School Leadership

Head of School - Don Roe

Don Roe has been a passionate educator for over thirty years and currently serves as Head of School at the University School of Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee. His educational philosophy is that at every level of education, simply stated, the goal is to develop people. To grow people, they must be loved, engaged, and challenged consistently.
 
Over the past two decades, Don shared his time with the educational community through various leadership roles. He served as a Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Accreditation team member. He was appointed by Governor Haslam as a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission, and served as a Board member for the Tennessee Academic Decathlon and the Tennessee Council for History Education.
 
Before his time with USJ, Don taught with Jackson-Madison County Schools for eighteen years. During this time, he also worked as an adjunct professor for UT Martin, Lambuth, and Union University. He completed his education with a Master of Arts in History at the University of Memphis.
 
Don has been married to Melinda Roe for thirty years, and they have one son, Max, who is in the twelth grade at USJ. Don is a member of First Baptist Medina, where he teachers Sunday School.
 
A lifelong West-Tennessean, Don decided as a teenager to use teaching history as a conduit to positively impact others and found his calling to teach. He continues to love reading, running, baseball, and, yes, teaching!