The mission of the Student Services Department is to ensure that specialized materials and services are available to both students and teachers to support the school system's mission of engaging, challenging, and inspiring our students. 

Kristie Coleman, Ed.D, Supervisor of Student Services
Direct Support: Safety, Tuition, Transfer, Home School, Homebound, Foster, Military, Child Abuse Coordinator,
Therapy Dogs, Frontier Health, Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands
Email: ColemanK@btcs.org
Office: 423-652-9233

Holly Denton, Administrative Assistant
Contact Student Services: (423) 652-9233 or email studentservices@btcs.org.

Attendance & Transportation
Scott Latham, Director of Attendance, Transportation and Homelessness

Special Education, 504, Child Find, Gifted
Robin Blair, Director of Special Education and 504 Coordinator
Michael Hopkins, Ph.D., NCSP, School Psychologist
Ashley Helton, Ed.D., Special Education Diagnostician and Child Find Coordinator
Rita Coe, Speech-Language Diagnostician
Clary Aaron, District Behavior Interventionist 
Ashley Fields, TN Pulse Administrative Assistant 

Nutrition
Jennifer Burleson, RD, Director of School Nutrition
Amber Morris, Administrative Assistant 

Health Services
Christina Dollar, RN, Health Services Lead Nurse

Family Engagement
Kay Ward, Family Engagement Coordinator; Family Resource Center (The Connection) 
Allison Williams, Family Resource Center Assistant

Coordinated School Health
Seymour Ray, Coordinated School Health Coordinator