Closer look at a few applicants for JMCSS Superintendent

JACKSON, Tenn — Over two dozen candidates in the running to be the next superintendent of the Jackson-Madison County School Board.

“We have a total of 25 candidates,” School Board Chairman Bob Alvey said.

He said the hard part now begins as the board narrows down the list.

“TSBA (Tennessee School Board Association) is going through a vetting process of those 25 candidates to see which five would best match up against our criteria. They will come and report that back to the school board on February ninth,” Alvey said.

Alvey also said the board is looking for a proven leader who will serve the people.

Those top candidates will have a public interview, everyone is invited.

Below is a complete list of candidates:

• Dr. Michael Steele
  Executive Principal, Stratford STEM Magnet School
  Spring Hill, TN

• Dr. Cedrick Gray
  Director, Aspiring Principals of New Leaders
  Jackson, MS

• Dr. Teresa Lance
  School Leadership Officer (Assistant Superintendent), Secondary Schools
  Colorado Springs, CO

• Dr. Michael Booker
  Principal, Hardeman County Correctional Facility
  Jackson, TN

• Dr. Tammy Knipp
  Assistant Director of Schools, Operations and Support, Putnam County  
  Baxter, TN

• Ronnie Mackin
  Principal Trezevant High School, Shelby County Schools
  Memphis, TN

• Eric Williams
  Executive Director of State Special Schools Operations/Capital Projects Director
  Jackson, TN

• Dr. Lorene J. L. Essex
  Principal, Moving Ahead School of Scholars Learning Academy
  Memphis, TN

1. Dr. Felicia Everson
   Instructional Leadership Director, Shelby County Schools
   Memphis, TN

• Dr. Thomas D. Rogers
  Instruction Leadership Director, Shelby County Schools
  Memphis, TN

• Dr. Eric T. Jones
  Resident Faculty, National Institute for School Leadership Washington, DC Jackson, TN

• Dr. Allan Sterbinsky
  Mayor, Town of Stanton
  Stanton, TN

• William Wade
  Associate Superintendent of Innovation and Student Support, Santa Fe Public Schools
  Santa Fe, NM

• Hayward Mark Chandler
  Superintendent, Des Moines Municipal Schools
  Des Moines, NM

• Dr. M. Troy Davis
  Implementation Consultant, Tyler Technologies
  Yarmouth, ME

• Dr. Delarious Stewart
  Director of Student Disability Services, North Carolina Central University
  Durham, NC

• Keevin Woody
  Elementary Supervisor and Federal Programs Director, Roane County Schools
  Kingston, TN

• Dr. Christopher Clayton
  Assistant Director of Education Services, PA State Education Association
  Harrisburg, PA

• Dr. Greg Rockhold
  Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Heizer Middle School
  Hobbs, NM

• Dr. D. Ray Hill
  Superintendent, Macon County School System
  Oglethorpe, GA

• Grant Ward
  Transportation Supervisor, Jackson-Madison County School System
  Jackson, TN

• Dr. Roderick F. Richmond
  Executive Director of Student Support Services, Shelby County Schools
  Memphis, TN

• Dr. Michael John Beresford
  Assistant Superintendent, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
  Fishers, Indiana

• Dr. Tonya Harris
  Superintendent, Preclarus Mastery Public Charter School
  St. Louis, MO

• Dr. Joel Hassell
  Principal, Ripley High School
  Ripley, TN