2015-16 Public Education in Tennessee: A Policymaker’s Guide | Page 25
The UT system serves approximately
49,000 students at the undergraduate,
graduate, and professional levels. As
a public, land-grant institution, UT is
responsible for educating Tennessee’s
workforce, driving the state’s economy,
and enhancing the quality of life
opportunities for all Tennesseans.
Dr. Joe DiPietro, President
[email protected]
865.974.2241
Anthony Haynes, Vice President for
Government Relations & Advocacy
[email protected]
615.741.8220
Tennessee Comptroller’s Office
of Research and Education
Accountability (OREA)
www.comptroller.tn.gov/orea
Tennessee’s Comptroller of the Treasury
is a constitutional office with duties
prescribed by state law. Elected by a
joint vote of both houses of the General
Assembly, the Comptroller serves a
two-year term. Duties include the
audit of state and local governmental
entities in addition to participation in
the general financial and administrative
management and oversight of state
government. The Office of Research and
Education Accountability (OREA) is an
objective, independent research arm for
the Comptroller and General Assembly.
The OREA prepares reports on state and
local government issues, and publishes
studies on topics such as adolescent
literacy, charter schools, family
engagement in education, and public
school financing. Additionally, the OREA
monitors legislation and performance
of Tennessee’s public school systems
in order to provide the General
Assembly with reports on education
topics and provide the legislature with
an independent means of evaluating
the effects of increased expenditures in
education.
Dr. Phillip Doss, Director
[email protected]
615.401.7869
Centers of Regional Excellence
(CORE)
www.tn.gov/education/districts/district_
support/CORE.shtml
CORE strives to provide school
districts with support to create
regional collaborative relationships,
differentiated professional
development, and evidence based
best practice sharing. Through eight
regional offices, CORE provides support
to districts through a framework
of data-driven decision making,
curriculum support, leader and teacher
effectiveness, balance