MEMORANDUM

DR. SANDY JOHNSON, CHIEF INSTRUCTIONAL OFFICER

PreK and 5 th Grade Standards-Based Report Cards

Under the leadership of Dr. Nancy Meador, progress is being made in
the development of the PreK standards-based report card. The PreK
Committee, which includes PreK teachers, principals, and central office
administrators have met for three days over the past two months. The
PreK standards-based report card will include math and reading
standards, fine and gross motor skill development, social and emotional
expectations, personal awareness, and student work habits.

The new PreK card will be ready to “roll out” by the end of the school year.
It is the goal of the committee to let summer school PreK sites pilot the new card this summer.

Work has just begun on the development of the 5 th grade standards-based
report card. The 5 th grade report card committee includes 5 th grade teachers,
principals, and central office administrators. This committee will be meeting regularly
throughout the spring.

Updated School Funding Totals

On the middle School Funding Totals document in the grants column, Donelson Middle 
had the amount of  $116,449.00 which should have been zero and Gra-Mar had zero
which should have been $116,449.00.  We have corrected this error and sent you
the revised spreadsheets. This changed the totals and per pupil expenditure for these
two schools.  Please excuse this error.

WOODY MCMILLIN, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

We learned this week the NBC show “Dateline” is planning to return, doing an
update on its school cafeterias story. Notified Food Service to prepare for a
surprise visit sometime within the next two weeks. Discussed recent scores
with Metro Health Dept. and issues of possible concern.

Preparation continued for the State of Metro Schools Address (revisions to
speech, rehearsals, Channel 3 television coverage arrangements, mailed invitations).

Responded to media calls on subjects including: open enrollment, flu in schools,
tornado drills in schools, state college tuition increases, death of Apollo
student in car accident, teacher of the year info, school administrators,
colored bracelets in school, gang websites and gang member recruitment, special education.

Continued work with Nashville Alliance on Hall of Fame ceremony, including work on event program.
Prepared and issued media advisories and news releases on subjects including:

• Open enrollment
• State of Schools address
• Board meeting changes
• Teacher of the Year finalists
• Urban Caucus meeting
• Highland Heights meeting
• TSBA meeting
• School Choice meeting

Completed Report Home for Feb. 28 distribution.

Attended Hillwood High School orientation program; posted photos and info to web.

Continued work on website redesign project – now working on main page and drop-down menus for major categories.

Continued work on Race to Succeed project (free race tickets for honor roll students)
and Top 10 by 2010 project (with Barnes & Noble Booksellers – to generate books for MNPS libraries).

Worked on customer service/customer call center plan.

PEG/jw

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