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Principal Ken Barker has been the principal at Nolan since it opened in 1999,

RESOURCE TEACHER

June Bilbrey is the Resource Director at Nolan Elementary. She spends many hours with our children that might need that 'little' extra help to make a difference. The children benefit greatly from this program and with the teachers working together for the success of the children, it's a win-win situation. Please contact June Bilbrey at 886-0898.

Meredith McEwen has taught for over 13 years. She is married and has two sons. She is looking forward to working with the staff and parents of the Nolan community.

SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Dr. Anne Cushing is Nolan's School Guidance Counselor. She has 14 years teaching experience and graduated from Texas A&M University, and Georgia State University.
Dr. Cushing is currently assigned to Thrasher Elementary and lives here on Signal Mtn. She will split time between both Nolan and Thrasher.

SCHOOL NURSE

Nurse Pam Snyder is Nolan's wonderful school nurse.

ART TEACHER

Kathie Nolan is the wonderful art teacher at Nolan. She graduated from Mercer University and has more than 15 years experience teaching art to students. Kathie has also painted many beautiful murals throughout the school.

GIFTED PROGRAM TEACHER

We are lucky to have a 'gifted' program at Nolan Elementary led by Carol Downs. Students begin the program by taking their regular reading class with Mrs. Downs and in fourth grade add a math class to their gifted studies. Many different projects are offered in this program. Students are recommended to this program strictly by their teachers and are then tested to see if the Gifted Program would best suit their needs.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Mr. Shumate comes to us from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he was a collegiate baseball player. He is currently working on his Masters degree at UTC in Physical Education.

LIBRARY TEACHER

Lynda Paschal keeps tracks of our Library books at Nolan. She has been teaching for over 20 years. She has 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, and she is a proud grandmother of 3. She loves to play tennis, especially mixed doubles. She is also a "BIG ORANGE" fan. She can be reached at 886-0898. Read more about programs happening in the library by clicking here.

SPEECH THERAPIST

VeinsElaine Veins is our Speech-Language Pathologist. She enjoys working with our children at Nolan. She has been teaching for more than 21 years. Elaine's smile brightens many children's day. Ask her about WRES volunteer work! "We love our Signal Mountain community," she says.