Opportunity Zone leadership team
Jill Levine, chief of Opportunity ZoneSaunya Goss, elementary directorZac Brown, secondary directorDebbie Rosenow, coordinator of literacyBrandon Hubbard-Heitz, literacy coach (6-12 focus)Denver Huffstutler, coordinator of math and scienceAnthony Goad, STEM coachBrenda Boyd, behavior SpecialistDemetrius Wiley, exceptional education supervisorCeleste Walton, exceptional education coach
Ten people will lead the Hamilton County Schools’ Opportunity Zone, and two more will join the team in the near future.
New system Superintendent Bryan Johnson last month announced his plan to launch an Opportunity Zone to support 12 of the district’s struggling schools. The zone will include schools in the Brainerd High and the Howard School feeder patterns and provide more staff, targeted support and a heightened urgency for improvement.
“The implementation of the Opportunity Zone shows the district and board commitment to becoming the fastest improving school system in Tennessee,” Johnson said in a prepared statement. “This team will support school communities and ensure there is a focus on all students graduating post-secondary ready.”
Jill Levine, chief of the Opportunity Zone, said the state approved the budget for the zone last week, and since then the district has “urgently assembled an exceptional team of top educators to lead this critical work.”