Mayor's Office of Children and Youth
Mission
To work in partnership with public and private entities to ensure that all of Nashville's children are healthy, safe, successful in school, and connected to caring adults, allowing them the opportunity to contribute to the progress of our city.
Town Hall Meetings on Education
Mayor Karl Dean is holding Town Hall Meetings throughout Davidson County to talk to you -- parents, teachers, students and other concerned citizens -- about how to improve our public schools. The meeting schedule and a form to submit your ideas and concerns is available online.
Mayor's Advisory Council on Special Education
The Mayor’s Advisory Council on Special Education will assess the strengths and weaknesses of existing programs and policies for students who are identified as receiving special education services through the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) system. The advisory council will use the assessments to make objective recommendations to the mayor as they pertain to the overall educational experiences of those students.
Operation Graduation & Beyond
The Mayor's Office and Alignment Nashville hosted the first countywide graduation summit in partnership with 11 other community organizations on Feb. 1, 2008. The day-long event includes a keynote address by Nettie Legters, a research scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Organization of Schools. Facilitated work groups at the end of the day compiled comments and ideas from attendees and reported them back to the members of Mayor Karl Dean's Project for Student Success task force.