Event
February 26, 2026
12:00 pm
Location
Join the Meeting In Person: Davy Crockett Tower 1st Floor, Conference Room 1A 500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Join the meeting electronically: bit.ly/4s983Ll
12:00 p.m. Welcome
Chairman Bob Eby and Dr. Sara Morrison
State Board of Education
12:05 p.m. English Language Arts Standards Review
Chair Larry Kernagis, Standards Recommendation
Committee
Vice-Chair Lucas Hilliard, Standards Recommendation
Committee
Chair Leigh Ann Potter, K-5 Educator Advisory Team
Chair Nicolle Moore, 6-8 Educator Advisory Team
Chair Tammy Marlow, 9-12 Educator Advisory Team
Ms. Breanna Sommers, State Board of Education
12:50 p.m. Tennessee Educator Survey
Dr. Amy Owen and Ms. Kaitlin Binstead, Tennessee
Education Research Alliance
1:35 p.m. High School and Beyond Plans
Ms. Brittany Slagle, TN Department of Education
2:05 p.m. BREAK
2:15 p.m. TISA Funding: The State’s Role
Ms. Maryanne Durski, Ms. Caryn Burkholder, and
Ms. Ginger Leach, TN Department of Education
2:45 p.m. TISA Funding: District Budgeting
Mr. Timothy Harwell and Mr. Neil Watson, Bedford County Schools
Dr. James Sullivan, Dr. Kay Martin, and Mr. Brian Runion, Rutherford County Schools
3:45 p.m. Licensure Discipline
Mr. Todd Madison, Mr. Alex Anderson, Ms. Jamie Formont, and Mr. Ryan Shanahan
State Board of Education
3:55 p.m. Final Discussion and Adjournment
Dr. Sara Morrison and Chairman Bob Eby
State Board of Education