School Board

(Click on the photograph of each Board Member to learn more)

School Board Vice Chairperson

School Board Chairperson

Darlene Smith

Darlene Smith represents Districts 3 & 4.  She has 23 years experience in PreK-8 grades and was an Associate Professor of Education at Walters State Community College for 11 years.  She has been married to Rusty Smith for 35 years, and they have three successful children who are all products of the Hamblen County School System and WSCC.  She loves spending time with family.  Darlene states, "I am a retired teacher, but I want to continue to make a positive difference in our community."

Bradley Harville

Bradley Harville, a senior engineer at JTEKT Automotive, will represent Districts (Cherokee Park) & 8 (National Guard Armory).  Harville is a graduate of Morristown-Hamblen East High School (1996) and Tennessee Technology University (2002).  He is excited to serve the community and same Board of Education where both of his parents worked for 30 years.  He enjoys spending time with his church, family, and friends.  Bradley and his wife, Melissa, have four children:  Chloe, Madelyn, Miranda, and Bishop.

Robert Workman

Robert Workman, newly elected to his seat on Aug 1st 2024, is the board member for District's 13 and 14. He graduated from The University of South Carolina Spartanburg in 1992 with a degree in Business Administration - Accounting and holds a Masters Degree from The American  Military University in Military History - The American Revolution. 
A retired military officer (US Army / U.S. Coast Guard) with 26 years of active duty service, culminating as the Response Officer for Sector North Bend responsible for all Coast Guard operations from the California/Oregon border north to Lincoln City, OR. With an advanced aviation certificate he is a former pilot with PSA Airlines (American) and is currently a pilot with locally owned Charter Foods. 
He and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Caroline and Annabeth, both whom have graduated from Morristown West High. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL BOARD

The Hamblen County Board of Education consists of seven members.  
The board appoints the superintendent of schools. 

Board members are elected for four-year terms.
They are responsible for setting educational policy for the school system.

Officers are the chair, vice chair, and secretary.  They take office each September.

The superintendent of schools is the chief executive officer of the school district and serves as secretary to the board.  He administers the policies set by the school board.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Hamblen County Board of Education are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office Heritage Room unless announced otherwise.

SCHOOL BOARD COMMITMENT TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STATEMENT

Vision, planning, and teamwork are the keys to being an effective school
board, according to the Hamblen County Board of Education.

Over the past few years, the Hamblen County board has won several Awards for Excellence in Education Programs from TSBA.  The most recent award being recognized as the 2012 TSBA School Board of the Year.  They have also been deemed a School Board of Distinction since 2002.  The board is always looking for ways to do things better. The board picks up on success stories in other systems and determines whether those programs will work in Hamblen County.