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Tennessee

Quick Facts
Joined Network	June 25, 1998
Public School Districts	Tennessee
Number of K-12 Schools	1,909
Number of K-12 Students	909,000

State Coordinator

Terry Lashley
t_lashley@charter.net

State Partners

American Museum of Science and Energy

Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative

Challenger Learning Center

Department of Economic and Community Development-Energy Division

East Tennessee State University

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair

Tennessee Department of Education

Tennessee Science Teachers Association

Tennessee Energy Education Netwok - Roane State Community College

Vanderbilt University

Funding Sources

ExxonMobil Foundation

Major Events and Meetings

September 1998 - Launch - TSTA Meeting, Nashville

Kennan Smith, Exxon Education Foundation

April 19, 1999 - Program Briefing and Classroom Visits, Tusculum Elementary School, Nashville

Jane Walters, Commissioner of Education

Kennan Smith, Exxon Education Foundation

Fred Johnson, Asst Supervisor for Instructional Services, Shelby County

Marily DeWall, NSTA Assoc. Executive director

Geraldine Farmer, Science Coordinator, Nashville Schools