The Telephone Information Program for Schools in Nashville
The Nashville Schools have started a new phone service that parents can use to get useful information. The new phone message service for Nashville Schools will tell people about things like schools that are closed because of snow, tornadoes, or other problems; schools that are on lockdown during drop-off and pick-up times; important parent meetings; an emergency at any of the Nashville Schools; and information about attendance.
Parents seem to want an easy way for schools and themselves to talk to each other. The phone system will automatically call parents. The calls will last no more than 45 seconds to show the parents how important their time is. For school dismissals, calls will be made about 30 minutes before the child's bus is due to pick them up. Any calls that don't have to do with an emergency will be made before 8:00 PM. As soon as the information is ready, calls will be made for emergencies.
The new phone system at Nashville Schools will be set up to find the best way to reach parents. This could be through their home phones, business phones, or cell phones. The goal of the Nashville Schools is to give as much information as possible.
With the help of the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, the Nashville Schools have opened a new training centre.
The Nashville Schools will get a new training centre for staff and teachers to help them improve their skills. A mix of private and public money will be used to finish the new Martin Professional Development Center. The Martin Professional Development Center in the Nashville Schools is named for Charlie Martin and the work of the Martin Foundation.
This new building will be at Eakin Elementary School. The old elementary school, Eakin, will be turned into the new training centre. The old Randall's Learning Center, which is more than 80 years old, will be replaced by this new Center. The new centre will start operating in October. The Nashville Alliance for Public Education worked for months to get $3.5 million in funds to fix up the building. After these repairs are done, there will be a 10,000-square-foot space that can be used for many different things. In Nashville Schools' Martin Professional Development Center renovation, a media centre will be built, classrooms will be made better, and the building's exterior will be changed.
The Martin Foundation, which has promised $1.5 million to the project, gave money from private sources. Another $1.5 million comes from donations from the Orrin H. Ingram Fund and the Turner Family Foundation. After the property of Randall's Learning Center is sold, some other funds will be found. Director of Nashville Schools Pedro E. Garcia, Ed.D., Mayor Bill Purcell, and Director of Professional Development for Nashville Schools Lenna Allen all talked about how happy they were with the project and the new Center at the announcement for the Martin Professional Development Center. Later, they thanked the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, the Martin Foundation, the Ingram family, and the Turner Family Foundation for their generous donations and commitment to education.
