Amy Frogge

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Amy Frogge

Prior offices

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 9

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Education

Bachelor's

Southern Methodist University

Law

University of Tennessee College of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney and grant writer

Contact

Personal website

Amy Frogge was a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee, representing District 9. Frogge assumed office in 2012. Frogge left office on August 27, 2020.

Frogge ran for re-election to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to represent District 9 in Tennessee. Frogge won in the general election on August 4, 2016.

Biography

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Frogge's work experience includes serving as a judicial law clerk for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, a staff attorney for the Administrative Office of the Courts, and a grant writer for the Room in the Inn’s Campus for Human Development. She earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Frogge and her husband have two children, both of whom attend school in the district.

Elections

2016

See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2016)

Five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016. District 1 incumbent Sharon Dixon Gentry defeated challenger Janette Carter to win another term. In District 3, incumbent Jill Speering also won another term by defeating challenger Jane Grimes Meneely. Norman Merrifield originally filed to run for the District 3 seat, but he withdrew from the election. Christiane Buggs, Miranda Christy, Corey Gathings, and Erica Lanier ran for the District 5 seat, which was left open when board member Elissa Kim did not file to run for re-election. Buggs was elected to the seat. The District 7 race featured incumbent Will Pinkston and challenger Jackson Miller. Pinkston was re-elected to another term. District 9 incumbent Amy Frogge faced challenger Thom Druffel. She was also elected to another term.

Results

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 9 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Amy Frogge Incumbent	63.94%	4,682
Thom Druffel	35.92%	2,630
Write-in votes	0.14%	10
Total Votes		7,322
Source: Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results," accessed January 12, 2017

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools election

Frogge reported $40,653.65 in contributions and $40,503.84 in expenditures to the Davidson County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $149.81 on hand as of September 30, 2016.

Endorsements

Frogge received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:

• Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, AFL-CIO
• Metropolitan Nashville Education Association
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 205
• Women In Numbers (WIN)
• Education activist Diane Ravitch
• State Rep. Bo Mitchell (D-50)
• State Rep. John Ray Clemmons (D-55)
• Nashville Vice Mayer David Briley
• Nashville Metro Councilwoman Sharon W. Hurt
• Nashville Metro Councilwoman Kathleen Murphy
• Nashville Metro Councilman Dave Rosenberg
• Nashville Metro Councilwoman Sheri Weiner
• Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education Member Will Pinkston
• Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education Member Anna Shepherd
• Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education Member Jill Speering

Click here for a list of Pinkston's endorsements in this election.

2012

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools,
District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Amy Frogge	49.3%	3,525
	Nonpartisan	Margaret Dolan	24.1%	1,727
	Nonpartisan	Eric Crafton	19.1%	1,364
	Nonpartisan	Bob Bogen	5.1%	363
	Nonpartisan	Ronnie Osborne	2.4%	169
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	4
Total Votes				7,152
Source: Nashville Election Commission, "Election Results," August 20, 2012

Campaign themes

2016

Frogge highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:

“	ADDRESSING EXCESSIVE TESTING Standardized testing has become excessive, contributing to a 25% loss of instructional time in local schools. These tests do not provide useful information for our teachers or help students succeed. It’s imperative that we reduce time spent on standardized tests in order to inspire the joy of learning in children. IMPROVING SCHOOL FACILITIES Our local schools are crowded and aging. We are working toward expanding capacity and updating the facilities at numerous schools in the area, and with the support of the Mayor and Metro Council, our board hopes to move forward on these efforts. Our students deserve adequate facilities that serve as welcoming places to learn. WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION Every child is best served with a rich, broad curriculum like that offered in our finest private schools. Activities like art, music, physical education, and unstructured time increase achievement, particularly among our most vulnerable students, and aid in the social and emotional development of our children. PRE-K ADVANCEMENT It is vitally important that students come to school ready to learn. Developmentally sound, evidence-based pre-K programs that are effectively implemented help higher risk students catch up to their more prepared peers, provide rich new learning opportunities, and build enthusiasm for learning. FUNDING FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS Tennessee’s schools are chronically underfunded, consistently ranking in the bottom five states in the nation. This has caused school districts across the state to demand adequate state funding for schools. We must ensure that Nashville’s schools have the resources they need to best serve our children. SUPPORTING TEACHERS We must not only recruit excellent teachers and provide them with engaging and effective ongoing professional development, but ensure that we retain excellent, experienced teachers by supporting them, paying them properly, and providing a positive work environment that allow our educators to be most effective. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Using public schools as hubs, community schools attract community partners to offer supports and opportunities for children, families, and communities. These schools integrate academics, health/social services, and community engagement, leading to improved learning, stronger families, and healthier communities.	”
—Amy Frogge (2016)

See also

• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee
• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2016)

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