001Yes, we are doing announcements. All right. Um uh District 1 will be um uh working with our schools in our district and just reminding uh parents to prepare uh for Promising Scholars and uh and we will see you at the first day of Promising Scholars next week or this week and uh it's this week and uh and then also as a part of that um we are um uh working with community partners uh who will be hosting a Father's Day event uh the week after Father's Day on June 21st uh at Belmont's Curb Center uh in partnership with the NFL Alumni Association and uh you'll be able to uh to receive tickets uh if your child is in Promising Scholars, you'll receive free tickets to that event. So, I just wanted to make people aware
002of that and look out for that. District two. Thanks. Promising scholar starts on Thursday. Please make sure that you know where your bus stop is. Um and know that good information so we can see you for the month of June. The Overton cluster event will be happening towards the end of July. So for families that are in the Overton cluster, please look forward to that information so that you can join us in celebrating the goodness of being in the Bobcat area. Thanks much. District three pass. District five. I was wait a minute. There we go. I was going to make an announcement, but I think that Dr. Battle is already going to do that. So, pass. Good save. District six. Thank you. Uh just a couple of quick announcements. Uh we are wrapping up our
003next we're wrapping up uh the process for our next student school board member this week. So we will have very soon we'll have an announcement for our junior student schoolboard member and a big shout out to our senior student school board member. This is her last meeting. So, let's give her a big old thank you. Thank you for serving so well, Christine. We appreciate you, love. And um just one more Oh, one final thing is congratulations to all of our 2025 graduates. It was a fantastic graduation season and I'm so proud of all of our students. Thank you. District seven, there is no announcements. District eight, district nine, just want to give a big congrats to Lawson's girls track and field team who are this year's state runner up. And I know that we will
004be discussing it even more, but I had to um recognize also that we have a new state record because of some of our girls. So I know I will let Dr. Battle give that information, but I also had to recognize them. So we're really proud of you guys. Thank you. Junior student board member. Um, I just want to say the bill to put a student board member uh representative in every district was signed this morning. Um, I was able to attend the ceremony at the capital. Um, and very excited to wrap up a very amazing school year and to see who will be by my side next year. And I say junior student board member, but she's actually a rising senior student board member. So, congratulations to her. and then our graduating student school board
005member. Yep. Hi everyone. Um, as some of you may know, today is my last schoolboard meeting. I've learned so much from this experience and I wanted to thank everyone here from Dr. Battle to the board members to everyone working behind the scenes and to everyone else in this room. I want to thank all of you for making this opportunity and making my time on the board meaningful. Hannah, you've been stellar to work with and I look forward to seeing what you and the next school member has in store for all of us. I've committed to Vanderbilt University as an econ [Music] major. So, I'll be around. I'll be helping. The board can't get rid of me just yet. Um, congratulations to all the seniors this year. We made it. We're out. Um, and that's all.
006So, I hope everyone else has a good summer break. Congratulations, uh, Christine. Um, and then the last announcement from district 4, which is the McGabic cluster of schools. We have, um, we have, uh, our back to school bash. I know we just ended school. We're going into the summer and we're already talking about back to school, but we have our back to school bash that will be August the 2nd um, from 9 to 12. Um, so please mark that on your calendars. Um, we will be doing planning and calling out over the summer to get prepared for that back to school bash at the beginning of August. Uh, thank you. That will be the end of announcements. All right, we will start um about a minute and a half to give Metro 3 a time
007to reset. All right, I call this meeting to order. Uh, we have a quorum with all nine board members present. Uh, we will have the pledge of allegiance. Uh, with the honorable Senator Oliver, would you come greet us to the pledge of allegiance? Lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Yes, you. It's right here. Right here. Am I talking to the mic? Okay. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. We surprise everyone with that. That's one of the privileges. Um I will entertain a motion for the trap for to accept the agenda. So moved there. It's been moved um by vice chair Nabal Kenny. Second by chair Mays. All
008in favor is adopting the agenda say I. I. Any oppose passes unanimously. Now I'll turn over to Dr. Battle for our recognitions and awards. Thank you so much Chair Player and good evening board members. So, the 2425 school year may be over, but we are certainly not done recognizing the achievements of our talented students and staff. So, we're going to go ahead and get kicked off. We're going to start first with the students who wrote and performed our every student known anthem. Um, they're an amazing group who keep earning earning accolades for their talents and their great work. As you know, they are Emmy winners. And last month, I had the pleasure along with several of you um of hearing them sing every student known ac capella in front of the Tennessee Senate, which was
