The director of Metro Nashville Public Schools, Dr. Adrienne Battle, will be presented with a new contract offer after receiving a vote of confidence from the MNPS board.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The director of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), Dr. Adrienne Battle, will be presented with a new contract offer after receiving a vote of confidence from the MNPS board.
Tuesday night, the board discussed their support for Battle and their intent to keep her in the district. They noted several academic improvements that have been made since Battle started her term in 2020.
For example, according to the school board, data from TCAP test scores for grades 3-8 starting in 2021-2024 shows there has been an 11% improvement in English language arts, 16.9% improvement in math, 11.8% improvement in science, and a 13.2% improvement in social studies.
The board said recent TCAP scores for MNPS students were above the state average. Additionally, MNPS was named an “advancing district” for two years in a row.
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The board said Battle has responded to hardships in Nashville very well, including a pandemic and natural disasters. They noted that post-pandemic, MNPS was one of only two large urban school districts with top ten growth in reading and math, nationally.
“It takes a really focused leader, a very strategic leader to be able to narrow in and do the work that we are seeing, and we are seeing it year after year,” said Berthena Nabaa-McKinney, MNPS School Board District 4.
Battle’s current contract expires in 2026. The new deal would run through June 2028 with a salary increase reaching $365,000.
The deal will still need to be finalized and can be read in full here.