Facts About Our School
Year School Built 1988
Square Footage 46,000
Number of Students 287
Grades Served PK-4
School Hours 8:00 - 3:00
School Colors Red, White, Blue
School Mascot Roadrunner
Principal:
Amelia Brown - amelia.brown@mnps.org
District 5 School Board Representative:
Gracie Porter - gracie@gracieporter.com
District 5 Metro Council Representative:
Pam Murray - pam.murray@nashville.gov, 248-3556
Parent Support Group Contact:
PTA President, Kristen Whittington - kristenwhittington@comcast.net
What Makes Our School Unique?
Following the neighborhood schools concept, Ross is one of the few “walk-in schools” in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School system. Most of our students are walkers or transported by parents or daycare providers.
Our PENCIL Partners are committed to assisting faculty with additional resources to meet academic, social and emotional needs of our students. BellSouth sponsors a Ross School-a-thon to supply materials requested by teachers. The company has already supplied calculators for each student. During Read Me Week, students will visit BellSouth and read to employees.
The 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee will sponsor a Book-a-thon to help equip the school library with more books. Additionally, members of this organization have adopted individual classrooms and will make monthly visits for lunch and to read to students. Ross’ students provide artwork for the organization’s office throughout the school year.
Community Partners
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We credit our many successes to the collaborative efforts of the staff, community, parents, students of Ross, PTA, Volunteer Program, I Am Somebody Program and Vanderbilt Athletic Department.
Stratford Cluster Map (2008-2009) |
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What Does Our School Offer?
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911 safety program
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Accelerated Reader
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Chess Club
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Cool Tools
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Drama
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Extended Day Activities
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Fun Company
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G.R.E.A.T.
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Highly qualified teachers and staff
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Junior Achievement
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Keyboard Lab
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Kids on the Block
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Love Helps
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Moves and Grooves, Inc.
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Nashville Children’s Theater
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NES safety program
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Parent Meetings/Workshops
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Reading is Fundamental
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S.T.A.R.
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Symphony
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Think Link
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Tooth Fairy
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Track Club
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Tutoring: Math & Reading
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Vanderbilt Athletic Department
Who Attends Our School?
Students attending Ross live east of downtown Nashville and are zoned to Stratford High School. The elementary schools in the Stratford cluster are: Cora Howe, Inglewood, Kirkpatrick Enhanced Option, Lockeland Design Center, Dan Mills, Rosebank, Ross, and Warner Enhanced Option. The middle schools in this cluster are Bailey, Dalewood and Litton.
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.
We are very fortunate to have the support from various organizations in our area. Our major supporters are:
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100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee
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Nashville Prevention Partnership
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AT&T
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Eastland Kroger
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Kappa Alpha Psi
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Phillips Foundation
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The "I am Somebody" Program |
