School Leadership

Head of School - Don Roe

Don Roe has been a passionate educator for over thirty-one 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, the goal is simply to develop people into contributing citizens who exemplify high character. To grow people, they must be loved, engaged, and consistently challenged.

Over the past three 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 has also served as a Board member for the Tennessee Academic Decathlon and the Tennessee Council for History Education.

Before his time at USJ, Don taught for eighteen years with Jackson-Madison County Schools. 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 twenty-eight years, and they have one son, Max, who is a USJ alum and freshman at Union University. Don is a member of First Baptist Medina, where he teaches Sunday School.

A lifelong West Tennessean, Don was called early in life to use teaching history and now school leadership as a conduit to positively impact others. He continues to love reading, running, baseball, and yes, teaching!