Picture courtesy Northside Neighborhood House, Hamilton County
Picture courtesy Knox Education Foundation, Knoxville, TN
Picture courtesy Community Achieves, Nashville, TN
Tennessee Community Schools Providers
Tennessee currently has eight providers across the state with more than 50 years collective experience operating Community Schools.
Chattanooga Area
Community Forward Schools
A collaborative partnership between The City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools – District- Operated Initiative
Community Forward Program Director, Jackie Thomas, jthomas1@chattanooga.gov
District Coordinator of Community Schools, Caitlyn Steward, steward_c@hcde.org
Northside Neighborhood House
Hamilton County – Nonprofit Organization
CEO, Jessica Whatley, jwhatley@nnhouse.org
Knoxville Area
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Knox County – Nonprofit Organization
Community Schools Director, Adam Fritts, frittsa@unitedwayknox.org
University of Tennessee –The Boyd Community Schools Collaboration Hub
Knox County – University Assisted
Director, Janine Al-Aseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu
Nashville Area
Community Achieves
Metro Nashville Public Schools – District-Operated Initiative
Director, Makeda Watson, Makeda.Watson@mnps.org
Communities In Schools TN
Metro Nashville – Nonprofit Organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org
Memphis Area
Memphis Shelby County Schools
District-Operated Initiative Community Schools Manager, Myrtle Winfield, winfieldmd@scsk12.org
Communities in Schools Memphis
Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Teshanda Middleton, tmiddleton@cismemphis.org
Seeding Success
Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
Director of Community Schools, Devonte Payton, devonte@seeding-success.org
East Tennessee
Communities In Schools in the Appalachian Highlands
Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, and Cocke Counties and Bristol, TN- Regional Nonprofit organization
CEO, Chase Stewart, cstewart@cisofah.org
Communities In Schools TN
Rural East TN – Morgan and Scott Counties- Regional Nonprofit Organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org
University of TN- The Boyd Community Schools Collaboration Hub
Morgan County –Sunbright School- University Assisted
Director, Janine Al-Aseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu
Rural Middle Tennessee
Communities In Schools TN
Rural Middle TN- Bedford, Bledsoe, Clay, Putnam, Fentress, Grundy, Jackson, and Van Buren Counties- Regional Nonprofit Organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org
Rural West Tennessee
Communities In Schools TN
Rural West TN- Lake, Lauderdale, and Hardeman Counties- Regional Nonprofit Organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org
Tennessee Community Schools Providers
Tennessee currently has eight providers across the state with more than 50 years collective experience operating Community Schools.
Chattanooga Area
Community Forward Schools
A collaborative partnership between The City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools – District operated initiative
Community Forward Program Director, Jackie Thomas, jthomas1@chattanooga.gov
District Coordinator of Community Schools, Caitlyn Steward, steward_c@hcde.org
Northside Neighborhood House
Hamilton County – Nonprofit organization
Chief Education Officer: Amber Reeves, areeves@nnhouse.org
Knoxville Area
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Knox County – Nonprofit organization
Community Schools Director, Adam Fritts, frittsa@unitedwayknox.org
University of Tennessee Supported Community Schools
Knox County – University Assisted
Director, Janine Alaseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu
Nashville Area
Community Achieves
Metro Nashville Public Schools – District operated initiative
Director, Makeda Watson, Makeda.Watson@mnps.org
Communities in Schools TN
Metro Nashville and Rural Counties – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org
Memphis Area
Shelby County Schools
District operated initiative
Community Schools Manager, Myrtle Winfield, winfieldmd@scsk12.org
Communities in Schools Memphis
Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Teshanda Middleton, tmiddleton@cismemphis.org
Seeding Success
Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
Director of Community Schools, Devonte Payton, devonte@seeding-success.org
Northeast Tennessee
Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands
Hancock County and Bristol, TN
CEO, Chase Stewart, cstewart@cisofah.org
TN Rural Counties
Bledsoe
Clay
Cocke
Fentress
Grundy
Hardeman
Jackson
Hancock
Lake
Lauderdale
McNairy
Morgan
Scott
Van Buren
Wayne
Communities in Schools
Rural Counties – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Samantha Wigand, (615) 414-0839
Morgan County County – University Assisted Community Schools
Director, Janine Alaseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu
