September 20, 2023
Meet Joy Watkins, second grade teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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April 30, 2023
Eve Slaughter, principal at Cornerstone Prep Lester, traveled to Jamaica, inspired by the impact of the Science of Reading beyond the walls of CEG.
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April 21, 2023
Meet Taureaun Harris, 4th grade ELA teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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March 15, 2023
CEG uses the science of reading to equip and inspire students to love reading.
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August 19, 2022
CEG schools celebrated outstanding growth on TN Ready across the network, with all schools earning higher scores this year compared to the prior year.
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April 01, 2022
Watch this short video to hear from our principals why you should choose CEG schools for your child!
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March 03, 2022
Take a look at some of the unique benefits provided the teachers in CEG schools!
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February 28, 2022
Student leadership is a part of CEG’s mission statement, and at the forefront of the initiatives are Cornerstone Prep Lester and Lester Prep.
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February 22, 2022
The ASD has been recognized as a #bestforalldistrict by the Tennessee Department of Education!
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February 06, 2022
CPL hosts its first "Level Up Luncheon" for students meeting their MAP goals!
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December 16, 2021
We love our partnership with SOS Builds!
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December 14, 2021
We are pleased to affirm the desire of parents and guardians as represented by their signatures on the parent trigger petition form and look forward to serving families in Binghampton for years to come.
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September 06, 2021
At CEG, we are serious about learning to love to read!
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August 26, 2021
The CEG board will meet Tuesday, August 31 via Zoom.
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August 02, 2021
Enroll now for the 2021-2022 school year!
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May 17, 2021
Meet Eve Slaughter, the new principal of Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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March 01, 2021
These payments designed to provide additional compensation to CEG staff for their efforts this year.
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February 05, 2021
Meet Natasha Gunn, kindergarten teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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January 29, 2021
Meet Judy Thompson, school counselor for Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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January 22, 2021
Meet Madison Jones, Academic Interventionist and RTI Coordinator at CPL!
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October 28, 2020
Beginning November 12, we will begin welcome back students whose parents wish to begin on-campus learning.
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October 04, 2020
Read the letter with COVID-19 update and take this parent survey!
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August 10, 2020
Parents can pick up meals beginning September 3. Read more!
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August 09, 2020
See the school supply lists for grades K-1 and 2-8.
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July 29, 2020
Keep reading for updates about this fall's online learning plan.
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July 18, 2020
Your CEG staff has been working continuously since May to design an educational plan for your child that will both keep them safe and on track for college.
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July 02, 2020
Keep reading for updates about our planning for Fall 2020.
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June 22, 2020
Parents: we need your feedback!
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May 14, 2020
Give901 is providing our students with summer learning kits! Learn how you can help!
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March 26, 2020
The YMCA will be distributing FREE student meals at all sites previously designated for meals.
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February 27, 2020
Meet Jennifer Marchy – CPL’s Dean of Instruction for 3rd-5th math and science!
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February 05, 2020
Meet Ayo Akinmuladun – award-winning Dean of Instruction at CPL!
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January 10, 2020
Meet Minerva Clark, Pre-K Assistant at Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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November 28, 2019
Meet Casey Caldwell, a native Memphian and kindergarten teacher at CPL!
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November 08, 2019
Meet Lauren Tochner, Functional Skills teacher at CPL!
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October 09, 2019
Meet Ashley Baldwin, CPL’s art teacher, who wishes she could meet Michelle Obama or Oprah Winfrey
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May 15, 2019
Online registration available for the 2019-2020 school year!
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May 04, 2019
Meet Liz Jarvis, CEG English as a Second Language Lead, who wants to travel the world!
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April 12, 2019
Meet Mary Ann Rountree, third grade teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus!
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April 03, 2019
Commissioner Schwinn, joined by various leaders of the ASD, recently visited several CPL and LP classrooms.
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March 19, 2019
Cornerstone Prep and Lester Prep have combined to increase achievement so much that the Lester Campus passed 140 other schools in the state of Tennessee!
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February 08, 2019
Bradley Williams, Manager of Operations for the Lester Campus, works behind the scenes to ensure every child gets the education he or she deserves.
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January 31, 2019
Meet Aleesia Isom, 5th grade science teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester!
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January 18, 2019
Meet Maureen Puccetti, First Grade Teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus.
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January 11, 2019
Arise2Read volunteers are making a difference at CPL!
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December 13, 2018
Hallie Klunder, kindergarten teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus, is living out her life-long dream.
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November 27, 2018
CEG believes all students, regardless of their zip code, can perform at high levels.
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November 27, 2018
Marilyn Conerly joined the CEG team this year, serving at the Dean of Instruction for CPL, focused on students in grades kindergarten through second grade.
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November 01, 2018
“I love being an advocate for our special needs population as well as teacher training sessions.”
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September 29, 2018
“I get great joy when I see the proverbial 'light bulb' light up for a child,” says Sonya Hunt.
