Valor Collegiate Academies
Kathleen Cucci is an experienced educator with a diverse background in teaching and student support. Currently, Kathleen serves as both a Writing Teacher and a Math Intervention Teacher at Valor Collegiate Academies since 2018. Previously, Kathleen worked as a Literacy Teacher at Nashville Classical Charter School from 2016 to 2017 and as a Resident Teacher/School Culture Specialist with UP Education Network from 2014 to 2016. Early career experiences include an internship at Denver Rescue Mission in 2013 and a role as a Sales Associate at American Girl from 2011 to 2012. Kathleen holds a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Boston College, earned in 2014.
Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor Collegiate Academies is the first diverse-by-design, public college preparatory charter school in Nashville, TN to serve a holistically diverse background of students. Founded with the mission to empower our diverse community to live inspired, purposeful lives, Valor currently serves 1,900 students across three schools in grades 5-12. At the core of our model is Compass, a nationally-recognized model for comprehensive human development and social-emotional learning. Ranked in the top 5% of Tennessee schools for growth and achievement since opening in 2014, we are proving that schools don’t have to compromise academic results for comprehensive human development.