Dr. Vicki Violette

Other finalists include Finley James "Jim" Duncan, director of the Wilson County school system; Joseph "Joe" L. Forgety, principal of Norris Middle School; Lisa Hinely, principal of Button Gwinnett Elementary in Georgia; and Vicky C. Violette, principal of Powell Elementary School.

Another favorite, former Adrian Burnett principal Vicki Violette, was transferred to Powell.She's already fitting in and doing well.We wish her the best.

"SACS accreditation is the stamp of approval on a successful school," principal Vicki Violette said.
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"The big piece was the data analysis piece," Violette said.
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Violette said she is proud of the fact that all Powell schools are now accredited.

"In our community now, we have accredited schools for grades K through 12," she said.

At left, buckets of slime fall on principal Vicki Violette of Adrian Burnett Elementary School.

Vicki Violette, principal of Powell Elementary School, was quickly selected in a 6-0 vote Thursday evening of the city's Board of Education following a search for a new director that spanned months.
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Violette, who has headed the 871-student Powell Elementary for nearly three years, will take the helm at a school system that has about the same student enrollment, but it's spread over three small elementary schools.

Scarbrough said contract negotiations with Violette will now begin, and her salary will be in the $90,000 range.
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"She (Violette) really was the best fit for Clinton City Schools," school board member R.C. Hutchins said.
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Violette won out over three other finalists from a field of 12 who applied.
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Violette replaces Jerry Woods, who resigned last June.
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Violette, on the verge of obtaining a doctorate in education, previously served as principal of Adrian Burnett Elementary School.

She taught there, and also at Chilhowee and Lonsdale elementary schools.

Hodges, who teaches third grade, was nominated by Powell Elementary Principal Vicki Violette, who cited Hodges' service to students and for leading the committee that resulted in the school being recommended for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Principal :Vicki Violette

Vicki Violette is moving to
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Violette came to Powell Elementary in 2003, replacing Fred Russell, who retired.
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Violette said the community has been extremely supportive."The parents, PTA and businesses have risen to the occasion" to support the school."I want to pack them up and take them to

Clinton . It will be hard to walk away." The doctor is in When Violette gets to

Clinton this fall, she will be called Doc.She is putting the finishing touches on her dissertation , a study of why so few woman become superintendent of schools in

Tennessee . Education is a field dominated by women, yet there are just 19 female superintendents.Violette interviewed each one. She found an array of barriers.Many women don't aspire to the top job, and others get into the field later, after their children are raised.And it's a cultural thing in the South where men are leaders and women are supporters. Women aren't as mobile as men."As nurturers, women stay to look after aging parents." Just three states elect their school superintendents, and Violette says that's a good thing."An appointive director of schools is the best way.It frees you up (to make the best choice)." Vicki and her husband, John, will downsize, selling their big house in
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Violette comes from a family of educators.Both of her sisters are teachers. At

Clinton , Violette will head a system with three schools and about 900 students.She oversees 876 at Powell.But there she will have a principal in each school and a staff of 10 at the central office.
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Violette is proud of the test scores at Powell Elementary (see chart).
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"The murals made a difference in the (school) climate," Violette said.

Dr. Vicki Violette got her hood.The former principal of Powell Elementary School (now director of schools in Clinton) wrote her dissertation on Female School Superintendents in Tennessee: Overcoming Barriers.