Strong Schools to Host RTI2 Forum

Grassroots advocacy group Strong Schools will host a forum on RTI2 - Response to Intervention and Instruction -- on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:00 PM at Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville.

The event will include a presentation from Assistant Director of Schools for Curriculum and Instruction Jennifer Brown on RTI2 and its implementation in Sumner County.

Audience members are encouraged to ask questions as the event is intended to be a dialogue around the RTI2 issue.

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Sumner's Brown Named Finalist for Top State Ed Post

Jennifer Brown, Sumner County's Assistant Director of Schools for Curriculum and Instruction, has been named a finalist for the position of Executive Director of the State Board of Education, the Tennessean has reported.

The State Board of Education is the state's education policy-making body. The Board makes rules and policies which govern K-12 education in the state. The Executive Director serves as the administrator of the Board and makes policy recommendations.

Current Executive Director Gary Nixon is retiring after 44 years of service in public education.

Tennessee Department of Education Assistant Commissioner Sara Heyburn and State Board of Education Deputy Director David Sevier are the other two finalists. Interviews will be conducted on Wednesday, October 29th.

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