Linking Community Resources to Nashville Public Schools to Help Young People Achieve Academic Success and Prepare for Life
We are one of the nation’s largest networks of businesses, universities, faith-based organizations and volunteers engaged in public schools.
Here’s what we accomplished this year:
Throughout the 16-17 school year, the LP PENCIL Box distributed the following into the hands of Nashville’s students:
323,831 pencils
66,768 glue sticks
53,933 pens
50,628 pocket folders
And much, much more!
Throughout the 16-17 school year, PENCIL Partners have provided the following support to Academies across Nashville:
Career Mentors
Teacher Externships
Curriculum Development
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Student Internships
Industry Certification Exam Tutors
And much, much more!
PENCIL PARTNERS INVESTED IN 93 MNPS SCHOOLS
We partner committed volunteers from our PENCIL Partnerships with MNPS Reading Clinics to tutor students for 30 minutes a week.
Reading Clinic volunteers provide intensive, individualized, one-to-one tutoring using instructional strategies proven by researchers to promote reading gain. During tutoring sessions, volunteers will provide support and guidance as the student reads a book aloud, facilitates literacy-specific games with the student, and much more.
Ivanetta H. Davis Early Learning Center, Tusculum Elementary School, Madison Middle School, and Antioch, Maplewood and Glencliff High Schools
Throughout the 16-17 school year, PENCIL’s FRCs provided students and families with the following services:
Food backpacks for at-risk students
Clothing, including school uniforms
School and personal hygiene supplies
Student tutoring resources
Parent resources, including counseling, employment and transportation
And much, much more!
