At the November 13, 2023 Coffee County School Board Meeting, the school board voted unanimously to approve tenure for teachers from 7 of the County schools. As told by Coffee County Director of schools, Dr. Charles Lawson, teachers are eligible for tenure when they have taught in the district for 5 years and have two consecutive years of 4s and 5s (the two highest levels for growth scores) and are recommended by their respective school principals.
The following teachers were granted tenure:
Coffee County Central High School-Wesley Rutledge
Raider Academy-Sarah Persinger, Tiffany Brown
Coffee County Middle School-Rachel Williams, Juan Smith
Deerfield Elementary-Rachel Holder, Devin Spearman
East Coffee-Rhonda Meeks
New Union-Victoria Adams, Helen Dougherty
North Coffee-Tierra Miller, Amberly Hodges
