Nashville School of the Arts
1250 Foster Avenue Nashville TN 37210 Phone:(615)291-6600 Fax:(615)271-1767

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About NSA



What is Nashville School of the Arts?

Nashville School of the Arts is a public magnet high school (grades 9-12) for arts-interested students living within Metropolitan Nashville (Davidson County). Major arts areas include: dance, mass media, music, theatre, and visual art. Students are expected to both study in their respective arts and complete the same academic curriculum as all other Metro students. Students must audition, interview, or write an essay to be accepted into Nashville School of the Arts.



A Brief History

Nashville School of the Arts began as a small magnet program for arts-interested students within Pearl-Cohn High School in 1993. As time went on, NSA grew to a size warranting its own facility, which was achieved in 1996 on the former Cumberland School campus, under the direction of principal Robert Churchwell. In 1997, Mr. Churchill was succeeded by Dr. Elbert Ross.

The School of the Arts continued to grow as we gained assistant principal Mary Nollner in 2000, and executive principal ship changed hands to current principal Bob Wilson in 2001. In 2003, the school changed campuses to its present location at former Tennessee Preparatory School. Soon after, assistant principal Mary Nollner was given the interim executive principal position at Joelton Middle School. Lendozia Edwards became the new assistant principal of Nashville School of the Arts.  In 2005, Mrs. Edwards was given the executive principal position at Martin Luther King (MLK) Magnet High school.  Ms. Tonja Williams has succeeded her as NSA's assistant principal.

Nashville School of the Arts has a bright future ahead of it. Our location on the Tennessee Preparatory School campus is a temporary one until a facility can be built downtown, where students will be able to not only study and perform their arts on school grounds but also interact with the downtown arts community around them.



Mission, Vision & Beliefs

The mission of Nashville School of the Arts is to provide the highest quality instruction in the fine and performing arts while providing a challenging academic program for the talented and creative students in the public school community we serve.

The vision of Nashville School of the Arts is to become the best fine and performing arts school in the nation, preparing students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for their profession.


The NSA community believes that:
  • All students can learn.
  • All arts and academics can be integrated to promote learning.
  • Learning is a life-long process and the chief priority of our school.
  • All students can be provided with the proper forums to display their art.
  • All students should perform at or above the set state and local school board standards.
  • The whole school community's commitment to continual improvement is imperative in producing confident performers and learners.
  • All students will be provided opportunities for personal development to acquire self-discipline and a sense of responsibility to self, family, school, and community.
  • Continual assessment of student performance will determine instruction.



    Staff

    Administration
    Mr. Robert (Bob) Wilson - Executive Principal (291-6600)
    Ms. Tonja Williams - Assistant Principal (291-6600)
    Mrs. Vickie Songer - Executive Secretary (291-6600; Fax: 271-1767)
    Mrs. Teresa Street - Secretary/Clerk (291-6600)


    School Counseling
    Mrs. Amy Flajnik - 9th & 11th Grade School Counselor (291-6600 ext. 306)
    Mrs. Charlotte Lampley - 10th & 12th School Counselor (291-6600 ext. 307)
    Mrs. Judy West - Counseling Secretary (291-6600 ext. 308; Fax: 291-6047)


    Library and Media Center
    Mrs. Melissa Wilkinson - Media Specialist (291-6046)



    Daily Schedules

    Monday and Wednesday Schedule*
    1st Period: 7:45 - 8:39
    2nd Period: 8:45 - 10:19
    4th Period: 10:25 - 12:05
          A Lunch: 10:25 - 11:15
          B Lunch: 11:15 - 12:05
    5th Period: 12:11 - 12:59
    6th Period: 1:05 - 2:45    		   Tuesday and Thursday Schedule*
    1st Period: 7:45 - 8:39
    3rdPeriod: 8:45 - 10:19
    4th Period: 10:25 - 12:05
          A Lunch: 10:25 - 11:15
          B Lunch: 11:15 - 12:05
    5th Period: 12:11 - 12:59
    7 th Period: 1:05 - 2:45

    Friday Schedule
    1st Period: 7:45 - 8:35
    2nd Period: 8:41 - 9:27
    3rd Period: 9:33 - 10:19
    4th Period: 10:25 - 12:05
          A Lunch: 10:25 - 11:15
          B Lunch: 11:15 - 12:05
    5th Period: 12:11 - 12:59
    6th Period: 1:05 - 1:49
    7th Period: 1:55 - 2:45

    *In the event that schools are closed on any day of the week on a block schedule, Friday will take on that day's schedule, except in special circumstances.




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    Fax: (615)271-1767.  A Metropolitan Nashville Public Magnet School.