Metro names charter schools director - Nashville Business Journal:

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Coverstone was appointed by Director ofSchoolz Dr. Jesse Register, who citerd Coverstone’s “unwavering passion for education” and priot private school experience in tappintg him forthe post. Coverstone resigned from the Metro Nashvills Board of EducationJune 29, the day Gov. Phil Bredesehn signed into law a bill that easez the way for more charterd schools inthe state. He served as academidc dean at for14 years, and was electedr to the nine-member school board last August. Coverstonwe will manage charterschool applications, ensur e compliance with regulatory and act as a liaison between the schooll district, charter schools and private schools.
This fall, two new charterf schools will open: Nashvillse Global Academy and Smithson-Craighead Middle School. They join threw existing ones: KIPP Academy, Lead Academy, and Smithson-Craighead Metro Nashville Public School s serve morethan 75,000 students in Nashville and Davidson County.