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:

Anniston City Schools	Ms. Jade Ishman
Attalla City Schools	Ms. Stephanie Lett
Calhoun County Schools	Dr. Laura Knighton
Cherokee County Schools	Ms. Rachel Farley
Clay County Schools	Ms. Shelby Duck
Cleburne County Schools	Ms. Amy Farr
Etowah County Schools	Mr. Jason Russell
Gadsden City Schools	Ms. Alicia Harrell
Jacksonville City Schools	Ms. Autumn Wilson
Jax State	Dr. Michael Alvidrez
Jax State	Dr. Christie Calhoun
Anniston City Schools	Ms. Joan Frazier
Oxford City Schools	Ms. Marilyn Burke
Pell City Schools	Dr. Kristin Harrell
Piedmont City Schools	Ms. Brigett Stewart
Randolph County Schools	Ms. Misty Rochester
Roanoke City Schools	Ms. Hannah Snyder
ALSDE	Ms. Charissa Lambert
St. Clair County Schools	Ms. Karen Rains