But Rocketship Nashville Northeast is only requested to add two fifth grade classes, which the board granted. Both Purpose Prep and Smithson Craighead asked to increase enrollment in addition to adding fifth grade. Amending charter school agreementsĬharter schools have to propose amendments to change the grade levels along with the number of students they serve. This school year, elementary schools in the Pearl-Cohn, Maplewood and Whites Creek clusters, have transitioned fifth grade back into their buildingsīobby Miles, principal of Rocketship Nashville Northeast, told The Tennessean Tuesday morning that his school hoped to add two fifth grade classes for the 2022-23 school year because many current parents have been hopeful the school board will approve the effort. State standards and most curriculums also group grades together, typically as K-3 or K-5, 6-8 and 9-12, making it easier for fifth-grade teachers to plan and collaborate with other elementary school teachers, said David Williams, the district's executive director of curriculum and instruction. Starting in 2018, three elementary schools that feed into Antioch Middle School began adding fifth grade and now as part of the district's multi-year Metro Schools ReimaginEd initiative, schools in specific clusters are making the change.Īnd district leaders acknowledge that most parents prefer their fifth-grade children stay in elementary school.Īcademically, fifth-graders learning in an elementary school environment outperform their peers attending fifth grade in middle schools, said Elisa Norris, executive officer of strategy and performance management and leader of Metro Schools' ReimaginED initiative. An earlier effort to move fifth grade back to elementary school - the most common practice for school districts - in 2017, under then-superintendent Shawn Joseph, failed after district officials determined the $300 million price tag was too high.
Should fifth graders stay in elementary schools?įor years, most elementary school students have transitioned to middle schools for fifth grade in Nashville. The board then approved Purpose Prep and Smithson Craighead's request to add fifth grade but did not approve enrollment increases for the two schools Tuesday night. This role will report to the national parent leadership functional lead, collaborate with fellow organizers nationally and align and partner on strategy set by the Nashville Executive Director, as well as partnering effectively with school leaders, families, community organizations, and stakeholders in advocacy for educational equity at our Rocketship schools.When it was made clear that Rocketship was not requesting an enrollment increase to add two fifth grade classes, board members eventually approved the matter with a 6-2 vote. The Nashville Education Organizer is a full-time, exempt position on Rocketship’s Parent Leadership and Growth and Community Engagement (GCE) function, serving the Nashville community. Simultaneously, the organizer will work to recruit and train new parents in community organizing skills, drawing them into the movement and increasing parent voice, involvement, and presence in the education political landscape of Nashville and Tennessee as a whole.
The position involves working with current parent leaders to develop their knowledge of governance, power, political dynamics, and systematic barriers affecting their families, especially for underserved communities. In our Parent Organizing Committees (POCs), parents advocate tirelessly for their children by becoming community leaders in education equity.
At Rocketship, one of our key pillars is building authentic parent power in our community.
This position includes primary work in Nashville and Antioch. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. And it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential.
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