by Rod Williams - Despite a recommendation for approval from the MNPS staff, the School Board voted against approving an application for a new charter school from Rocketship Schools. There were seven votes to deny it with only one member voting against denial of the application and one member absent.
James Robinson, Rocketship's Tennessee director, said the charter school
network will appeal the decision to the Tennessee State Board of
Education, which hears all charter school appeals. "We want to open this school in Southeast Davidson County because nearly
all of the zoned schools in that area are at-capacity and
low-performing, and we’ve seen demand from families who want a
high-quality public school and have been willing to endure long commutes
to attend our school on Murfreesboro Pike," Robinson said. "Despite the
board’s decision today, we remain committed to moving forward with
what’s best for Nashville families." (link)
Rocketship is a non-profit national network of public elementary schools operating in
underserved communities. It has schools in the California Bay Area, Milwaukee, Nashville, and Washington D.C. Nationwide it serves 18,000 students, 82% of whom are low-income and its schools rank in the top 10% of elementary schools serving similar students. In Nashville, Rocketship has two schools. On the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System both schools earned overall TVAAS composites of Level 5, the highest level of growth.
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