Gower Elementary School
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- Nashville Schools - A Proud History, A Bright Future!
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Nashville's reputation as the "Athens of the South" comes as much from its proud history of public
education as from the full-sized replica of the Parthenon in our city and the wealth of higher education
institutions in the area. Beginning in 1855, Nashville became the first Southern city to establish a
public school system. The first school was Hume School, located where Hume-Fogg Magnet School
stands today.
- Core Curriculum
- Lesson Plans sorted by grade and six week period.
- Metro School's Calendar of Events
- Updated Monthly.
- School Lunch Menu
- Lunch Menu sorted by grade level and Month.
- Nashville Educational Links
- Musuems, Reference, Libraries, Zoos - this page has links to all kinds of educational and informative things to do in Nashville.
- Resources for Parents
- Parent Information for Core, Homework Hotline, Retention/Promotion Policies, School Calendar, Student Materials Link Lists.
- PENCIL Foundation
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PENCIL Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, advocates quality education for Middle
Tennessee students and enlists community resources to support and strengthen schools and to
assist today's youth in preparing for lifelong success.
- Project Athena
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The first project of NALA is Project Athena, a joint listing of resources of the participating libraries.
Metro Nashville Schools connect to Project Athena through a partnership with the Nashville Public
Library. Each school library media center can obtain an institutional borrowing card and can borrow
items from the Public Library or academic libraries in the area. The items are delivered directly to the
school library media center by the school delivery system and are returned to the lending library the
same way.
- The PALS Program
- The Peer Assistance, Leadership, and Supports (PALS) program
is a joint project of the Metro School Board and the Metropolitan
Nashville Education Association. Through PALS, a cadre of
outstanding classroom teachers are released from their regular
duties to work with other teachers on a full-time basis to improve
instruction and mentor new teachers. The mentor teachers
(Peer Assistance Leaders or "PALs") work in a confidential,
non-evaluative setting with their protˇgˇs.
- Parent Empowerment Center
- Weekly support group focusing on sharing family issues and utilizing collective problem solving. Program offers individual and family counseling for families who desire to work on specific issues, and have difficulty accessing quality mental health services due to lack of transportation and/or insurance complications. A collaboration with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Safe and Drug Free Schools, Urban Services, and Vanderbilt University
- Project Starfish
- In mid-March 1998, Mr. Bill Weaver and Dr. Wise discussed young childrenÕs low academic
achievement and how the private sector might help address this issue. After two meetings, Dr. Wise
and Mr. Weaver determined that the most important need of these academically at-risk children was
an extended school experience during the summer.
- TCAP Testing
- MNPS 1998-1999 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Results.
- Music Is Elementary
- Metro Nashville Public Schools Elementary Music Program
- Gower School Profile
- This page is from the 1998-1999 School year but still has some good information on it.
- School Board Members
- The Metropolitan Board of Public Education consists of nine elected members, one member being
elected from each of the nine school districts. The term of office is four years with the terms so
staggered that no less than four members are elected every two years,
Regular meetings of the Board of Public Education are held at the Administration Building of
Metropolitan Public Schools, 2601 Bransford Avenue, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month. These meetings are open to the public.
- By the Board
- Summaries and Minutes of School Board Meetings
- Technology
- Technology Infusion Introduces the 21st Century
- Test Scores for Davidson County Schools
- The class of 1999 produced 28 National Merit and 9 National Achievement scholarship finalists with
13 Merit and 6 Achievement scholarship winners.
- The Smart Bus
- The Mobile Technology Unit can come to your school and add to or enhance the curriculum by providing enrichment to compliment classroom activities.
- Hands-On Science
- The Hands-on Science Initiative is based on the National Science Education Standards. It is a partnership between Metro Nashville-Davidson County Schools, Rutherford, Sumner, and Williamson County Schools, and Tennessee State University's Center of Excellence for Research and Policy on Basic Skills. The Center provides teacher, principal and administrator professional development, curricula research, materials management, coordination of scientists and business community involvement, and evaluation services.
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