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Meet the Administrative Team of Bearden High School
Phone: 539.7800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
- Bachelor of Science, History, University of Tennessee - Master of Arts, Special Education and Principal License, University of Tennessee
Mr. Jason Myers
Mr. Myers is honored to be the new principal at Bearden High School and looks forward to serving the students and community. Mr. Myers is committed to keeping the needs of students at the center of all decisions and will strive to treat students as he would want his own treated.
Mr. Myers graduated from Lenoir City High School in 2000. He earned a B.A. in history from the University of Tennessee. He also earned his M.S. in special education and earned his school leadership certification while completing coursework for a PhD also at the University of Tennessee.
Most of Mr. Myers’ career has been spent working with high school students. During his time in education he has worked in many capacities and strived strived to be the best he could in all of them. His career began at Lenoir City High School in 2004 where he worked with the in-school suspension program and coached football as-well-as track and field. In 2008 he moved to Fulton High School where he served as a special education teacher and continued coaching. In 2011, he was appointed to a lead teacher position at Fulton. In 2012, he joined West High School as an assistant principal, where he focused on freshman transition supports before serving as curriculum principal in 2015. He was appointed principal of Knoxville Adaptive Education Center in 2016 where he served for two years. Each position has taught him countless lessons related to serving students and school communities.
He believes family is a blessing and should always be a priority. He has been married to his wife, Christie, for 15 years and they have three daughters Kenslie, Jaycie, and Baylie.
Phone: 539.7800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Bachelor of Arts, English and Youth Ministry, King University, Bristol Master of Education, Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, King University, Bristol Educational Specialist, Educational Leadership, Liberty University
Mrs. Amanda Edsell
Amanda Edsell serves as the assistant principal for the freshman class. Mrs. Edsell’s educational philosophy is challenging students with high expectations in order to prepare them for their life’s purpose.
Mrs. Edsell started her career in education at Karns Middle school teaching 7th grade English. From there, she moved to Bearden as an English teacher and then served as an Instructional Coach and Response to Intervention Coordinator. In addition, she coached basketball at both Bearden High and Karns Middle.
Mrs. Edsell enjoys spending time with her husband Michael and her daughter Caden Grace.
Phone: 539.7800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
- Bachelor of Arts, English Education, Trevecca University - Master of Arts, Instructional Leadership, Tennessee Technological University
Ms. Cassandra Dowd
Ms. Cassandra Dowd serves as the assistant principal for the sophomore class and oversees curriculum and instruction. She believes that positive relationships, student engagement, and rigorous content are the keys to educational growth.
Ms. Dowd holds a B.A. in English Education from Trevecca University and a M.A. in Instructional Leadership from Tennessee Technological University. She started her career as an English Teacher in Blount County in 1996 and became an assistant principal there in 2007. As a new administrator, she played a key role in opening the Ninth-Grade Academy at William Blount High School where she served until 2012. For the 2012-13 school year, Mrs. Dowd worked as an Academic Specialist for Public Consulting Group who was contracted with the Tennessee Department of Education to serve priority schools.
Ms. Dowd joined Knox County Schools as an assistant principal at Bearden High in 2013. She spent five years as the freshman principal with an emphasis on the transition to high school. She was named Tennessee’s NASSP Assistant Principal of the Year in 2016. She has two children, Callie, a Bearden graduate, and Will, who currently attends.
Phone: 539.7800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Bachelor of Arts - Biology for Health Sciences, Carson-Newman College Master of Education - Educational Leadership, Carson-Newman University Education Specialist - Educational Administration, University of Tennessee Leadership Academy
Mr. Spencer Long
Phone: 539.7800 x 1107
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
- Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Secondary Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Master of Science, Educational Administration and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Mr. Rod Crockett
Mr. Rod Crockett serves as the assistant principal of the senior class.
Mr. Crockett's career began at Bearden High in 1990 as a math intern and teacher. Since then, he has been fortunate to have served in Kingsport City, Williamson County, and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools as a teacher and school administrator.
Mr. Crockett is a Nashville native. He graduated from Hillsboro Senior High in Green Hills, and earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Phone: 539.7800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
- Bachelor of Arts, History- University of Tennessee - Masters of Science, Secondary Education- University of Tennessee - Education Specialist, Educational Leadership- Lincoln Memorial University
