Superintendent Names New Principal For CSAS

  Superintendent Dr. Jim Scales is pleased to announce the appointment of a new principal at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences.

Ms. Barbara Jordan takes over leadership of the K-12 magnet school today. Ms. Jordan is currently an assistant principal at Central High School. She replaces Mr. Steve Ball who relocated to Nashville.

“Ms. Jordan has the experience, expertise and exceptional leadership qualities to successfully lead one of our top schools,” Dr. Scales said. “I know she will continue the tradition of achievement, community involvement and diversity that CSAS has become known for.”

Ms. Jordan began her career in education as a psychiatric teacher counselor supervisor at Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in 1981. She became Director of Program Services for Lutheran Family Services of Tennessee in 1996 before coming to East Ridge High School in 1997 as an alternative achievement teacher. Ms. Jordan moved to Center for Creative Arts as a change coach in 2003 and was promoted to assistant principal at Central High school in 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Science Education, a Masters of Education in Special Education and a certification in School Leadership from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences is a K-12 magnet school featuring the Paideia method of instruction which utilizes three types of teaching and learning: lecture, skill development and discussion and questioning through seminar.

Hamilton County Department of Education is a diverse school system where roughly 41,000 students are receiving a world-class education. Our students are fortunate to have strong community support, active private partnerships, visionary principals and exemplary teachers, all of which are investing in their future. This investment, coupled with a focused school board and supportive central office, will give Hamilton County students the tools to succeed in the global marketplace.