Governing Board of the JSU Inservice Center

Alabama's 11 Regional Inservice Centers were created by the legislature to enhance the training of school personnel in critical needs areas. The concept and mandate were adopted in May, 1984 (Act 84-622), establishing centers to provide "rigorous inservice training in critical needs areas for the state's public school personnel, teachers, superintendents, principals, and local board of education members."

Governance:

According to the Code of Alabama, the JSU Regional Inservice Education Center, like all of the state's RICs, operates under the oversight and authority of an independent governing board and the Alabama State Department of Education.  The Governing Board is legally charged with the following responsibilities:

1)  In cooperation with the Alabama State Department of Education, determine policies for the operation of the center, including the days and hours of operation.

2)  Approve programs and activities that address needs as identified by needs assessments and/or student achievement data and the plan to access the center's programs and services by its constituent schools and systems.

3)  Approve the center's annual budget.

4) Approve program consultants as requested by local education agencies.

5) Delegate to the center director the authority and responsibility for the daily operation of the center, including the development and maintenance of necessary records (financial and programmatic) and the coordination of programs and activities.

6) Approve the annual report of the center's programs and activities.

The Accountability Standards for Alabama's Regional Inservice Centers also state that the current RIC Governing Board chair (or his/her designee) serves in the interview process and has a vote in the final selection of a center's director.

The current JSU Regional Inservice Center Governing Board members are:

ALSDE	Charissa Lambert
Anniston City Schools	Jade Ishman
Anniston City Schools	Joan Frazier
Attalla City Schools	Lane Natalie
Calhoun County Schools	Dr. Laura Knighton
Cherokee County Schools	Rachel Farley
Clay County Schools	Shelby Duck
Cleburne County Schools	Amy Farr
Etowah County Schools	Jason Russell
Gadsden City Schools	Alicia Harrell
Jacksonville City Schools	Marcus Albright
Jax State	Dr. Christie Calhoun
Jax State	Dr. Michael Alvidrez
Oxford City Schools	Marissa Law
Pell City Schools	TBA
Piedmont City Schools	Dr. Brigett Stewart
Randolph County Schools	Misty Rochester
Roanoke City Schools	Hannah Snyder
St. Clair County Schools	Leah Sumerel