Ruth Maxwell has been teaching for over 20 years. She has a BS degree in Special Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education from ETSU. She has a Master's in Elementary Education from Cumberland University. Chattanooga Now presented her with the Susan B. Anthony Award in 1987. She has two grown children.

Deane Sprague has been teaching first grade for more than 20 years. She is married and has three wonderful children and two grandchildren. In 2002-2003 she was Hamilton County Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year. She has a BS degree in Child Development and a Master's in Elementary Education. Both degrees are from the University of Tennessee. Go Big Orange!

Kim Lockery began teaching at Nolan during the 2002-2003 school year. She graduated from UT with a Bachelor's degree in Child Development and a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Cum Laude. She has one child named Jackson.

Kellye Ketchum started teaching at Nolan in 2006. She began teaching in 2001 and has enjoyed teaching in many different places, including China and Africa. She graduated magna cum laude from Louisiana Tech University.

Katie Gibbs has been teaching since 2003. She has a BS in Education from the University of Alabama and a Master's degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She enjoys teaching at Nolan with her mother, Peg Willingham, and her aunt, Kathy Taylor. She is married to Gregsby Gibbs and has one daughter.