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Dr. Battle introduced Rosebank's recognition and noted the school \"was recently awarded the Cognia STEM certification by Cognia, a nonprofit education organization that is known globally for its work to advance education.\" The district presentation said Rosebank is the second MNPS school to earn Cognia STEM certification; district staff described Cognia's process as a standards-based review requiring documentation, classroom observations and on-site validation.

Principal Kelly Akers and Rosebank's leadership team joined board members for recognition; the presentation identified classroom practices that contributed to certification, including inquiry- and problem-based learning, cross-disciplinary integration and sustained teacher professional development.

The board also recognized four teachers who received national honors from the CMA Foundation. The winners named in the meeting were Chuck Brown (Head Magnet Middle School), Anna Maria Miller (Hume-Fogg Magnet High School), David Petrelli (Laughlin Elementary School) and Allison Snyder (Hunters Lane High School). The district said each awardee receives $5,000 to split between personal use and classroom or program support; the awardees had been celebrated at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Michelle Kirk from the CMA Foundation and Franklin Willis, the district's director of vision and performing arts, joined the recognitions. Dr. Battle thanked school leaders and music educators for their work and invited board members and guests to join the honorees for photographs.

Ending: the recognitions were ceremonial; no board action was required and presentations concluded before director reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","09/23/25 MNPS Board of Education","oneSentenceSummary","Metro Nashville Public Schools recognized Rosebank STEAM Magnet Elementary for Cognia STEM certification and four local music teachers who received CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence awards; Rosebank is the second district school to earn the Cognia STEM certification.","taxTitle","Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",69334,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5975718,"MNPS board approves contract amendment to expand Evolv weapons-detection systems into middle schools",2400,4666100,7066830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837857-1e5d56537dc98c0b8a476d56c8ad4e61&start=4666&end=7066","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837857-1e5d56537dc98c0b8a476d56c8ad4e61/thumbnail_4666100.jpg","/articles/5975718/Tennessee/MNPS-board-approves-contract-amendment-to-expand-Evolv-weapons-detection-systems-into-middle-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975718-88afe64c72a2fa074107234bb9cfb469/orig.mp4?Expires=1773216578&Signature=Ne7ambzrnWIr-r82ndBo2N2EsrbLM~jzs7RuENnNPbJc3wsfWEBcbGBaTkO6hClR~w8w3oSqtclVoMteqjVhgt8YB9bHcatwf5ElVrH7c4MK2VAY8QxPUO-tW11Jg~hEOy72EbMTuBXfU7g4Hgzv8e~JOABKRQ8Z07pGfqxibQo8YDD9eJKud45FxHLJFdmUcw0fchtGU9aqDsZkE6Kudz6CpPW1CU-XopIApVaDps0Q4JcDQgRNBgEGrKjvZ2Jd00Z81rgyWAx41qqnk1SzmoEhXbqx4Ei4masfdHZcB~0JSRPd~DlaJnpW6mC7HOqjGyTlQi8R~pl1Yp7GXKVAyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a contract amendment to expand Evolv weapons-detection systems into middle schools, using a $1.3 million state safety grant to support the initial rollout. The vote followed a staff presentation on the district's layered safety strategy and an extended board discussion about student dignity, operational logistics and ongoing funding.

Chief operations officer Maura Sullivan and Chief of Special Projects Mason Bellamy presented the contract amendment and the district's broader security approach, saying the grant permitted an expansion of systems already piloted at several high schools. Sullivan told the board that the district's recent safety grant was \"$1,300,000\" for MNPS and that the application centered on installing weapons-detection systems in additional campuses. She also said the existing Systems Integration contract allows for expansion of services and products to support the work. Jill Lemond, a representative for the vendor (Evolv, delivered through Motorola in the district's procurement), was present to answer technical questions.

Bellamy described the implementation approach as site-by-site and school-led: placement and staffing will reflect campus operations, arrival patterns and transportation. \"That is not the way the partnership works,\" Bellamy said of a top-down installation; he emphasized principal involvement and training and said the district planned staged rollouts, roughly two systems per week on average, \"taking principal feedback, community feedback into consideration.\"

Board members pressed staff on student experience and future costs. One board member questioned whether middle school students would adapt to the units and whether the devices would be more symbolic than protective; that member said she personally walks through the device daily and noted both positives and concerns. Student board members and other trustees repeatedly urged that implementation preserve student dignity, noting special accommodations for students who use wheelchairs or medical equipment.

Staff answered operational questions with examples from existing sites: the district has already implemented weapons-detection units on some high school campuses and two middle/high co-located campuses, and reported that students at pilot sites have 'in practice' flowed through without substantial delays. Bellamy said the district will begin training and public information sessions before rollout and will not start installations until after fall break to allow preparation and outreach.

On funding, staff described the grant-funded expansion as a pilot; long-term recurring costs have not been secured and will be addressed in future budget planning. Sullivan said the pilot nature means the district will collect operational data and implementation lessons before seeking permanent budget commitments.

The board approved the contract amendment by unanimous voice/hand vote. Member Mayes moved the motion; a vice-chair seconded. The outcome on the record was \"passes unanimously 8 to 0,\" and staff said they will return with operational timelines, communications plans and ongoing budget recommendations.

