Elliotte Kinzer serves as the South Central CORE Data Analyst for the Tennessee Department of Education. The Tennessee Department of Education has eight regional offices called Centers of Regional Excellence (CORE). These offices are charged with providing differentiated, academic support to school districts within their given region. The CORE offices are part of Tennessee’s statewide system of support and work closely with districts that have priority schools, focus schools, and other Title I schools in need. Elliotte has over twenty-five years of teaching and administrative experience in Tennessee schools. Just prior to his current role, Elliotte was principal of Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Maury County, Tennessee. Elliotte holds a Bachelor of Science degree in K-12 Music Education from Middle Tennessee State University and earned his Master of Education degree in K-12 Administration and Supervision from Tennessee State University. He develops and leads the training around the TVAAS Learning Framework for Tennessee.