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Dr. Allen Pratt stands outside of Hunter Hall. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Allen Pratt has been named the interim director of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made by Dr. Jerold L. Hale, UTC provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Dr. Valerie Rutledge, dean of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pratt, who joined the UTC faculty in 2016, had most recently been the UTC School of Education\u2019s director of strategic partnerships. He moved into that role in March 2024 after serving as interim co-director of the School of Education since 2022. In addition, he has served as executive director of the National Rural Education Association (NREA) since 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith teacher preparation and rural education being top priorities of the University of Tennessee System and the state, Dr. Allen Pratt is the right person to help us get the center stood up and functioning while a national search is conducted for a permanent director,\u201d Hale said. \u201cAllen is incredibly talented and incredibly passionate about the work that needs to be done; in fact, the original center idea was something that he had proposed. So he\u2019s the right person at the right time to help us get it established.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAllen came to us having had an exceptional career with lots of different connections and had been in roles where he had been reaching out to local areas,\u201d Rutledge said. \u201cHe brought a broad perspective on education that really expanded our vantage point here at UTC and contributed significantly to the School of Education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pratt said that the Center for Education and Innovation in Education will work alongside the School of Education\u2014a partnership that will allow UTC to be \u201cagile and responsive\u201d to the ever-changing K-12 landscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe infrastructure and setup of school districts often don\u2019t align with the governance of colleges and universities,\u201d Pratt explained. \u201cThe center will help break down some of those barriers, so to speak, while creating an innovative approach to partnership opportunities. It gives us a way to be more nimble and flexible and help all sides\u2014from the University\u2019s School of Education to local school districts to communities throughout the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pratt has spent his entire career in education, with much of his experience in non-urban settings. Before joining the NREA, whose national headquarters are housed on the UTC campus, his resume included stints as a high school science teacher and coach, high school principal, assistant superintendent, executive director of the Tennessee Rural Education Association and executive director of the Tennessee Department of Education\u2019s East Tennessee regional field office of the Centers of Regional Excellence.<\/p>\n

NREA is the voice for education in rural areas and communities across the United States. The organization has members in 50 states and four countries focused on providing support services across the entire rural education spectrum.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince coming to us eight years ago, Allen has been an outstanding part of our program,\u201d Rutledge said. \u201cHe has taught in the educational leadership program, preparing people to enter into leadership roles in schools. He has forged partnerships that have resulted in grants for the School of Education, resulting in our becoming connected with organizations and individuals with whom we might never have collaborated. He\u2019s been a plus for us, and we look forward to his continued leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

In building up the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education and its strategic focus areas\u2014which include educator and leader preparation, literacy instruction, policy and technical support, rural and urban education, and innovative school models\u2014Pratt said he will lean on his experiences from visiting other centers across the country, taking \u201cideas and perspectives that work\u201d and blending them with the \u201cuniqueness of Chattanooga.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have more of a community spirit than a lot of other universities and school systems\u2014especially in our municipality leadership and in our community in general. I think that\u2019s a different and unique piece for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is that when they hire a permanent director, this person is coming into something established\u2014but not established in the sense that they can\u2019t make changes. It will be a starting point for that person to be a leader of the center and take it to the next level. That\u2019s my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Allen Pratt has been named the interim director of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education. Pratt, who joined the UTC faculty in 2016, had most recently been the UTC School of Education\u2019s director of strategic partnerships. He moved into that role in March 2024 after serving as interim co-director of the School of Education since 2022. In addition, he has served as executive director of the National Rural Education Association (NREA) since 2016.<\/p>\n

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