An ending note: board members and student representatives asked for continued focus on maintaining welcoming school climates and confirmed the district will include training, translation of communications and accommodations as part of the rollout.","The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board unanimously approved an amendment to its systems-integration contract to use a state safety grant to expand Evolv weapons-detection units into middle schools; board members and student representatives questioned implementation, dignity and long-term funding.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5975723,"MNPS unveils Academies of Nashville strategic plan to 2030 and spotlights Hillsborough IB pathway",1817,1243044,3060700,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837857-1e5d56537dc98c0b8a476d56c8ad4e61&start=1243&end=3060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837857-1e5d56537dc98c0b8a476d56c8ad4e61/thumbnail_1243044.jpg","/articles/5975723/Tennessee/MNPS-unveils-Academies-of-Nashville-strategic-plan-to-2030-and-spotlights-Hillsborough-IB-pathway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975723-76924da9674a8d2344b1dbc19aa18190/orig.mp4?Expires=1773216578&Signature=CLie~zNqDAdGsV5Y2TsxiJ3YJrPdWleixTzyzyUb5zQ8Orgz9ZsFzworGBidahsg0zDUTO8U2UBGAXBk3vvyi0uxmXQx-ipTqhHrFwXbRrWQ~l98TNCU5Lxg0ndFjuaQBuevRdFXNLWb2uVyTeHI5gh-c~SmeWvGMGMz5SqS8jg8Psg8Tn9nVPpbnIl1S3kYhRGvmz03S-YCwoayu5G2a87fujmdP~6YtBym5IE4Pid9CR0qnLW2~jYUJnZ9aiHNnmEchZWGdclpJKL6I90b4HjFUX6pSLRCU7f67djdImO7BELCFehQ-vhKGffIXXuIv~v2ovzFcCfQReo-eGom~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented the Academies of Nashville strategic plan and a Hillsborough cluster showcase during a board meeting, laying out five broad goals to guide the district's academy model through 2030 and detailing how the Hillsborough cluster will deliver an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum from elementary through high school.

The plan centers on ensuring equitable access to high-quality pathways, embedding advanced academics across pathways, strengthening advising and transitions, supporting educators, and sustaining nationwide branding for the model. Sarah Chan, the district's chief of strategy, told the board: \"The mission of the Academies of Nashville is to help our students build ownership and agency over their school experience and provide them with support to overcome obstacles while supporting them to strive for excellence.\"

The strategic plan frames the academies not as an add-on program but as the delivery mechanism for what the district wants every high school to be. Chan said the district expects each zone high school to offer at least one advanced diploma option by 2030'examples named in the presentation included early college, an IB diploma or Cambridge'and announced a new, districtwide schedule for ACT preparation: an \"MNPS takes the ACT\" day beginning Oct. 21, with fall practice and scheduled retakes to align junior-year testing in the spring.

Why it matters: the district tied the academies work to Tennessee's paths for becoming a Ready Graduate, which include ACT performance and completion of early postsecondary opportunities (EPSOs). Chan said the strategic plan aims to make EPSOs and ACT readiness accessible in every pathway so students can meet Tennessee requirements regardless of the academy they choose.

At length, the board heard a cluster-focused presentation from Hillsborough leaders. Danielle Holdren, executive principal at Hillsborough High School, summarized the cluster's K'12 IB model: \"All students in the Hillsborough cluster experience the IB primary years program at the elementary level, then the middle years program at the middle school tier, and finally, the high school level, they can choose between 2 tracks, the diploma program and the career program.\" The Hillsborough presentation walked the board through a hypothetical student''\"Billy Burrow\"'to show PYP projects, the MYP culminating project and the personal project and capstones that characterize the diploma (DP) and career-related (CP) options at the high school level.

Board members and student representatives asked questions about student workload and burnout, transferability of college credit, and how district leaders choose which pathways to offer at which schools. A junior student board member asked whether early and sustained rigor could lead to burnout; presenters replied that the district emphasizes inquiry-based learning and student supports and highlighted Theory of Knowledge and student portfolio work as engagement tools. Holdren said the district has begun embedding advanced-placement coursework in ninth and 10th grade and that counseling and teacher recommendations are part of a strategy to expand access.

District staff also described their research and planning processes: Chan said the strategic plan was built with external partners (ERS and Vanderbilt) and student-led participatory research in three pilot high schools to ground decisions in both qualitative and quantitative data. She described a steering committee and promised regular milestones and periodic updates to the board as the plan moves toward implementation.

The board did not take a formal vote on the strategic plan at the meeting; staff said they will return with further milestones and implementation details.

An ending note: district leaders said the academies plan will be iterative and that families should expect continued outreach, practice ACT dates, and school-level information as pathway maps and scheduling support are implemented for the coming school year.","Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented a five-goal Academies of Nashville strategic plan targeting 2030 goals and showcased the Hillsborough cluster's International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum, including plans to embed advanced academics, citywide ACT supports and expanded advising.","actionData","errors"]

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MNPS honors Rosebank STEM certification and four CMA Music Teachers of Excellence

MNPS board approves contract amendment to expand Evolv weapons-detection systems into middle schools

MNPS unveils Academies of Nashville strategic plan to 2030 and spotlights Hillsborough IB pathway