Mitchell-Neilson School is getting nationwide attention as a Leader in Me School. Principal Robin Newell tells NewsRadio WGNS now in its third year there, Leader in Me is a whole-school transformation model that empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in the 21st century...

Newell says this leadership focus has had many positive outcomes at Mitchell Neilson...

The program's success within this Murfreesboro City School have brought several other schools from at least five other states to the city to see it in action.