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September 2012

ASD News Monthly Archive

September 27, 2012

ASD Partner LEAD Public Schools Commits to Tripling Low-Income Students Prepared for College Graduation

By Jeremy Jones

THIS STORY WAS POSTED BY THE TENNESSEAN  A Nashville educator is touting citywide teamwork as a pivotal aspect of tripling the number of low-income, college-ready graduates by 2020. Jeremy Kane, founder and CEO of LEAD Public Schools, a Nashville charter school system, announced the formation of Nashville Commits on Wednesday after returning from the Clinton Global Initiative, ...

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September 24, 2012

Three Things I Learned From Westside Teacher Jamie Lee Gunn

By Jeremy Jones

Jamie Lee Gunn teaches 8th grade English Language Arts at Westside Achievement Middle School.  On a recent visit to her classroom, three things stuck with me after I left: Students need ample time to work – This is an easy trap to find yourself when teaching: you stand in the front of the room and ...

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September 24, 2012

Cornerstone Prep Lester Works With Memphis Partners to Better Serve Students

By Jeremy Jones

Cornerstone Prep believes in deep community relationships.  By leveraging these relationships, Cornerstone Prep at the Lester School is better able to serve students in Binghampton, Orange Mound and Mitchell Heights. In just the first six weeks of school, Cornerstone Prep has forged some critical partnerships that are benefiting students in real ways: HEALTH SERVICES Christ ...

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September 21, 2012

Frayser Rams Peace Out

By Lilla Pivnick

This past weekend was a Service Saturday, the Achievement School District’s spin on Saturday School. Through four Service Saturdays throughout the school year, ASD students will partake in community service activities that are aimed at addressing needs within the Memphis community, the Shelby County community, the national community, and the global community. During the first ...

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September 20, 2012

TCSI Recruiting Leaders Nationally Transform TN Schools

By Achievement School District

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tennessee Charter School Incubator has announced the creation of the Education Entrepreneurs Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind fellowship program designed to prepare experienced school leaders to launch high-performing charter schools and charter management organizations in Memphis and Nashville. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL RELEASE>

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Corning Student: The Biggest Reason I Am A Better Reader

Mya is one of many rock star students in the third grade who can boast two years of growth in reading comprehension this year. However, Mya wasn’t always so excited to read. At the beginning of the year, she had extreme anxiety about reading aloud and asked to not be put in the spotlight to ...

Commissioner Huffman: ASD Teacher Katrina Armor Makes a Profound Difference In Lives of Students

In some ways, it is a completely new idea: the builder of the possible, the architect of the future.  In the Achievement School District, we are looking near and far for teachers who are excited to BUILD THE POSSIBLE. It takes a special person to do this work.  Our teachers are deeply committed to their ...

Be Recognized for Being a Builder of the Possible

Tennessee Department of Education is now offering a new package of financial incentives to help attract and retain TN’s most effective teachers to into its Priority Schools- including our Achievement Schools. Starting now, the state will fund $7,000 signing bonuses for every new Level 5 teacher that joins an Achievement School! They are also offering ...

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