September 12, 2024
Rutherford County Schools
In the Spring of 2023, 42 paraprofessional apprentices were given the opportunity to gain
licensure and a master's degree through a partnership between Rutherford County Schools and Lipscomb University's Grow Your Own program.
During the past two years, these apprentices transitioned from educational assistants to teachers of record helping RCS fill many of our Special Education and ESL positions.
The graduates were honored before the Rutherford County Board of Education and school district leaders during the Sept. 5 meeting.
The following is a list of those who graduated the program and now are fully licensed teachers for RCS:
| Sally Beasley |
| Ronda Bruce |
| Melissa Buchanan |
| Jenna Burke-Morter |
| Jaleiah Bustos |
| Amber Demers |
| Delaney Duncan |
| Rebekah Edwards |
| Mindy Estes |
| Leeann Glinski |
| Rosemary Haggerty |
| Shannon Hanley |
| Tracey Holler |
| Sharon Howard |
| Ashley Hughes |
| Alicia Jennings |
| Heather Jolly |
| Stanley Joslin |
| Stephanie Kaylor |
| Leigh Lambert |
| Ashley Leonard |
| Ashley Lewis |
| Areeg Mahmoud |
| Kara Maust |
| Tiffany McGee |
| Timothy Neal |
| Emily Niemeyer |
| Jessica Pinnix |
| Vanessa Rodriquez |
| Amanda Rutherford |
| Elsa Shafer |
| Heather Shaw |
| Crystal Smith |
| Kelle Vance |
| Laurel White |
| Max Woody |