Education Com. & Dept. of Ed. Contacts

CONTACTING KEY DECISION MAKERS- Legislators & Dept. of Ed. contacts

Listed below are some key Education Committee Legislators and Dept. of Education decision makers. PLEASE write your legislators, the Governor, etc. and let them know your concerns regarding the proposed reorganization of early intervention--- specifically the potential demise of TIPS due to the removal of TIPS Regional Lead Teachers.

Be sure to read through the fact sheets on other areas of the blog so you can explain all the various points of concern with the new plan. There are several MAJOR areas of CONCERN.

Also, depending on who you write your letter to, be sure to cc (copy) other important decision makers, legislators, etc. as well. The more people who get your letter the better. The more people who are made aware of the situation and the more constituents they hear from the better.

*****Senator Jamie Woodson (Chair of the Education Committee in the Senate) and Senator Tim Burchett are aware of the situation. You may want to cc them on your letter.
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Some possible people to send your letter to or CC:
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1. your legislators
2. Senator Jamie Woodson (Chair, Senate Education Committee)
3. Rep. Les Winingham (Chair, House of Rep. Education Committee)
4. Governor Phil Bredesen-Governor’s Office, Tennessee State CapitalNashville, Tennessee 37243-0001
5. Education Commissioner Lana Seviers (Lana.Seviers@state.tn.us), (615) 741-2731
6. Deputy Commissioner Timothy Webb (Tim.Webb@state.tn.us), (615) 532-4983
7. Assistant Commissioner Joseph Fisher (Joe.Fisher@state.tn.us), – (615) 741-3340
8. Office of Early Childhood Services Director Jamie Kilpatrick (Jamie.Kilpatrick@state.tn.us), – (615) 741-3537
9. Mary Rolando (Mary.Rolando@state.tn.us).


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Education Committee
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House of Representatives
NAME, PHONE, COUNTY, # of TIPS Children Served
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D – Les Winningham – Huntsville – Chair
615-741-6852 Work
Scott- 24 children,Anderson-40, Clay-2, Jackson-7, Pickett-2

D – Tommie Brown – Chattanooga – Vice Chair
615-741-4374 Work, 615-253-0203 Fax
Hamilton-148

D – Dennis Ferguson – Midtown
615-741-7658 Work, 615-253-0163 Fax
Roane -32, Loudon- 36

D – Ulysses Jones – Memphis
615-741-4575 Work, 615-741-7664 Fax
Shelby-796

D – Mark L Maddox – Dresden
615-741-7847 Work, 615-253-0293 Fax
Weakley-9, Carroll-9

R – Richard Montgomery – Sevierville
615-741-5981 Work, 615-253-0303 Fax
Sevier-39

R – Dennis Roach - Rutledge
615-741-2534 Work, 615-532-8221 Fax
Grainger-11, Claiborne-2, Jefferson-30

D – Nathan Vaughn – Kingsport
615-741-6867 Work
Sullivan-71

R – Kent Williams – Elizabethton
615-741-7450 Work,615-253-0310 Fax
Carter-19
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SENATE
NAME, PHONE, COUNTY, # of TIPS Children Served
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R – Jamie Woodson – Knoxville – Chair****
615-741-1648 Work, 615-253-0270 Fax
Knox-286

R – Dewayne Bunch – Cleveland
615-741-3730 Work,615-253-0243 Fax
Bradley-54, McMinn-38, Meigs-6, Polk-3

R – Rusty Crowe – Johnson City
615-741-2468 Work
Washington-27, Carter-19

D – Ward Crutchfield – Chattanooga
615-741-6682 Work, 615-741-2886 Fax
Hamilton-148, Bradley

D – Joe Hayes – Nashville
615-741-6679 Work, 615-741-2533 Fax
Davidson-166

D – Doug Henry – Nashville
615-741-3291 Work, 615-741-2380 Fax
Davidson-166

D – Rosalind Kurita – Clarksville
615-741-2374 Work, 615-741-3403 Fax
Cheatham-5, Houston-3, Montgomery-58

R – Randy McNally – Oak Ridge
615-741-6806 Work
Anderson-40, Loudon-36, Monroe -23, Knox-286

R – Bo Watson – Hixson
615-741-3227 Work, 615-741-4917 Fax
Hamilton-148