On August 25, PENCIL rang in its 40th school year supporting Metro Nashville Public Schools with its fifth annual Back to School Breakfast, presented by Elliott Davis. It was a pleasure to spend the morning at Belmont University with more than 500 caring community members and business leaders. Read more.
PENCIL’s annual Back to School Breakfast, presented by Elliott Davis, is tomorrow, and we want to introduce the three incredible Event Chairs that helped make our 2022 event possible. Kenny Crapse, Joan Fleming Ridley, and Nicole Keefe share what the back-to-school season and the event means to them.
During PENCIL’s Back to School Breakfast fundraiser next week, we will honor Rogers Group with the distinguished Ingram Award. Each year, the Ingram Award is given to a community partner or volunteer who provides outstanding support and engagement to MNPS through PENCIL. Darin Matson, President & CEO of Rogers Group, will accept the award, which is named for the late E. Bronson Ingram, a founding board member of PENCIL.
PENCIL’s 5th annual Back to School Breakfast, presented by Elliott Davis, will be held on Thursday, August 25, from 7 – 8:30 AM at the Belmont Curb Event Center. Read more.
PENCIL is hosting its annual Together 4 Teachers project in advance of the upcoming school year. Together 4 Teachers 2022 will be accompanied by two days of a volunteer-led Pack-a-Thon on July 27 and 28 and a Pep Rally for teachers on August 1. Read more.
NASHVILLE, TN, July 12, 2022 – PENCIL (Public Education Needs Community Involvement and Leadership), the boots-on-the-ground community resource recruiter to Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), is pleased to announce its new class of board members as well as a new slate of board officers for the 2022-23 program year. Read more.
NASHVILLE, TN, June 28, 2022 – PENCIL (Public Education Needs Community Involvement and Leadership), the boots-on-the-ground community resource recruiter to Metro Nashville Public Schools, is pleased to announce expanded roles on our executive team.
As unprecedented growth continues at PENCIL, the organization is elevating staff roles to more accurately reflect the duties and responsibilities of key leadership positions. The newly minted Chief Partnerships & Programs Officer (Bob Kucher) and Chief Philanthropy Officer (Kelly Rolf), join our Chief Operating Officer (Dr. Robert Wallace) and Chief Executive Officer (Angie Adams) in rounding out the executive team at PENCIL. Read more.
Dr. Adrienne Battle is a Nashville native who has spent almost her entire career with MNPS. She leads our district and calls PENCIL her go-to partner for linking community resources with Metro schools. Her vision is a driving force for how community partners’ support can benefit students. Partners make tangible, meaningful impacts on our young people today, the best investment of our collective time, treasure, talent. Consider partnering with us to make Dr. Battle’s vision a reality, and let us be your guide & facilitator. Read more from Dr. Battle.
As summer approaches, PENCIL partners may wonder how they can stay involved with Metro Schools and continue to make an impact even though school is out. One of our favorite ways to engage is to host a Teacher Externship. Read more!
“Time is our most precious asset, right? It makes sense to keep track of where and how we’re spending this valuable, limited resource. PENCIL Me In is an easy way to do that.” Read this blog to learn more!
You’ve probably heard the acronyms “STEM” and “STEAM” before, but do you know what they really mean to Nashville Public Schools and PENCIL Partners?
We asked current STEAM Partners to tell us how their volunteer engagements in Metro Schools provide insight into real-world science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics for students. Read more
