Department of Education
Dr. Tim Webb, Commissioner
Principals' Study Council
The school administrators’ information and networking place
Purpose
The purpose of the Principals’ Study Council is to promote the continuous improvement of public education in Tennessee by communicating to the State Board of Education and/or the State Department of Education suggestions for improving education, including task force reports, position papers, and recommendations. Providing in-service education opportunities that are designed to develop the leadership skills of principals is key.
Membership
Membership in the Principals’ Study Council is open to every public school principal, assistant principal and administrator in a similar position.
Organization
In order to provide a more direct opportunity for active participation in its activities, to keep the council responsive to the needs of its members, and to facilitate more direct cooperation between the Department of Education and the principals of the state, the Principals’ Study Council is organized into Area Study Councils for the purpose of disseminating and gathering information.
There are eighteen (18) Area Study Councils presently functioning across the state. Areas are identified in the following map.
2008-09 Steering Committee
2008-09 Executive Board
AREA LIASONS
| Area 1, 2 | Ted Beach | First TN District |
| Area 3, 4 | Patty Wright | East TN District |
| Area 5, 6 | Daryl Schaefer | Southeast TN District |
| Area 7, 8 | Jim Greeson | Upper Cumberland District |
| Area 9 | Bill Byford | South Central District |
| Area 10, 11 | Don Boyd | Mid Cumberland District |
| Area 12 | Branson Townsend | South Central District |
| Area 13, 14 | Warner Pace | Northwest District |
| Area 15 | Pat Todd | Southwest District |
| Area 16 | Robert Cursey | Southwest District |
| Area 17, 18 | Yvonne Allen | Memphis Delta District |
For further information contact your Area liaison or Johnny Crow @ 615-532-4724