Design Centers

Design center schools have a specialized (thematic) program. Students living within the school zone have the first choice at enrolling in these schools. Students living in the high school cluster have the second priority and must apply through the lottery. Students living outside the cluster must apply through the lottery and go on a waiting list for space available. Design center schools range from grades PreSchool (age 3) - 8.

* These schools do not have a zone population. The high school cluster would have first priority and must apply through the lottery.

** These schools do not have a zone population. The geographic priority zone would have first priority and the high school cluster has second priority and all must apply through the lottery.

School (Grade level)	Cluster in which School is located	Theme of Design Center School
*Robert E. Lillard at King's Lane Elementary Design Center (K-4)	Whites Creek	Advanced Academics
**Lockeland Elementary Design Center (K-4)	Stratford	Language/Literature
** McKissack Professional Development (K-8)	Pearl-Cohn	Professional Development
** Stanford Elementary Montessori (PreS-4)	McGavock	Montessori
Sylvan Park Elementary Paideia (K-4)	Hillsboro	Paideia
Croft Middle Design Center (5-8)	Overton	Global Environmental Awareness
*Haynes Middle Design Center (5-8)	Maplewood and Whites Creek	Health and Medical Sciences

Students living within the high school cluster must apply through the lottery. Students living outside the high school cluster must apply through the lottery and go on a wait lists for space available. Design Center applications are available at 2601 Bransford Avenue; Nashville, TN. or on the web at www.MNPS.org. Applications received after the lottery will be added to the bottom of the wait lists. Wait lists created by the lottery will be eliminated after the third day of the school in August.