This month our fall Lunchtime Lecture series begins, with topics centered on Tennessee’s children. Please mark the following dates on your calendar and join us at noon on the Third Thursday of each month at the Avon Williams Campus of Tennessee State University. For logistics visit our Lunchtime Lectures page.
- September 19: Linda O’Neal, Executive Director of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, will speak on TCCY and the Kids Count Database. Ms. O’Neal has been involved with services or advocacy for children in Tennessee for over 40 years, and has been TCCY Executive Director since 1988. TCCY’s primary mission is advocacy to improve the quality of life for Tennessee children and families.
- October 17: Our speaker will be Rebecca Wright on “The Common Core State Standards: Tennessee’s Implementation Plan.” Ms. Wright is with the Tennessee Department of Education’s Division of Curriculum and Instruction. Her past positions include teaching U.S. history in Florida public schools and researching K-12 education policy issues for the Tennessee Comptroller’s Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
- November 21: TBA
Additionally, please mark your calendars for our Annual Fall Symposium, Thursday, December 12, at One Century Place Conference Center.
The American Society for Public Administration Tennessee Chapter 