Mission
The mission of MNPS Advanced Academics is to provide rigorous learning options for highly motivated students, grades Pre-K-12.
| Additional information regarding Advanced Academics may be obtained by contacting the Director of Advanced Academics at 615-333-5175. |
Dr. Sharon Chaney
Director of Advanced Academics
30th year as an educator, most of them spent teaching languages (English, Latin, French)
Current assignment: Director of Advanced Academics (GATE/Encore, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement) for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville
Previous assignments: Coordinator of District Assessments and IB, Central Office; Assistant Principal, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School (Nashville); Advanced Placement (AP) English Teacher, International Baccalaureate (IB) Coordinator, and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) teacher at Hunters Lane High School (Nashville)
Current collaborations: MNPS/Vanderbilt Committee for School of Science/Math; International Baccalaureate Advisory Committee; Advanced Placement Advisory Committee; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Mentor for Candidates from TN
Teacher of the Year:
Springfield High School, 1976
Goodlettsville High School, 1986
Hunters Lane High School, 1991
Metro Secondary Teacher of the Year, 1991
Earned doctorate, Vanderbilt University, 1991
Channel Four Apple for the Teacher Award, 1998
Local Chair, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference, Opryland Hotel, 1998 and 2006
President, TN Council of Teachers of English (TCTE), 1998 and 2006
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, 1999
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Certification, Adolescent and Young Adult/English Language Arts, 1999
Elected Associate Chair, Secondary Steering Committee and Executive Committee Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 2000-2002
NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence Award, November 2001
Frist Foundation Award for Summer Study in Moral and Political Philosophy, Christ College, Oxford University, England, 2004
Elected Chair, NCTE Assembly for National Board Certified Teachers, 2005
Elected Trustee of the NCTE Research Foundation, 2004-2007
College Board Consultant, Essay Grader and Table Leader, Trainer, and English Vertical Teams (EVT) Presenter across the Southern Region, 1995-Present
American Diploma Project, Grade 12 Language Arts Chair, State of TN
Multiple Listings in Who’s Who in America’s Teachers, in the South and Southwest, in American Women, in America, in American Education, and in the World.
Continuum of MNPS Advanced Academics
