From the boardroom to the classroom, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) have learned and implemented game-changing
lessons about how teacher health affects their attendance, morale and performance evaluations. Perhaps even more noteworthy is the correlation of teacher health to student achievement as measured by their standardized American College Test (ACT) scores. However, it wasn’t easy realizing these key objectives over the past decade—a feat so challenging and impressive that it commanded national attention from the national non-profitt, the Integrated Benefits Institute.