Last Update: 06/10/2013
CORE (Centers of Regional Excellence)
Mission: To see that Tennessee becomes the fastest improving state in the nation in the area of student achievement by providing targeted, differentiated support to help districts meet ambitious student achievement goals.
List of School Districts by CORE Office
| Name | Title | Address | Office # | Fax # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Green | Chief District Support Officer | 2761 Island Home Blvd Knoxville, TN 37920 |
(865) 228-9522 | (865) 594-5242 |
| Jacqui Garrison | Senior Director of CORE | 2761 Island Home Blvd Knoxville, TN 37920 |
(865) 221-1675 | (865) 594-5242 |
| Region | Counties Served | Name | Title | Address | Office # | Fax # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East TN | Anderson County - Clinton City - Oak Ridge - Blount County - Alcoa City - Maryville City - Campbell County - Claiborne County - Grainger County - Jefferson County - Knox County - Loudon County - Lenoir City - Monroe County - Sweetwater City - Morgan County - Roane County - Scott County - Oneida City - Sevier County - Union County - ETSD | Allen Pratt | Director | 2761 Island Home Blvd Knoxville, TN 37920 |
(865) 594-6044 | (865) 594-5242 |
| Ginger Leach | Data Analyst | |||||
| Christi Sampson | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6859 | ||||
| First Tennessee | Carter County - Elizabethton City - Cocke County - Newport City - Greene County - Greeneville City - Hamblen County - Hancock County - Hawkins County - Rogersville City - Johnson County - Sullivan County - Bristol City - Kingsport City - Unicoi County - Washington County - Johnson City | Director | East TN State University Lower Level Rogers - Stout Hall Johnson City , TN 37614-1701 |
(423) 434-6490 | (423) 434-6495 | |
| Julia Kirk | Data Analyst | |||||
| Amanda Waits | (615) 295-6860 | |||||
| Mid Cumberland | Cheatham County - Metro Nashville Public Schools - Dickson County - Houston County - Humphreys County - Montgomery County - Robertson County - Rutherford County - Murfreesboro City - Stewart County - Sumner County - Williamson County - Franklin SSD - Wilson County - Lebanon City - TSB | Christie Southerland | Director | 1256 Foster Ave. Nashville, TN 37243 (for UPS, FEDEX use 37210) |
(615) 532-6294 | (615) 255-7941 |
| Data Analyst | ||||||
| Andrea Sukow | Math Coordinator | |||||
| Northwest | Benton County - Carroll County - Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD - Huntington SSD - McKenzie SSD - South Carroll SSD - West Carroll SSD - Crockett County - Alamo City - Bells City - Dyer County - Dyersburg SSD - Gibson County SSD - Bradford SSD - Humboldt SSD - Milan SSD - Trenton SSD - Henry County - Paris City - Lake County - Obion County - Union City - Weakley County | Norma Gerrell | Director | University of TN at Martin 423 Clement Hall - 210 Hurt Street Martin , TN 38238 |
(731) 881-7565 | (731) 881-5686 |
| Amy Floyd | Data Analyst | |||||
| Iris Hubbard | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6848 | ||||
| South Central | Bedford County - Coffee County - Manchester City - Tullahoma City - Franklin County - Giles County - Hickman County - Lawrence County - Lewis County - Lincoln County - Fayetteville City - Marshall County - Maury County - Moore County - Perry County - Wayne County | Bill Byford | Director | 200 Dover Street, Suite 106 Shelbyville, TN 37160 |
(931) 488-3050 | (931) 684-3140 |
| Elliotte Kinzer | Data Analyst | |||||
| Courtney Woods | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6861 | ||||
| Southeast | Bradley County - Cleveland City - Hamilton County - Marion County - Richard City - McMinn County - Athens City - Etowah City - Meigs County - Polk County - Rhea County - Dayton City | Sharon Harper | Director | 3535 Adkisson Drive Rooms 23-27 P.O.Box 3570 Cleveland , TN 37320 |
(423) 614-8755 | (423) 614-8759 |
| Shannon Moody | Data Analyst | |||||
| April Kabler | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6862 | ||||
| Southwest/ Memphis |
Chester County - Decatur County - Fayette County - Hardeman County - Hardin County - Haywood County - Henderson County - Lexington City - Lauderdale County - Madison County - McNairy County - Memphis City - Shelby County - Tipton County - WTSD | Marlon King | Director | 4075 Park Avenue - 2nd Floor Memphis , TN 38111 |
(901) 678-5685 | |
| Robert Cursey | Deputy Director | 100 Berryhill Dr Jackson, TN 38301 |
(731) 265-0409 | (731) 265-0418 | ||
| Georgia Dawson | Data Analyst | |||||
| Eddie Keel | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6858 | ||||
| Upper Cumberland | Bledsoe County - Cannon County - Clay County - Cumberland County - DeKalb County - Fentress County - Grundy County - Jackson County - Macon County - Overton County - Pickett County - Putnam County - Sequatchie County - Smith County - Trousdale County - Van Buren County - Warren County - White County - York Institute | Janice Fox | Director | Foundation Hall, 2nd Floor 242 East 10th St. Cookeville, TN Send mail to: P.O. Box 5167, TTU Cookeville , TN 38505 |
(931) 372-6795 | (931) 526-5693 |
| Katie Goforth | Data Analyst | |||||
| Virginia Mayfield | Math Coordinator | (615) 295-6851 |
| Division | Name | Address | Office # | Fax # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee | 2761 Island Home Blvd Knoxville, TN 37920 |
(865) 594-6044 | (865) 594-8909 | |
| Middle Tennessee | Don Boyd | 1256 Foster Ave. Nashville, TN 37243 |
(615)741-0560 | (615) 532-3257 |
| West Tennessee | Cliff Sturdivant | University of Tennessee at Martin 423 Clement Hall - 210 Hurt Street Martin , TN 38238 |
(731) 881-7568 | (731) 881-5686 |