Promise Academy is a free, public charter school authorized by Memphis City Schools.  Promise Academy opened its doors in 2005-2006 with 60 kindergarteners.  Currently, we have 340 kindergarten through fourth grade students.  The Promise Academy is committed to prepairing children to excel in the nation's most rigorous schools.

Our Board of Directors includes:

• Thomas A. Beazley – Grace-St. Lukes Episcopal School
• Michael P. Bilger – IBM Security and Privacy Services
• Mark Carlson – Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
• Kevin Clarkson – CB Richard Ellis
• Lyle Davis – The University of Memphis
• Grady M. Garrison – Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada
• Charles C. Gerber – Gerber/Taylor Associates, Inc.
• James Gholson – The University of Memphis
• Lee Giovannetti
• Colenzo Hubbard – Emmanuel Episcopal Center
• Darryl Jackson – Storage USA
• Larry Killebrew
• Andy Taylor – Gerber/Taylor Associates, Inc.
• Emily R. Woodside