Facts About Our School

Year School Built           2006
Square Footage             51,900
Number of Students       620
Grades Served               K-4
School Hours                 8:00 - 3:00

Principal:

Marsha Dunn - marsha.dunn@mnps.org

Assistant Principal:

Charles Irowa - charles.irowa@mnps.org

District 2 School Board Representative:

Dr. Jo Ann Brannon - joann.brannon@mnps.org

District 31 Metro Council Representative:

Parker Toler - parker.toler@nashville.gov, 376 -2952

Parent Support Group Contact:

PTA President, Melissa Rice - azkelleypta@yahoo.com

What Makes Our School Unique?

    A.Z. Kelley is the most beautiful school in Nashville with the smartest, most talented and gifted students in the world! These students are surrounded by adults who go above and beyond that which is expected or required of them on a daily basis. 
    The theme at A.Z. Kelley is teamwork. Vince Lombardi’s quote captures this spirit, "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team, a company, a society, and a civilization work." The A.Z. Kelley family believes if we continue to work as a team, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. It is the expectation at A.Z. Kelley that all students will graduate from high school and attend college.

Who Attends Our School?

    Students attending A.Z. Kelley reside in the southeast corner of Davidson County and will be zoned to the new Cane Ridge High School. The elementary schools in the new Cane Ridge cluster are: A.Z. Kelley Elementary, Cole Elementary, and Maxwell Elementary. The middle schools are Antioch Middle School and Marshall Middle School.

Cane Ridge Cluster Map  (2008-2009)

What Does Our School Offer?

• After school tutoring
• Awards Assemblies
• Banking at School with Fifth Third
• Chess Club
• Computers in all classrooms and lab coming next year
• ENCORE
• ELL tutors/translators
• ELL sheltered classes
• Language!
• Fall Festival
• Family Literacy Night
• ThinkLink P.A.S.S.
• Kelley Crocodile Club
• Jump Rope for Heart
• Olweus Anti-Bullying Program
• Read Across America
• Reading Buddies
• Spring Festival
• Trevecca University Professional Development site
• Walking Works

Community Partners

• The family of A.Z. Kelley is a vital component of our school culture. A.Z. Kelley’s two daughters, Canzada Hawkins and Ellen White, frequently visit the school. Mrs. Hawkins works with students and teachers on a regular basis to not only offer historical information, but to give encouragement and motivation. We are proud to be named after their father!
• The Parent Teacher Association at A.Z. Kelley is actively involved in making our school the pride of Nashville. This association organizes many school events such as the Spring Festival.

PENCIL Partners

PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success. A.Z. Kelley is proud to partner with the following:

• Greenvale Homes
• Kroger (Nolensville Road)
• The Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
• Publix (Concord Road)
• Shoney's (Cane Ridge Road)
• Yazdian Construction