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