009quite impressed by their performance. Since not everyone could be there that day, I've asked state senator Charlene Oliver to join us tonight to present her resolution recognizing these students. Senator Oliver, if you want to approach the podium first, thank you so much for taking the time both on the Senate floor and here tonight to celebrate these very special young people. The floor is yours and then if you don't mind, we'd like you to stick around for a quick photo with the board. Sure. Sure. Thank you, board members and Dr. Battle. It's a pleasure to be here again uh with you and to everyone here. I'm State Senator Charlene Oliver. I represent the 19th district here in Nashville. So last summer I was invited to a announcement on music row right before the start of the
010school year and wasn't quite sure what I was coming to but I listened to several of our Metro Nashville public school students sing the every student known song and I was blown away. I love me a a a Disney musical. So it sounded like a Disney musical song that could be in a movie. And so after that, I said, "We got to get these kids to the legislature. My colleagues need to know how wonderful the students are in Metro Nashville Public Schools." And I will attest, we are producing some of the best and brightest that Tennessee has to offer. So, um, back in March, I believe March, April, months are running together, uh, I invited Dr. Battle and the students and they performed in front of the legislature and they did an awesome job. Even
011without the music track, they can do anything. So, um, it is my pleasure to present this resolution for every student that won an Emmy award for this song and every person that worked on the track. So, I want to say congratulations to Dr. battle to school board members, to the educators in this district, and to every student and parent that's part of this district. Thank you. I'm This is my thing. All right, let's give Senator Oliver another round of applause for recognizing our young people. So again, we're so thankful for Senator Oliver. Um, and congratulations again to our students who wrote and performed the every student known song. So this has also been a stellar spring for MNS athletics at both the high school and middle school levels. And we've got many state champions and
012runner-ups to celebrate tonight. And I predict future Olympians. I really believe this might be the best year we've ever had. And I want to give a shout out to a few folks before we jump in. First to our high school athletic director, Mr. Mark North. Thank you. I know you're in here somewhere. and to our middle and elementary schools athletic director, Penny Howard. Give it up for her. Let's also give it up for all of our coaches and our school athletic directors. We could not do this without our phenomenal family members. Let's give them a round of applause. And to our student athletes, we are celebrating you big tonight. So, let's go ahead and start with a round of applause for you. So, let's jump right into our high school student athlete recognitions first, and
013then we'll recognize our middle school state champions and runner-ups. So students, when I call your name, please come up to the area in front of the board table right up here and face this admiring audience and we'll get a photo of each school before we call up the next one. Then we'll bring everyone back up to get a very large photo at the end. So first up, thank you board member block for giving me this moment is Hillsboro High School state champion lacrosse team. So, the Burrows, who are our only boys lacrosse team, defeated Centennial in the quarterfinals, Paige in the semi-finals, and then Sig Signal Mountain by final score of 12- 11 in the state championship game in Nolanville on May 17th. Students and coaches, we're so proud of you and the way you
014represented MNS on the field this season. You put the district on the lacrosse map with your outstanding play and teamwork. Congratulations to each one of you on your state championship, y'all. Let's give them another round of applause. A coming to church. Squeeze in. And before they mark the first state champion in Tennessee right The first, not the last. [Music] I promise you. Oh, I know you did. Yeah, congratulations again to the Hillsboro lacrosse team. Um, we're super proud um of you all. Keep representing um in the best and brightest ways. So, now we're going to turn to track and field and y'all get comfortable because we have a lot of individual students and relay teams to recognize and celebrate tonight. Again, we'll go through these school by school and get a group photo of each
015school student athletes. So, come on up front as your name is called and then you'll return to your seats and then come back up for a photo. All right, we'll start with Aiah Shoot from East Nashville Magnet High School. All right, let me brag on Isaiah here for a minute. She won the most individual medals of any MNS track and field athlete at the state championship meet. She won class A I'm not done yet. Got to get get used to this. She won class A state championships in two events, the girls pentathlon and the long jump and was the runner up in two others, the triple jump and the 300 meter hurdles. Congratulations, Aiah. We're so proud of you. Okay, now we're going to have you come back up in just a minute. So, we'll
016let you sit down for just a minute. Next, we have the school that won the most state championships this year, and that is Martin Luther King Junior Academic Magnet High School. All right, I'm gonna call out some names. So, y'all y'all give me a hand wave once I call your name. First up is Aaliyah Vernado. Give us a big wave. Hi. Aaliyah, who won the class doubleA state championship in both the girls 100 meters and 200 meters. Y'all, let's give it up for Aaliyah. Next is Bianca Loveless Coleman, your new state champion in the girls discus. Well, Bianca is in Tokyo right now, so we'll congratulate her when she returns. Y'all stay put. Don't move yet. Because also from MLK is Wyatt Bowling, who won the state championship in the boys 1600 meters. And the
017MLK girls also won the state championship in the 4 by 200 meter relay. Y'all give us a wave. So again, congratulations MLK. We want to get a quick photo of y'all together. I got it. You got it already. Okay. Congratulations. Y'all don't go anywhere because we'll have you come back up in just a minute. Okay. Y'all can sit and then we're gonna have you come back up. I'm sorry. Congratulations. The first Yes. Next, we have the school that brought home the most individual and team medals, plus one amazing state record, which I'll talk about in a second. I'm just excited. Thank you, Miss Tyler, for giving me this moment. That school is none other than James Lawson High School. First up is Jada Davis, your new class doubleA state champion in the girls long jump.
018We also have Jasmine Groves who won the state championship in the girls 300 meter hurdles. All right. And I got to spend an extra moment on a freshman and that is Dream Williams. Come on up, Dream. Now, if you've not seen this already, it's about gone viral at this point. There is a video of Dream winning the girls 400 meters. Um, and it's becoming legendary already because you can't see any other winner in the picture when she crosses the finish line. But here's why. Dream broke the 46year-old state record in the 400 meters by more than a second as a freshman. Dream also finished as runner up in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters. But it doesn't end there because James Lawson also brought its relay game to the state meet. They won
019the state championship in the girls 4x400 meters. Give it up for them. Before I move on, are there any other young ladies who are here that ran the 4x4? I knew it. Congratulations, state champs. and we're runnerups on the boys side in the 4x400. So, if the boys 4x4 is here, y'all come on up so we can recognize you all and James Lawson was the runnerups in the mix 4x400 meter relay. Let's give them a round of applause. And finally, before I allow the student athletes from James Lawson to have a seat, the James Lawson girls total performance across the entire meet earned them a team runnerup medal. So, let's get everybody who represents the team to the front. We're going to get a group photo. And as they're taking this photo, we want to
020give a huge shout out to the administration, the teachers, the coaches, the athletic directors, the parents, the fans of James Lawson High School. All right. Congratulations, James Lawson. Thank you. And don't meet your medals. We want to hear that claiming of the medals on the way up here. Get autographs now. I'm ready to do another one time in my life. Now we're going to move to John Overton High School. Thank you, Miss Ara. Uh where we have another track superstar. So Kamora Lee Williams, would you come on up? Marley won two state championships in class three 3A once again this year. once again this year. Um the girls 100 meters as well as the 200 meters. It's the Okay, so listen. It's the second year in a row she's accomplished that double victory and it's
021her third state championship in a row in the 100 meters. Y'all, let's give that up for tomorrow. All right, come. We're going to get you back up here in just a moment. Yeah, we protect it. Protect. No injuries. No injuries. Let's hold that. Next up from Pearl Cone High School. Thank you so much, board member fame. We'd like to take a moment and recognize China Harris Rucker. Come on up, China. Am I here? Come on up and represent. China is the state runner up in class double A in the girls 400 meters. Let's give it up for China. And Pearl Conn is our new state champion in the boys 4 by 100 meter relay. Y'all come on up. Celebrate it. Congratulations um to you all to the entire Pearl Cone family. I got to see
022that one. That was fast. That was fast. That was fast. Last but not least, let's turn to Whites Creek High School. Thank you, principal. I mean, board member Taylor. Appreciate y'all. [Laughter] All all new titles, right? So, Whites Creek Corion Ross won the class single state championship in the boys 800 meters. Let's give it up for Coron. And don't move yet. And Whites Creek was the runner up in the boys 4x400 meter relay. Let's give it up for the 4x4. All right. So, congratulations to our Cobras and the entire Whites Creek community. Thank you all for representing in such fine fashion. You know, I'm a I'm a Whites Creek alum, so I'm feeling this shirt right here. She gonna kill my face. Congratulations, y'all. All right, so um y'all stay up here since we've got
023your individual picture. Can I get um all of the track and field state champions and runnerups? We're going to have to be real close and tight and and just act like we really love each other to get this picture. Everybody come on up. Again, um we'll get one if the coaches could come on up. If there's any athletic directors here, um principles, please feel free or school staff, please feel free to squeeze in. Let's see if we can get everyone in this picture. And board members, if your school's represented, come on up. I'm going to get them space. Uh Cheryl represented, she can take Cheryl, you know, she's jump up. She go take that picture cuz your school ain't in it. Robert, you got to get in the picture. Robert. Yeah. Muscle. One, two, three.
