Morgan County Schools

Patrick E. Patterson

EDUCATION

• Section High School, 1991
• Northeast Alabama State Community College, 1993
• Athens State College, B.S.ed, Secondary Education with a double major in English and History, 1996
• University of North Alabama, M.A.ed, Educational Leadership, 2001
• Samford University, Ed.S., Educational Leadership, 2010

EXPERIENCE

• Austin High School, 1996 - 2002: 9-12 Social Studies Teacher, Head Boys' Soccer Coach. While at Austin, I was an assistant football coach at Cedar Ridge Middle School from 1998 - 2002.
• Brewer High School, 2002 - 2005: 10th and 12th Grade English Teacher, Head Boys' Soccer Coach, Assistant Football Coach.
• Brewer High School, 2005 - 2007: Assistant Principal and Athletic Director.
• Eva Jr. High School, 2007 - 2014: Principal
• