Department of Education
Dr. Tim Webb, Commissioner
Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities
Purpose - “The Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities (“Council”) shall advise the State on unmet needs, initiatives of the Council and consult with the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Special Education, Tennessee Department of Education.”
Advisory Council By-laws || pdf
Council Goals for July 2007- June 2009
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Annual Reports |
Meeting Minutes |
Schedule |
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2007-2008 School Year Report 2008-2009 School Year Report |
October 26, 2009 |
Next Meeting: October 26 at 10:00 AM
If you are unable to attend in person, but would like to attend via your computer, please click on
http://nowuseeit.state.tn.us/mediasite5/Viewer/?peid=5f1e9d202bd74dc1b90f2d1234852d86
Any questions should be emailed to sped.council@tn.gov and we will respond to as many as we can during the public input portion of the meeting.
Note: All interested persons are invited to attend Advisory Council Meetings. During the meetings opportunities for public input are available. The time available is limited and will be scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. Please contact the Secretary of the Council at 615-741-2851 or the Council Chair at brownyard@lambuth.edu
Current Membership
| Name / City of Residence | E-mail Address | Area of Representation |
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| Paula Brownyard, Chair - Jackson | brownyard@lambuth.edu | Administrators of Programs for Children with disabilities |
| Cynthia Higginbotham, Vice-Chair - Knoxville | chigginbotham@ortn.edu | Teachers |
| Dawn Bradley - Lebanon | bradleybd@wcschools.com | Administrators of Programs for Children with Disabilities/ Parent of a Child with a disability |
| David Blier - Nashville | David.Blier@tn.gov | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Pamela Burns - Antioch | pburns7@csc.com | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Samuel Cole - Nashville | Samuel.Cole@tn.gov | Other State Agencies involved with the delivery of Related Services |
| Chip Fair - Manchester | fairc@rcs.k12.tn.us | Individual with a disability |
| Jeff Finney, - Elizabethton | Jeffery.Finney@tn.gov | State Juvenile Agency/ State child welfare agency responsible for foster care |
| Winnie Forrester - Nashville | winnie.forrester@wachovia.com | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Janelle Glover - Hermitage | janelle.glover@mnps.org | Public Charter Schools |
| Kyle Hauth - Chattanooga | khauth@orangegrove.org | Vocational Organization concerned with the provisions of transition services |
| Catheriine Knowles - Nashville | catherine.knowles@mnps.org | McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act |
| Mary Donnet Johnson - Knoxville | formdj@earthlink.net | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Christene Lloyd-Burkes- Memphis | lloydc0@mcsk12.net | Individual with a disability |
| Beulah Oldham - Clarksville | oldhamb@apsu.edu | Institutions of Higher Education |
| Sharmila Patel - Nashville | Sharmila.Patel@tn.gov | State Adult Corrections Agency |
| Fran Powers - Clarksville | p0werkids@aol.com | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Sebrena St.John - Limestone | stjohns@wcde.org | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Cindy Storey - Chattanooga | storeyc@myndhs.com | Private Schools |
| Shannon Taylor - Lexington | taylors@caywood.org | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Jim Topp - Collierville | Jimtopp1@bellsouth.net | Individual with a disability/Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Darlene Walden - Denmark | Landscaping@earthlink.net | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Tonya Watson- Memphis | tonyamwatson@yahoo.com | Parent of a Child with a disability |
| Myles Wilson - Somerville | mwilson@mail.fayette.k12.tn.us | Local Education Official |
