Achievement School District

The Achievement School District (ASD) is a school system in Tennessee to which the lowest performing schools in Tennessee can be moved, with the goal of increasing student achievement in those schools.[1] The ASD's assigned task is to move the bottom 5% of schools in Tennessee to the top 25% of schools in the state.[2]

History

Tennessee received funding from the federal government to create the Achievement School District when it won Race to the Top, a United States Department of Education contest created to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education.[3] The Achievement School District was created to catapult the bottom 5% of schools in Tennessee straight to the top 25% in the state. In doing so, students’ life and career options are dramatically increased. It continues to ensure a bright future for the state of Tennessee.[4]

Leadership

Chris Barbic was named the superintendent of the ASD in May 2011 by the Tennessee Department of Education. Chris leads a student-focused, people-powered organization committed to moving the bottom 5% of schools in Tennessee to the top 25%. Under Chris’s leadership, the ASD is creating the conditions for students and teachers to succeed—and parents to have great choices—in a rapidly growing network of high-performing schools. Prior to becoming superintendent of the ASD, Chris was the founder and chief executive officer of YES Prep Public Schools. To date, YES Prep has graduated 12 classes of seniors, 100% of whom have earned acceptance to a four-year college or university. Barbic graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in English and human development.[5] In July 2015, Barbic announced that he will be stepping down from his role, citing health and family reasons.[6]

ASD Schools

The bottom 5% of Tennessee schools include 85 schools across Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga.[7] As of August 2015, there are 29 schools included in the ASD, located in Memphis and Nashville.[8]

ELEMENTARY

Aspire Coleman Elementary School

Aspire Hanley Elementary School #1

Aspire Hanley Elementary School #2

Cornerstone Prep-Denver Campus

Cornerstone Prep-Lester Campus

Corning Achievement Elementary School

Frayser Achievement Elementary School

Freedom Preparatory Academy–Westwood

Georgian Hills Achievement Elementary School

KIPP Memphis Academy Elementary

KIPP Memphis Preparatory Elementary

Klondike Preparatory Academy

Libertas School at Brookmeade

Memphis Scholars Florida-Kansas

Promise Academy-Spring Hill

Whitney Achievement Elementary School

MIDDLE

Brick Church College Prep

Humes Prep Academy

KIPP Memphis Prep Middle

KIPP Memphis University Middle

Lester Prep

Neely’s Bend College Prep

Westside Achievement Middle School

Wooddale Middle School

HIGH

Fairley High School

GRAD Academy Memphis

Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School

ALTERNATIVE

Pathways in Education–Memphis in Frayser

Pathways in Education–Memphis in Whitehaven[9]

School Operators

Achievement Schools

Aspire Public Schools

Capstone Education Group

Frayser Community Schools

Freedom Preparatory Academy

Gestalt Community Schools

Green Dot Public Schools

KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools

Lead Public Schools

Libertas School of Memphis

Project GRAD

Pathways in Education – Tennessee

Promise Academy

Scholar Academies[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Achievement School District". Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation, and Development. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Achievement School District". Achievement School District. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Cardona, Nina (8 June 2010). "Federal Definition Will Affect Achievement School District Numbers". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ↑ http://achievementschooldistrict.org/about/
  5. ↑ http://achievementschooldistrict.org/meet-our-superintendent/
  6. ↑ "A Letter from ASD Superintendent Chris Barbic". http://achievementschooldistrict.org/. Retrieved 4 August 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "Achievement Advisory Council For Potential Achievement School District Schools" (PDF). Achievement School District. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Dries, Bill (12 November 2014). "Barbic Counters Achievement School District Opposition". The Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  9. ↑ http://achievementschooldistrict.org/campuses/
  10. ↑ http://achievementschooldistrict.org/school-operators/
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