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September 07, 2018
Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus students led the district in several categories on the most recent TN Ready state assessment.
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August 23, 2018
I’m sure you know lots of people who grew up in Shelby County. At the same time, I bet you don’t know anyone from Shelby County. Shelby County, KY, that is.
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May 09, 2018
Our staff members at all three campuses work incredibly hard every day to serve our students. Please enjoy this video celebrating them.
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April 30, 2018
Diane Reed loves people and every day she displays that love by her caring and servant-hearted work.
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April 16, 2018
Capstone Education Group cares deeply about students and the community in which they live. As we seek to love our neighbors as ourselves, we explore opportunities to partner with organizations to improve neighborhood conditions, including safety, housing, job training, access to healthy foods and other critical community needs.
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February 19, 2018
Graham Farnsworth, an avid and powerful runner, applies the discipline necessary for running long distances to his preparation and success in the classroom. He was a founding teacher at Cornerstone Prep Lester and continues to serve our students with excellence.
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January 14, 2018
Our Lester Campus hosted the annual Cornerstone Prep Literacy night, a night filled with reading, writing, and discussions about books.
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August 23, 2017
Aise Nature came to Cornerstone Prep Lester in the middle of second grade from the Congo. He spoke no English when he arrived, though he had attended school where he previously lived. He has overcome tremendous challenges!
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July 28, 2017
The first day of school is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for these key dates and review the 2017-2018 school calendar.
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March 02, 2017
We're celebrating Read Across America Day at CPL! Check out our video which features students and staff from our school talking about books they love!
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November 23, 2016
First and second place winners of the 1st Annual Spelling Bee, Danesha Melvin (1st) and Curtis Chapman (2nd), will go on to represent our school at the city-wide spelling bee in February.
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November 10, 2016
On Friday, November 4, the University of Memphis' Student Government Association (SGA) President, Jared Moses and Vice President, Natalie Moore, paid a visit to our 5th Grade Leadership Team.
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October 31, 2016
Running Club leaders reached out to Fleet Feet a few months ago to see if they would be a collection point for used running gear; instead, the running store received an anonymous donation for $1000 for the girls to receive new running shoes!
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September 22, 2016
Cornerstone Prep Lester's ESL students had a 30% exit rate for the 2015-2016 school year, 20% higher than the state of Tennessee's goal.
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September 22, 2016
In addition to improving academic outcomes, Cornerstone Prep focuses on developing student character and leadership traits. Cornerstone Prep views character and academics as being a positive feedback loop.
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March 24, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently had the privilege of visiting Cornerstone Prep. We invite you to view the second of this four-part documentary below, and consider the factors driving Cornerstone Prep’s remarkable and quick turnaround. The videos below present the points of view from school leaders, teachers, students, and parents.
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March 04, 2016
First grade co-teachers, Ashley Cowsert and Madison Jones, went on a hunt to find Stanford University graduates to encourage their class, Stanford 1, their first grade class at Cornerstone Prep Lester.
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February 10, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently had the privilege of visiting Cornerstone Prep. We invite you to view the first of this four-part documentary below and consider the factors driving Cornerstone Prep’s remarkable and quick turnaround. The videos below present the points of view from school leaders, teachers, students, and parents. This video describes how Cornerstone Prep has strengthened buy-in from the community to achieve its goals.
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November 16, 2015
Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus saw outstanding reading level growth in 2014-2015.
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October 13, 2015
Cub Conversations is an after school group to encourage, teach and challenge its members, cultivating positive leadership and group membership.
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August 03, 2015
We have updated our uniform policy for the 2015-2016 school year, which includes the addition of black pants/shorts/skirts as an option for students.
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May 22, 2015
As we close the chapter for this school year, we celebrate many thing.... We also celebrate the years we’ve been led by Principal Lisa Settle, Cornerstone Prep’s founding principal, courageously and lovingly leading our students and teachers for the past 5 years.
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February 04, 2015
We are thrilled to receive such high praise from our parents about their experience with our two schools, Cornerstone Prep and Lester Prep.
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December 12, 2014
Because of the great success of Cornerstone Prep's flagship school, the 成就学区 approved our application to expand onto a second elementary school campus for the 2015-2016 school year. Today, the ASD announced that Cornerstone Prep will serve Frayser students at Denver Elementary school beginning next fall. We are honored that we will have the opportunity to serve more students in our city.
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November 19, 2014
American Paper & Twine Co., Titans Radio and Georgia-Pacific Communication Papers announced Calli Rollins, a kindergarten teacher from Cornerstone Preparatory School in Memphis, Tennessee, was selected as Teacher of the Week, for week eleven of the Tennessee Titans 2014 football season.
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November 06, 2014
Each month Lester Prep has a Celebration to honor scholars who have exceeded expectations in various subject areas.
