The Cumberland County School System will have a new director of schools. At a special called meeting held minutes ago, the board of education selected Dr. Ina Maxwell to offer her a contract to be the next director of schools. The vote was near unanimous. All board members but two voted for Dr. Maxwell. School board member Robert Safdie voted for Dan Schlafer while school board member Shirley Parris voted for her son, Darrell Threet. The fourth candidate, Dr. Scott Maddox, did not receive any votes. A work session will now be held Monday, May 18, 2020 at 5 p.m. to work out a contract with Dr. Maxwell for the director of schools position. The school board will then hold a special called meeting immediately afterwards to vote on the contract.

Here is the background for Dr. Ina Maxwell:

EDUCATION:

2014-2015: Administrative License Program—Lipscomb University

2008: PreK-3 Endorsement Seminar—Tennessee Wesleyan College

2004-2007: Doctor of Philosophy degree—Tennessee Technological University: Education—Exceptional Learning-Diverse and At-Risk Learners: Concentration—Literacy

1993-1995: Master’s degree—Tennessee Technological University: Curriculum and Instruction—Reading concentration

1986-1989: Bachelor’s degree—Tennessee Technological University: Elementary Education

EXPERIENCE:

2019 to present—Federal Programs Director, Cumberland County School System

2016 to 2019—Federal Programs—Title III Director (ESL Supervisor and Migrant Liaison) & County-Wide Instructional Facilitator

2015 to 2016—Federal Programs—County-Wide Instructional Facilitator-Reading Specialist (Title IIA) & ESL Coordinator (Title VI)

2012 to 2015—Federal Programs—County-Wide Instructional Facilitator-Reading Specialist(Title IIA) Additional duties: Tennessee Department of Education Reading Courses Facilitator, Sopris Trained 2013-2014

2013-2014: Trained over 200 teachers in Cumberland, Bledsoe, White, Van Buren, & Warren Counties with TN Reading Courses

2013-2017: Trained over 150 teachers in Cumberland County with Tennessee Reading Courses

1989 to 2012—Employed by the Cumberland County Board of Education

Grades taught at Pleasant Hill Elementary:

2005-12: 4th grade Inclusion—All Subjects

2004-05: 2nd grade

2001-03: 1st grade

2000-01: 6th grade—Reading and Spelling

1999-2000: 6th/7th split—All Subjects

1994-99: 6th grade—All Subjects

1992-93: 3rd/4th split—All Subjects

1991-92: 7th & 8th –Math, Science, Health & 7th—Spelling

1989-91: 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade Reading

2007 to 2012 & 2014-2016—Adjunct Professor for Tennessee Technological University