Murfreesboro City Schools has been chosen to participate in the TNLEAD Fellowship Program with Vanderbilt University and East China Normal University, funded by the TN Department of Education.

This project brings together a set of highly effective principals from across six districts in Tennessee to collaborate with a group of highly effective principals from Shanghai, China, one of the highest performing school systems in the world.

Representing Murfreesboro City Schools will be Dr. Gene Loyd, Principal, Northfield Elementary, Dr. Kim Fowler, Principal, Bradley Academy and Robin Newell, Mitchell-Neilson Schools. MCS principals, along with 15 additional principals from Tennessee, will begin their collaborative efforts this summer.

“The purpose of this leadership development project is to develop a cadre of exceptional instructional leaders across the state of Tennessee,” says Dr. Linda Gilbert, MCS Director of Schools.  “Shanghai, China city school system is one of the highest performing school systems in the world. The invitation for MCS to join this project confirms that the State, SCORE, and major postsecondary institutions are recognizing that MCS principals are doing the right things.”

The Tennessee-Shanghai leadership collaborative will develop greater expertise in teacher leadership and instructional capacity including protocols, tools and resources that will ultimately help improve student performance.

The leadership development project is a collaborative partnership between Vanderbilt University and the districts of Murfreesboro, Memphis, Tipton, Metro Nashville, Loudon, and Knoxville schools, school principals in Shanghai, China and the Institute of Schooling Reform and Development at East China Normal University.

Murfreesboro City Schools is a district of twelve schools committed to the academic and personal success of each child.