| Nashville Schools Board of Education Reviews | | | | |
| Adequate Yearly Progress Results | | | | But many schools did not receive a rating of |
| | | | Good Standing or even the same rating as last |
| Every year, every school district in | | | | year. Many of these schools received a lower |
| Tennessee must examine its performance from | | | | rating than previously. This indicates that |
| the pervious school year. This summer | | | | there are still lots of areas that still need |
| Nashville Schools had to do this as well. The | | | | improvement. Nashville Schools has made the |
| Nashville Schools' Board of Education, which | | | | commitment to strive for every school to |
| included both the outgoing members from | | | | receive a Good Standing rating. Each summer |
| 2005-2006 and the incoming members from | | | | the Nashville Schools' Board of Education |
| 2006-2007, reviewed the results from the | | | | meets to determine what steps can be taken to |
| Tennessee Adequate Yearly Progress. The | | | | improve the coming school year's scores. The |
| results will help to pinpoint for Nashville | | | | difficulty is that there are a variety of |
| Schools those areas that have improved and | | | | factors that can influence the rating. A |
| where continued progress is needed. Nashville | | | | small adjustment in one area could affect the |
| Schools had both remarkable achievements in | | | | overall standing. With this in mind the Board |
| some areas and areas that continue to be a | | | | tries to find a way to make every school a |
| challenge. This is the third year that the | | | | school that rates Good Standing. |
| majority of schools in the Nashville Schools | | | | |
| have received a rating of Good Standing, the | | | | One of the biggest concerns for the Nashville |
| highest rating that can be given. The | | | | Schools' Board of Education is the size of |
| remaining schools had moved either up or down | | | | the District. Nashville Schools currently has |
| from the previous year. The number of schools | | | | around 74,000 students and must provide |
| in Good Standing was 81 which is the same | | | | educational opportunities that meet the needs |
| number as last year. | | | | of this student population. Nashville School |
| | | | District includes both Nashville and Davidson |
| Possibly the biggest gain this year for | | | | Counties, so there are logistic concerns |
| Nashville Schools is that some of the schools | | | | also. Nashville Schools are very confident |
| categorized as high poverty schools received | | | | about how this school year will proceed. The |
| Good Standing ratings. Two schools | | | | Nashville Schools Board of Education is a |
| Kirkpatrick and Napier Elementary Schools | | | | nine member body that is elected at the end |
| achieved a Good Standing rating for the first | | | | of every school year composed of educators, |
| time since the Tennessee Adequate Yearly | | | | community leaders and administrators. The |
| Progress was established. These two schools | | | | members are elected in a public vote by the |
| are two of the highest poverty schools in | | | | citizens of the Nashville School District. |
| Nashville School District. There ratings | | | | The Board believes that there is a real |
| reflect the effort that the students, | | | | potential for all the schools to gain ratings |
| teachers, parents and principals put in last | | | | of Good Standing by summer of 2007. |
| school year. | | | | |