joseph, director of schools, has worked with the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to develop a highly rigorous assessment process to offer Metro Nashville Public School families and the community a deeper look into the goals, accomplishments and positive movement toward stronger student achievement....Read MoreMNPS Recommends Denying Another Charter School, Revealing Tougher District Stance
Metro Nashville Public Schools administrators are recommending that the board deny the only charter school application that has come in this year. In a report sent to board members this week, district officials criticized the proposal from the nonprofit ReThink Forward, saying it wasn’t specific enough and the financial model was incomplete. If the school board agrees with the...Read More
With A-F grades off the table, Tennessee gets creative about rating its schools under federal law
Tennessee’s plan to start grading its schools this year has taken a big detour. Days of online testing problems this spring forced officials to toss out a new A-F grading system, under development for more than a year as part of Tennessee’s sweeping plan to usher in a new era of school quality. Now the state Education Department has come up with a different approach to help parents and...Read More
