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Office of School Safety and Learning Support
Mike Herrmann, Executive Director
710 James Robertson Parkway
5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: (615) 741-3248
Fax: (615) 532-6638

 

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School Safety and Learning Support Staff

Mike Herrmann
Executive Director
Safe Schools Act funds, school security, Emergency Services Coordinator,
and general school safety concerns
(615) 741-8468
Mike.Herrmann@state.tn.us

Rick Johnson
School Safety Specialist
SAVE Act Consultant, school safety planning, development, monitoring, training,
and other general school safety concerns
(615) 741-3248
Rickey.Johnson@state.tn.us

Pearl Merritt
Program Compliance Monitor
School safety compliance and monitoring, data reporting, research, program evaluation and assessment, grant and contract review
(615) 532-2717
Pearl.Merritt@state.tn.us

Laura Nichols
Director of Extended Learning Programs and Character Education
Character Education Partnership, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and LEAPS
(615) 253-6037
Laura.Nichols@state.tn.us

Marla J. Smith, Ed.D.
Education Consultant
21st Century Community Learning Centers
(615) 532-0469
Marla.Smith@state.tn.us

JoAnn Summers
Office Manager / Administrative Services
(615) 532-1665
Jo.Ann.Summers@state.tn.us

Rita Tompkins
Program Manager
Title IV-A Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program
Title IV-A funding to local schools, Consolidated Applications, Comprehensive Intervention Services Grants, Youth Violence and Drug Prevention Grants
(615) 741-8466
Rita.Tompkins@state.tn.us

James Vince Witty
Special Projects Manager / Alternative Education Coordinator
Alternative Education, Character Education, Conflict Resolution, Student Victimization and Zero Tolerance reporting, Emergency Services Coordinator, data collection, School Resource Officers, and web publishing
(615) 532-4768
James.Witty@state.tn.us