Facts About Our School

Year School Built           1985
Renovation                    2003
New Gym                      2007
Square Footage             62,982
Number of Students       296
Grades Served               K-4
School Hours                 8:00 - 3:00
School Colors                Red and Black
School Mascot              Tiger
School Motto:

"Everyday is a Learning Day at Robert E. Lillard Design Center"

Principal:

Debra B. Thompson - debra.thompson@mnps.org

District 1 School Board Representative:

George Thompson - ghthompsoniii@aol.com, 242-2180

District 1 Metro Council Representative:

Lonnell Matthews, Jr. - lonnell.matthews@nashville.gov, 291-6701

Parent Support Group Contact:

PTA President, Linda M. Phillips - lmphillips11@aol.com

What Makes Our School Unique?

    One of the major components of the educational program at Robert E. Lillard Design Center is the Schoolwide Enrichment Model. This model is a three part program emphasizing the utilization of higher order thinking skills, creative thinking, problem solving, and research.
    Type 1 Enrichment includes field trips, guest speakers, multicultural activities, interest centers, and other programs or activities which are keyed to motivating new interests in students and expanding their experiential base.
    Type II Enrichment utilizes shared inquiry and hands on learning to train students in an interest area or in special skills needed for future exploration.
    Type III Enrichment is individual, contract-based research and project work based upon student interests and facilitated by the in-house Encore teacher.
    All three types are integrated into regular classroom instruction, special services, and the Enrichment Clusters.
    Enrichment Clusters, special classes developed in response to student interests, are led by faculty members and community volunteers. Students are grouped across grade levels according to their shared interests and are expected to create a product or service.

What Does Our School Offer?

Who Attends Our School?

Robert E. Lillard at King’s Lane is a design center that has a specialized program of Advanced Academics and voluntary enrollment. Students living in the Whites Creek High School cluster and siblings of students attending Robert E. Lillard have priority and must apply through the lottery. Students living outside the cluster must also apply through the lottery. Other elementary schools in the Whites Creek cluster are: Bordeaux Enhanced Option, Cumberland, Alex Green, and Joelton. The middle schools in this cluster are Ewing Park, Haynes Design Center, I.T. Creswell Arts Magnet and Joelton (Middle).

Community Partners

• Cub Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• Parent Teacher Association
• YMCA Fun Company Before and After School Care

PENCIL Partners

PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.

• Bordeaux Kroger
• Cathedral of Praise

Whites Creek Cluster Map  (2008-2009)