024Did that cross? That was almost everybody's district. Just us, I think. We coming. We coming. We coming. Coming around. Did my pen hit you? No. Good job. All right. Congratulations again to all of our high school state champions and runner-ups. Um we look forward to celebrating um Mark, did you want to say that? You want to share? We look forward to celebrating all of our state champs um at our breakfast of champions um this Thursday um at the wellness center. Um so we're going to the Martin Center. At the Martin Center. Yes. At the Martin Center. Thank you. Thank you, Mark. And congratulations to everyone. Again, I've told the board they should get autographs now. Um because across our lacrosse team, across our track and field teams, there is greatness um in the making. So
025again, congratulations. Remember the little people. Okay. Now, let's turn our attention to our high achieving middle school student athletes. Yes. So students, as I call your name, please come up front and face um all your fans in the crowd tonight. And we're going to take a big photo, a group photo at the end as well. Um so first up um we're going to recognize Dupon [Music] Hadley. So Dupine, come on up. So, Dupant Headley Middle School won the TMSAA state championship in the boys 4 by 200 meter relay. Let's give them another round of applause. Y'all get the picture. You got it. All right. Congratulations, y'all. We're going to get you back up here in a minute. [Laughter] Next we have East Nashville Magnet Middle School like a Barbie. Of course. Yes. There you go,
026ladies. All right. So, wait for the park. So, East Nashville Magna School Middle East Nashville Magnet Middle School girls 4 by 100 meter relay team not only won the state championship, but they also set a new state record with a time of 50.65 65 seconds, shattering the previous record by nearly a second. And that's not all. The East girls also were state runner-ups in the 4x200 meter relay. Give them a round of applause. And if I can just travel back to a bit earlier in the school year for a moment, the East boys were runnerups in the TMSSSA state wrestling championship as well. But congratulations, ladies. Job well done. Look at all. All right. Next up, we have Johnny Rollins from Hannes Middle School. Come on up, Principal Dennis, and represent. So, as Principal Dennis
027is coming up, I want to acknowledge and celebrate that Johnny was a state runnerup in the boys 100 meters. So, let's give it up for Johnny. Thank you. And next up, we have a wonderful represented representative from the Moses McKisik Middle School, and that is Nvea Whitaker. Nvea, come on up. Y'all please give it up and help me recognize Naa, your new state champion in the girls discus. All right. And our next wonderful student athlete comes to us from Meg's Magnet Middle School and that is Lauren Bridges. All right. So, we want to celebrate Lauren this evening because Lauren won the state championship in the girls shot put and was the runner up in the discus. Your mama needs a picture. All right. Next up is Francis and Woi. If you can come on up,
028Francis, if you're here. Oh, he's not here. Okay. Fran Francis won the state championship in the boys 400 meters and was runner up in the long jump. Let's give it up for Franc. So, I've saved this school award for last. Each year, we recognize the middle school that has put in the best all-around performance across all sports. Points towards the award are based on the top four teams in the city playoffs or city tournament for each sport with four points for first place, three points for second, two points for third, and one point for fourth place. The winner will be awarded a trophy to keep for a year. Penny, let's see it. Where is it? There it is. All right. Along with the plaque that will remain at the school. And I'm excited to announce
029that the all sports award winner for the 2425 school year in our middle school division is Meg's Magnet Middle School. See, you tried to run away. It's going to be our middle school. Please feel free. Hold [Music] on. All right, we ready? One, two, three. It's not my fault. They won all the awards. Yes. Not my fault. They went out and won all these steaks. But the first time having a breakfast for them. This is our third year. Yeah. It's different than the breakfast. They're going to come next week. Say hi. [Music] Elena, we want to just say hi to you. our previous student board member, college student doing extremely well at Hampton University. Way to go. Congratulations, Mom. And congratulations to all of our student athletes and coaches, everyone who is recognized um tonight.
