Johnny McDaniel, director of schools, announced that Dr. Tena Stone
has been hired to fill the position of Special Education Director for
Bradley County Schools. This position was previously held by Vicki
Beaty who retired effective June 30, after 40 years of service.
Dr. Stone has served in the field of education for over 25 years. This
service includes teaching students with special needs at both the
elementary and secondary level. Most recently Dr. Stone served as
Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Lee University.
Dr. Stone said, “My time at Lee University gave me the opportunity to be involved in the preparation of many undergraduate teacher candidates. I also had the pleasure of teaching several graduate classes where I learned as much from the teachers who took them as they learned from me, maybe more. The lessons, conversations and relationships I take with
me from Lee are an invaluable preparation for the task in front of me.”
Dr. Stone previously worked in Bradley County Schools from 1985
until 2006. Before leaving in 2006, she served as the Curriculum and
Inclusion Coordinator for Bradley County Schools.
Mr. McDaniel said, “I am thankful to bring a person of Dr. Stone’s caliber back to Bradley County Schools. She is a long-term educator with an enormous heart for children.
“She is a great mom with outstanding Christian values who will work to fulfill Bradley County’s mission of excellence while serving some of our neediest children. Her tenure at Lee University indicates how highly regarded she was and is in the field of special education.”