1300 56th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37209
615.298.8090

District 1
 

Pearl-Cohn Cluster

Leadership Team:

Principal
Sharon Smith Braden - sharon.braden@mnps.org

Counselor
Lovenia Starnes-Cunningham -  lovenia.starnes@mnps.org


District 1 School Board Representative - Sharon Gentry, Ed.D. - sharon.gentry@mnps.org

District 20 Metro Council Representative:
Buddy Baker - buddy.baker@nashville.gov  

What Makes Our School Unique?

The mission of the McCann Alternative Learning Center is to intervene positively with students not succeeding in a traditional school environment. McCann offers an opportunity for a new beginning for each student by addressing their needs. By learning to take responsibility for their own behavior, getting along with others and staying on task until they complete their goals, student leave McCann with the skills necessary for success in the regular school setting and the greater society.

Our goal is to counsel with students regarding appropriate school behaviors and social interaction with peers, teachers, and staff. Students meet weekly with a counselor to discuss anger management, conflict resolution, problem solving and decision making skills. We link community resources with our students and their families to provide additional support services needed.

Our goal is to support student success and assist them as they accept responsibility for their conduct at school. When students exit the program and return to their school of zone, we know that our program has positively impacted their behavior.

Our school is unique because we have the opportunity to interact with students who are very intelligent but somewhat unfocused. We plan and implement programs which encourage appropriate skills for school. We raise the level for performance, and help the student reduce negative interaction in the school setting. Student set goals to increase their achievement levels on DEA and TCAP to proficient and advanced. We have provided the instruction, technology and support for their success.

We are currently looking for mentors and tutors to work with our students. Please visit www.onenashville.org  to volunteer. We welcome the continued support of the Nashville community as we transition students back to their school of zone. 

Who Attends Our School?

The student population served at the McCann Alternative Learning Center includes:
Students who have violated school policy in regards to zero tolerance.
Students with multiple rule violations.
Students who have been suspended for a period greater than 10 days.

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.

Tennessee Voices for Children: TPIRC Project Director, Monica Causey is the PENCIL Partner for McCann this year. Causey will conduct Parent Workshops for the parents of students assigned to our program to improve communication with the parent and the child.

Workshops include:

• Child and Adolescent Development
• Creating a Home Environment for Learning
• Parent Involvement and Education: What Reseach is Showing
• Positive Behavior Interventions

LP Pencil Box has served as a partner and a liaison this year as well. They have supported the Standard School Attire Program and provided mentors and tutors for students identified with below proficient TCAP scores.

Community Partners

Centerstone
Centerstone Project Self
Juvenile Court
Tennessee Voices for Children
LP Pencil Box
The Parent Group
Oasis Center
Planned Parenthood
State Department of Education: Parent Involvement
Tennessee State University - Food & Nutrition Program
United Community Health - Health Services