030Um it is always good to celebrate our spring sport winners um as we do across every other season. So, congratulations Yes. Yes. They have to make tough decisions, graduations and other ceremonies while they're competing for state championships. All right. So, finally, we've got um one last recognition that's not on the agenda. Um but we've already kind of touched the surface here. Um but we could not let the school year end without recognizing the work of our senior student board member, Christine Tran. Christine has worked hard for the past two years to represent student voice while also continuing to shine and her classes and other activities which include her nationally recognized work as a debater. Now, Christine has graduated from James Lawson High School and this fall, as she's already shared with us, will be enrolling
031in Vanderbilt University. She will be back. She's not going to go too far away from us. But congratulations to you, Christine. Thank you for the two years of service as a student board member. Thank you for representing your fellow peers so well. We wish you nothing but the best in the future. Do it afterwards. Yeah, we do. All right. What a fun evening. Um, boy, we'll turn it back over to you. Thank you. All right. Bringing back memories when I was part of a district track champions throwers rock. I threw shot, discus, and javelin. So, we don't get our fair due. So, I am proud of all of our discus and shotput throwers. Now, we'll move on to public agenda. I mean public participation. We have two people represented. Um you have two minutes to
032speak with Jonanna Kamal that if I okay correct me if I was wrong. Okay. Good evening everybody. My name is Joanna Kamal. I'm a rising senior at MLK. And today I'd like to thank you all for giving me the opportunity to speak. I'd like to just voice some concerns I have about the lack of third spaces for students and how they can offer more than just safety in our community, but they can also open real life doors. So many students are eager to grow, but we don't always know where to start. Scholarships, internships, and mentorships are all really difficult to find. And without that guidance, we miss chances to build our own futures. Without Without a doubt, our generation is one of the most creative and one of the most driven generations that I've seen.
033And while some go for careers in medicine or engineering, others are drawn to art, entrepreneurship, and business. And these are all noble pursuits, but without the support, those skills that they need go undeveloped. I'd like to highlight two students at MLK that I know, Anna Punkar and Amelia Wong, who last month for Asian-American Pacific Islander Appreciation Month, they got a free vendor spot at one of the local markets, and that not only boosted their morale, but also boosted their business. I saw the happiness on their faces and how it just made them light up like nothing I've ever seen before. But they shouldn't have to rely on just sluck for success in their future. We should be given these opportunities and our school system should be allowing us to craft together ideas and work together
034in order to support them all the time. At MLK, we already partner with outside programs and other schools for sports like NSA. Why not bring the resources from two schools and bind them together so that all students can share these resources to grow successfully? We could create a student-friendly website to connect teens to free classes, mentorships, volunteering hours, and donation opportunities. It would help students access everything from business lessons or just ideal college help like help on the ACT or any other opportunities they need. Investing in third spaces shows students that their ideas matter and that their community, especially their school board, supports and believes in their future. Thank you all again for allowing me the chance to speak. My time. Thank you. Thank you. Any Parker? Good evening everyone. My name is Annayia Parker.