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October 01, 2014
Because of the great success of Cornerstone Prep flag ship school, the 成就学区 approved our application to expand onto a second elementary school campus for the 2015-2016 school year. We are honored that we will have the opportunity to serve more students in our great city.
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September 30, 2014
Lester Prep launched a new middle school in August, welcoming 80 6th graders to the school campus located at 320 Carpenter, let by founding principal, Mr. Brearn Wright.
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September 19, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stepped off his “Partners in Progress” tour bus into a hero’s welcome at Cornerstone Preparatory Academy in Binghamton Wednesday. Children in shirts that said “Proving the Possible” waved pompons and roared when he came into sight.
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August 20, 2014
Cornerstone Prep students performed among the nation’s best schools in a recent national assessment. On average, Cornerstone Prep students outpaced the growth of 74 percent of students in science, 72 percent of students in math and 70 percent of students in reading and language.
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March 03, 2014
Brittany Ordu is a second grade teacher in Binghampton, whose students have scored 85 percent higher on their tests compared to other kids across the country. Ordu is making a difference one student at a time.
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February 15, 2014
Cornerstone Prep students join hands and paint brushes with volunteers and community members weekly at the art garden located across the street from the school. Prepsters work in this afterschool program, creating beauty and relationships with each other and the neighborhood.
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December 31, 2013
The Kindergarten class known as Cornell K was thrilled to receive an autographed basketball from the Memphis Grizzzlies. The players recently attended an event where they signed the ball for our Prepsters. We are grateful for the play and work of the Grizz in our city.
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December 20, 2013
In the middle of our second school year, we are delighted to reveal the positive feedback that has come from our recent parent survey. This survey was distributed to parents who have been on our campus over the first three months of the school year and we are very pleased with the number of parents who responded.
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December 17, 2013
Ten fifth-grade math stars celebrated their academic achievement together during a recent mathematicians' banquet. These students performed at the highest level in math during the most recent grading and celebrated with a special lunch and celebration.
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December 04, 2013
Each week, more than 115 students participate in after-school programs on campus. Some grow and harvest their own vegetables in the Carpenter Art Garden.
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November 13, 2013
For the past two years ESPN has been following our boys’ basketball team and coaching staff to highlight the amazing things that our program is accomplishing. Coach Desmond Merriweather and NBA superstar Penny Hardaway have coached our boys into three city and two state championship
victories.
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September 22, 2013
Seven fourth-grade students earned the right to attend the University of Memphis football game vs Duke University with their teachers. For many of these students who made good choices in the classroom, this was their first experience watching a live college football game.
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May 22, 2013
These 84 Prepsters were entering their kindergarten promotion ceremony as a celebration of a year well spent at Cornerstone Prep School –Lester Campus with a standing-room-only crowd of more than 400 proud family members.
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May 22, 2013
It has truly been an amazing year for Cornerstone ESL. We have prepsters representing four different countries and languages. It has been a joy and a privilege to watch these students grow over the past 10 months. All of these students have progressed at least two to three grade levels in reading and math.
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May 15, 2013
Cornell K teachers hosted a Literacy Night with the theme, Let’s Play with Books, for the prepsters and family members of Cornell K. Parents, siblings, and prepsters all gathered in the library and began the night by playing several games.
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May 06, 2013
Blessings in a Backpack is a charitable organization which ensures elementary school children are fed on the weekends throughout the school year.
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February 08, 2013
Cornerstone Prep students performed among the nation’s elite schools in a recent math assessment. Cornerstone Prep students outpaced the growth of 69 percent of the students in the national norm in Kindergarten and first grade and 98 percent of all students in grades two and three on the national test.
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January 22, 2013
Cornerstone Prep was honored to have Ron Willis, a 17-year veteran of the Memphis Police Department and local Binghamton business owner, speak to our third-grade boys as part of the school’s weekly character development class. Mr. Willis emphasized the importance of having goals and dreams.
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December 14, 2012
The 成就学区 (ASD) has just approved Cornerstone Prep to transform the Lester Middle School beginning next year. Cornerstone Prep will be leading pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade for 2013-2014 and then will be responsible for the entire school, pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade the following year.
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December 08, 2012
Our second-grade class recently wrote a letter to President Obama — here is his response.
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November 26, 2012
Memphis firefighters donated thousands of coats to school children across Shelby County, including a new coat for every Prepster.
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November 26, 2012
Cornerstone Prep strategically participates in a community development strategy, working with partners to make Binghampton a healthier place to live and raise children. Cornerstone Prep actively seeks way to engage volunteers and organizations to invest in the future of the neighborhood.
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August 06, 2012
Today, five high-potential Memphis schools took their first steps on the road to becoming the best schools in the state.
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June 12, 2012
Students at Cornerstone Prep grow multiple grade levels in a single school year
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May 21, 2012
Students at Cornerstone Prep grow multiple grade levels in a single school year.
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May 15, 2012
Funds Allow Adding Teachers, Community Liason, Technological Tools
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