Education advocacy groups in Nashville cast a wide net in search of booster club members for schools today. They’re recruiting Davidson County residents who will meet with Metro Council members and state legislators to argue for full funding of the school system next year.

Kathy Frost has already been snagged. She’s an Inglewood mother who is looking a few years down the road, when her child will attend Dan Mills Elementary School.

“You need to go ahead and take action before something happens to make it better because it takes a while to see the results. So if you get involved now, then things are going be that much better when your child starts school.”

The up-start organization is called ‘Friends for Metro Schools,’ led by the Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship, Stand for Children and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Organizers fear school performance could be in jeopardy if the district doesn’t receive additional funding. Already, Metro Schools face a possible take-over by the state if No Child Left Behind requirements aren’t met.

It’s a tight budget year for both the city and state. The Metro School Board has requested an additional 16-million dollars to keep the status quo, with 13-million more for new programs targeted at problem areas.