KIPP Nashville Public Schools
Lameika Pegues has a wealth of experience in the education sector. Lameika currently holds the position of Managing Director of Student Experience and Equity at KIPP Nashville Public Schools since June 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Director Regional of School Culture at the same organization from July 2022 to June 2023.
Before joining KIPP Nashville Public Schools, Lameika had an extensive tenure at Green Dot Public Schools. Lameika started as a Special Education Teacher at Oxford School District in August 2003 and held the role until July 2010. Lameika then moved on to become the Assistant Special Education Supervisor from August 2010 to May 2014. Lameika's final position at Green Dot Public Schools was as the School Principal, which they held from November 2019 to June 2022. In this role, they focused on enhancing digital workflows, implementing various instructional models, and providing operational leadership, among other responsibilities.
Overall, Lameika Pegues' work experience highlights their expertise and dedication to creating equitable and impactful educational environments.
Lameika Pegues has a Specialist degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from the University of Mississippi. Lameika also has a Master of Education (MEd) degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the same university. In addition, they hold various certifications in areas such as customer service management, customer success management, and unconscious bias. Lameika is also certified as an Educator (Type 8) in Leadership/Administration by the Mississippi Department of Education.
KIPP Nashville Public Schools
KIPP Nashville is a network of high-performing, free public charter schools educating students in grades K-12 across East, North and South Nashville. KIPP Nashville is partnered with the acclaimed KIPP Network, which serves more than 180,000 students nationwide and graduates students from educationally underserved communities at 4x higher than that of their peers. KIPP Nashville currently operates seven schools in Nashville. We are proud to have our schools recognized as Tennessee Reward Schools and as Level 5 schools for top growth in Davidson County. Our high school alumni graduate college at nearly 2X the rate of their Nashville peers, and are supported by our unique KIPP Forward program. Our mission is that together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our Vision is that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. If you share in this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do whatever it takes for students to achieve, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPP teacher.