035I also go to MLK and I am a rising senior. I am also here to talk about the urgent need for third spaces for teen center third spaces. On August 24th, 2021, our community witnessed a tragedy in the Watkins parking lot. A dead couple laid a dead couple lay in their car after the man shot both his wife and himself just steps away from the library in the park where both head and MLK students venture after school. Children as young as fifth grade saw that scene outside the place that was supposed to be safe. This tragedy is one example of why teens need spaces designed for us. Places where we can gather, study, and grow under safe supervision. Although community centers and libraries exist, they're often too far, overcrowded, or shared with unhoused populations. While
036we while we should support all members of our community, the reality is that teens and parents worry about safety and comfort. At the same time, schools have increased pressure on academics. perfect ACT scores, internships, and AP classes. All while support systems like clubs and creative outlets have began to disappear. Many students now feel overwhelmed, burnt out, and alone. Creating dedicated spaces for just teens would give us somewhere to unwind, connect, and feel seen. It's not just about keeping us busy after school. It is about showing that our well-being matters as much as our grades. If we truly care about our students, we have to be able to support them as a whole person beyond the report card. Thank you for having me. I yield my time. Thank you. You did a great job. Both of
037you did a great job. Uh that's end of public participation. Now we'll move on to committee reports. First, we'll give it to Dr. Battle for an update. All right. Good evening again, board members. Um I'm pleased to just share with you a couple um updates this um evening as we wrapped up the 24-25 school year and are already um in the process of preparing for the 2526 school year. Um I'm pleased to share several important leadership appointments for the 2526 school year that will further strengthen our schools and support services. Um you've um already um been introduced to to these wonderful leaders, but I want to make sure we do acknowledge them. Um we have a few we have five interim um principles. Those are principles who served in their current capacity this this previous
038school year will continue on as executive principles for next school year. Um we have Dr. Angela Burns at Alice Green Elementary. Dr. Burn moves from interim to executive principal bringing over a decade of instructional and leadership experience in MNS. Angela Davis will be leading Lake View Elementary. Um, Miss Davis is a veteran MNPS educator with more than 20 years of service moving from interim to executive principal. We also have with us in the audience today and and he's um showcased on the screen u Mr. Joan Davis um at Moses McKis Middle. Um Jawan is a Nashville native and MNPS graduate. Mr. Davis steps into the executive principal role after serving as interim this past year. We also have Dr. Kate Finn at Andrew Jackson Elementary. She comes with more than 20 years of in education
039and strong STEM background. Dr. Finn transitions again from interim to executive principal. And we have Dr. Williams. Ladonna Williams um is being promoted to executive principal after serving as West meets interim principal and longtime AP. Um so I know you all will join me in congratulating all of these interim to executive principles. Now, we have one um new executive principal appointment um that I want to share and then we have a couple um of interims. So, um please help me welcome Dr. Whitney Russell as the new executive principal at Inglewood Environmental Science Magnet um Elementary School. Dr. Russell joins Inglewood after leading Napier Elementary to strong academic gains and TV growth. So, let's please give it up for Dr. Russell and Dr. Russell just graduated with her doctorate this past May. So, congratulations on completing
040her doctorate. It's correct. Full clap. And then we also have three interim executive um principles. Um first we have Dr. Miller Wallace um who will be serving as an interim principal at Donaldson Middle School. Dr. Wallace brings over a decade of leadership and a record of strong instructional results to his interim role. We also are welcoming Mr. Keenan Robinson um to Napier Elementary. Mr. Robinson is a seasoned MNS administrator with experience across grade levels and roles now leading Napier. And then we have Miss Brooks um who will serve as the interim executive principal at Whites Creek High School. Miss Brooks is a former MNS teacher of the year and level 5 AP. she steps into this interim principal role as Weiss Creek where she has been serving as the assistant principal. Let's give it up
041for our three interim executive principles. Now, you might be saying, Dr. Battle, that's it. That's it, y'all. Um, we have a strong, strong cohort of leaders leading our schools here um in Nashville Public Schools. So, we're extremely proud of the continuity and leadership that will continue into the 2526 school year and we look forward to welcoming um our new principles on board as they start their new roles on July 1st. All right. And then we have a couple of support hub executive directors I'd like to introduce um you and the community to. Um the first one is Dr. Shironda Beer. Dr. brings over 25 years of district leadership experience in Memphis with expertise and datadriven improvement to her role as executive director. We're also welcoming Dr. David Martin who joins us from Louisiana where he
042has served as superintendent of the Louisiana Special School District, bringing statewide and national leadership experience and specialized education to MNS. You might be familiar with Dr. uh Martin because he also just previously served as a superintendent of the Tennessee School for the Blind. Also, help me welcome Dr. Brian Mills, a proven school turnaround leader who has led Whites Creek to three consecutive years of level five growth. He will continue to serve as executive director for Whites Creek High School in support of interim principal Melissa Brooks as he adds additional schools to his ED portfolio. Also, welcome to Dr. Shelley Menddees, who comes to us with extensive experience in K12 and higher education leadership. Dr. Dr. Mendes will bring a wealth of knowledge as an executive director and also we're proud um of the appointment of
043Miss Priscilla Cole um who currently serve as an executive director of schools. She will now lead our professional learning and growth um department after serving again as executive director for high schools and principal coach. So please join me in congratulating these outstanding leaders as they step into their new roles to serve our community. All right. Next, I just wanted to give a brief update on Promise and Scholars, which starts on Thursday for students who register to attend. The Promising Scholar Summer Program offers students a fun, free, and academically enriching experience this summer. My kids are definitely looking forward to it. Um each summer camp will offer a mix of classroom learning, science, technology, and art activities, physical activity, and other fun experiences with a full day schedule for rising kindergarteners through eighth graders and a
044half day for rising 9th through 12th graders. We will also be offering credit recovery for high school students who need additional credits to graduate. We will have approximately,00 staff at 57 sites across the district. As of this morning, we have approximately 17,000, this is more specifically, but 17,870 students enrolled, of which more than 4,120 are third grade students. We will continue to offer third grade spots to any student who needs it to be promoted to fourth grade next year. While we leverage state grant funds for part of this program, we wouldn't be able to offer this universally to all students without the support. again a metro government um this board the mayor council through the esser bridge program and going forward with our additional investments proposed by the scholars portfolio and our proposed operating budget.
