Mrs. Cara Vaughn serves as the assistant principal for the freshman class. Mrs. Vaughn's career began as a middle school science teacher. She and her family moved to Knoxville in 2013 where she joined the BHS team as a teacher in the science department. Mrs. Vaughn has most recently worked as an instructional coach at Bearden High School where she supported students and teachers in a variety of capacities. 

Mrs. Vaughn is a middle Tennessee native, who graduated from Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, TN. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee Technological University in secondary education. Mrs. Vaughn earned a Master of Science (Educational Leadership)and Educational Specialist degree (Curriculum & Instruction) from Lincoln Memorial University. 

Ms. Cassandra Dowd serves as the curriculum principal overseeing scheduling, testing, 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, Ms. 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, a current senior.

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.