The Gainesville City Schools system has received an award based on its work through a collaborative learning template from the University of California-Los Angeles. “The nomination stated that we had improved achievement attendance (and) graduation rates while reducing dropouts, disciplinary referrals and incidences of teen pregnancy, bullying and drug abuse,” Superintendent Merrianne Dyer said. Dyer was in Nashville on Friday to accept the Leadership for Learning Supports award on behalf of the school system at the National Conference on Education.