045So thank you to all the staff who work so hard to make this happen. Um I want to give a shout out to our transportation team and had an opportunity to celebrate with them and their end of the year um celebration many of which will be driving um transporting our um lovely students to promising scholars this summer. Um, a big shout out to Mikita Watson, our director of family community partnerships, who has helped to organize this tremendous lift on behalf of our students, um, which for the month of June is one of the largest school districts in the state compared to other LEAs around Tennessee. So, let me put that lightly. For our summer programming, we are still one of the largest districts operating during the month of June, um, from Thursday all the way
046to June 30. So again, kudos to the team who will be leading this effort, who's played a part in getting us all organized and providing these wonderful, enriching opportunities for our young people. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now we move on to Vice Chair Nala Kenny for a budget and finance report. Sorry. Um, my mind just went blank. It's that brain fog, y'all. Okay, it's back. All right. Um update on a report for budget committee. We reviewed the um we did uh a review of the the current budget uh that we are looking to uh that was proposed today uh for the FY26. Had a fruitful discussion um about that budget uh with some remaining uh questions that we're going to review. uh if you have not if you were not able to attend
047that budget hearing I welcome you to uh look at the video online um where it will be available and um that is it as far as the budget conversation is concerned. Thank you. Thank you very much. We will now move on to governance issues. Um I will entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. Second has been moved by member uh Young and seconded by member Maize. Um all in favor of the consent agenda, please say I. Any oppose? It passes unanimously. 9 to zero. Now I will entertain a motion for the certification of charges. Um and if um certificates of charges of dismissal, that's not on consent. Okay. Um I I would like to take the motion as a group for take the two certification as a group in one motion. So moved second.
048There's moved by member Maize and second by um member uh vice chair Nabon Kenny. Um do we need um all in favor say I. I. Um oppose. Is pass unanimously. nine to zero. Um, and at the end, uh, and would Christina a transm stand up, I just want to I want to personally thank you for sharing your daughter with us. I remember when I first met you at James Lawson um and got the chance to know both of you, but you've been very gracious and you raised a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent daughter who's been a great voice on this board and who has taught us a lot as adults um and making sure to do. So, I hope you're very proud of your daughter. Thank you for sharing with her nine months. We are not going
049to give her up lightly. Um she's still part of this family and you know a part of this family too. I just want to thank you for all your hard work for raising a wonderful daughter. And thank you for being a mother to us all. Yes. Yes. The little trinkets and the little candies, yes, have come in very handy. Um and again to Christina, thank you for all your hard work. Christine, sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Christine, but no, your mother named you. We'll call it what your mother named you. Um thank you for board member TR, I should really say. Um, thank you to thank you so much for all your hard work and your observations and your um, assessments um, and be able to speak to a student voice. You have continued proudly in that
050tradition that we have started and I hope you continue that at Vanderbilt with your studies and we can't wait to see you and come back and visit any time. And if you know if you need any support from any of 10 of us that are here, please do not be afraid to ask. And I know it's been a pleasure governing with you and we hope to see you govern in the future. Um and be no further business. Uh we are adjourned. This has been a service of the Metro Nashville Network. If you would like to see this presentation again or for more information on this and other programs, visit nashville.gov. Gov!