Anna Shepherd

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Anna Shepherd

Prior offices

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

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Religion

Christian: Catholic

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Anna Shepherd was a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2010. She left office on June 8, 2020.

Shepherd ran for re-election to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to represent District 4 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 2, 2018.

Biography

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Shepherd was an active community member, having participated in various organizations over the past 25 years. She is survived by her husband, Larry, and their three children.

Elections

2018

See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2018)

General election

General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

Incumbent Anna Shepherd won election in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Shepherd (Nonpartisan)	98.9	9,287
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	99

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2014

See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2014)

The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 2 included incumbent Jo Ann Brannon and candidates Edward Arnold and Bernie Driscoll. The District 4 ballot included incumbent Anna Shepherd and candidates Rhonda F. Dixon and Pam Swoner. District 6 incumbent Cheryl Mayes faced Tyese R. Hunter. The District 8 ballot included candidates Mary Pierce and Becky Sharpe.

Results

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 4, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Anna Shepherd Incumbent	38.4%	2,348
	Nonpartisan	Rhonda F. Dixon	35.1%	2,151
	Nonpartisan	Pam Swoner	26.2%	1,603
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	19
Total Votes				6,121
Source: Nashville, Tennessee, "Election Results August 7, 2014," accessed June 10, 2015

Funding

The Nashville Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements

Shepherd was endorsed by the Metro Nashville Education Association, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Women In Numbers and Stand For Children, a local action group.

Campaign themes

Shepherd stated the following as major issues facing the district on her website:

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McGavock High School McGavock High School is the shining star of our zoned high schools. In the last 5 years McGavock has risen to the top in the areas of test scores and graduation rates. McGavock was the first HS to have all their Academies Named and Branded by the National Academy Accreditation Consortium. McGavock was the only HS to earn the top score of 10 by the NACC ranking their academies the best. There is no one reason why the President of the United States came to visit McGavock in January of this year! There are several reasons he visited McGavock HS! The success stories and programs arising from McGavock HS are being brought into the four middle schools that feed into McGavock HS and they are turning around in achievement and retention. The McGavock Cluster has the only AICE Programme Continuum in the state of Tennessee beginning at Hermitage Elementary, moving to Donelson Middle School and finally McGavock HS. The AICE Programme offers a rigorous course of study for advanced students. The schools in the McGavock Cluster enjoy great community support from our Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce to the various churches and civic organizations who partner with schools to provide what is necessary for these students. These initiatives and success stories are what is keeping the McGavock Cluster moving with such a positive momentum. That momentum needs to keep moving forward. I have been involved in this momentum and will continue to do so as long as I am representing District 4 on the Board of Education. Local Control Locally elected officials know their constituents and know the issues inherent to their districts which is why a locally-elected school board should be the decision makers when in comes to our schools and students. Local Boards of Education (BOE) are constantly threatened with groups and legislators at the state level who want to wrestle that control away from the local decision makers. Local Boards know the issues inherent to their local culture and therefore should have the final decision. Just this past legislative session our legislators passed a law giving the State BOE final say in the approval of charter schools. MNPS has a stringent, and in my personal opinion the best vetting process, for approving charter schools. The local BOE does not deny many charter school applicants and when we do it is for a very good reason. Usually we are concerned that something is not in place to make this applicant successful in teaching our children. Yet, if a charter schools is denied FOR WHATEVER REASON, they can appeal to the State BOE and possibly be approved. The State BOE does not take any responsibility for these charter schools that they approve. That responsibility still lies with the local district. In my personal opinion, this action is akin to an un-funded mandate. Keep Local Control Local. Middle Schools In the past five years our high schools have been our success stories. With the implementation of the Academy Model in our zoned high schools, graduation rates have increased, true learning is taking place, and our students are excelling. Now it is time to craft that same success to the zoned middle schools. We have started that initiative already with the selection of Ambassadors now in our middle schools. One of my goals, when re-elected is to see more initiatives that are successful on the high school level be implemented at the middle school levels keeping in mind that the audience is younger and has different needs. It is no secret in the educational community that the middle school years can be the most challenging. The minds of these middle-school children are growing by leaps and bounds. These students need direction and need a special leader or leaders at their schools to ensure that they have everything that they need and have a successful learning experience. Some Middle Schools in the District, and particularly in the McGavock Cluster, have suffered some set-backs 4 to 5 years ago. Since I was elected to the BOE, I have ensured that we have the faculty and staff necessary to deal with this sector of our population so that these students have a successful learning experience while they are in middle school. I will continue to keep a sharp eye on the function and experiences at our middle schools. One year in the education life of a child is too long to waste it!

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See also

• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee
• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2014)
• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2018)

External links

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