Facts About Our School
Year School Built 2004
Square Footage 77,000
Number of Students 578
Grades Served PreK-5
School Hours 8:00 - 3:00
School Colors Red and Yellow
School Mascot Light Bulb
School Motto:
"Where Bright Futures Grow"
Principal:
Ronald Powe - ronald.powe@mnps.org
Assistant Principal:
Robin Shumate - robin.shumate@mnps.org
District 6 School Board Representative:
Karen Y. Johnson - karen.y.johnson@mnps.org
District 33 Metro Council Representative:
Robert Duvall - robert.duvall@nashville.gov
What Makes Our School Unique?
Welcome to Thomas A. Edison Elementary School! Edison has an electrifying school culture in which the expectation to perform at a high level is emphasized throughout the learning community. Teachers are expected to provide engaging and rigorous instruction daily. Students are expected to participate in engaging and challenging learning experiences daily.
Edison is a learning community in which all of the stakeholders are involved in the promotion of learning for everyone. Since lifelong learning is a goal for students, we also make it a goal for teachers, parents, and community leaders. Teachers must continue to improve teaching practices, analyze and use data, and use technology to enhance learning. Parents and community leaders are encouraged to participate in school sponsored activities to help students succeed.
I invite you to visit with us at Thomas A. Edison Elementary and feel the electricity. You will discover that teaching and learning is really a bright idea.
Ronald Powe
Principal
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What Does Our School Offer?
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21st Century Media Center
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Accelerated Reader
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Advanced Writing Program
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Band
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Community Resources
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Data Driven Instructions
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Guidance and Counseling Programs
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High Quality Music and Art Experiences
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High Quality Physical Education
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Language! Reading Intervention
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Management Program Advanced Reading and Math
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Pre-Kindergarten
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Resource Class
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Scouts
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Technology
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ThinkLink Assessments
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YMCA Fun Company
Who Attends Our School?
Students attending Edison live in the southeast corner of Davidson County and are zoned to Antioch High School. The elementary schools in the Antioch cluster are: Lakeview Design Center, Moss Elementary, Mt. View Elementary, and Thomas A. Edison Elementary. The middle schools are Antioch, Apollo and J.F. Kennedy.
Community Partners
Edison Elementary School has a proactive Parent Teacher Organization. Parents devote countless hours of volunteer work in the school for the betterment of the learning community. A newsletter is produced by the PTO to keep parents aware of things happening in the school. The PTO provides resources for the beautification of the school building and upkeep of playground equipment.
PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
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