2. DISTRICT MISSION & VISION
Metropolitan Nashville Public
Schools will provide every
student with the foundation of
knowledge, skills and character
necessary to excel in higher
education, work and life.

3. Every Graduate Has:
a plan for postsecondary education and career
 at least a 21 composite score on the ACT
 a work-based or service learning
experience, or a capstone research project
 at least one course completed online
 college credit, a nationally-recognized
professional certification, or both

4. CONTEXT/HISTORY
•12 zoned high schools, every student
•Grassroots, district-led school strategy
•Boldness of the vision
•Shared ownership

6. Redesigning High Schools
Academies of Nashville characteristics:
•Freshmen Academies
•Academies with career or thematic focus for
grades 10-12
•Block schedule with common planning time
for teacher teams
•Academy Assistant Principals,
Academy Coach, counselors
•Academy offerings informed by
workforce projections / college degrees
•10 National Standards of Practices
for academies: accreditation

8. Sustaining Change Through Effective Business
Engagement
Business & Postsecondary Partnerships
1. Curriculum Enrichment: Executives in
the classroom, Student Work-based
Learning, teacher externships
2. Every academy has two or more
business partners: 225 total
3. Connect every academy to a
postsecondary partner

9. Sustaining Change through Business
and Civic Involvement
CEO Champions
Committee of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce support the
reform effort through advocacy—policy and community
Academies of Nashville Partnership Councils
5 industry-specific councils convened by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Provide a district-wide perspective of their industry area and academies
Academy Advisory Board
Composed of an academy’s partners and stakeholders
Academy Partners
Individual businesses or organizations that work with an academy
during a school year through the PENCIL Foundation

13. CAREER EXPLORATION FAIR

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17. Transforming Teaching & Learning
Academies of Nashville characteristics:
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Project and Inquiry-based, real world
application
Acceleration options – AP, IB, dual
enrollment
Virtual/online learning
PD: blended learning, teaching on
block, project-based learning, ACT
Prep, highly effective teaming
Teacher externships

18. TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS
TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS

19. TWO-YEAR RESULTS:
2010-2012
Average daily attendance at all time high over
93%
in number of
6.8% decrease in
students
2.1% decrease
receiving OSS
number of students
with unexcused in
6.8% decrease
absences
number of students
with unexcused
absences
2.1% decrease
13.3% decrease in
in number of
number of
students
students expelled
& remanded to
alternative school
receiving OSS

20. MNPS 2010-2012 End of Course Exam (Grades 9-12) Results:
Percent of Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced
60
51.4
Percent Proficient/Advanced
50
47.4
46.6
48.7
47.5
41.8
40
37.6
2010
30
28.7
2011
2012
2013
20
10
0
Algebra I
English II
ACT Scores: 2010 – 18.1; 2011 – 18.1; 2012 – 18.4 2013 – 18.3
(value-add scores of 5s) All Tennessee students take the ACT.
Note: Results include TCAP-Alt Portfolio

21. NASHVILLE GRADUATION RATE
90
82.9
Percent of Students
80
68.8
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
58.2
61.9
70
72.6
73.1
76.2
78.3

22. % of classes scoring 21+ on ACT
PERCENT OF CLASSES SCORING 21+ ON
ACT IN METRO SCHOOLS
60
50
50
40
30
27
28
29
28
2010
2011
2012
2013
20
10
0
Goal

23. BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT IN
EDUCATION
•Policy and legislative advocacy
•Finding and supporting education candidates
•Convener and mediator
•Local source of accountability: report card

24. We report the progress of our schools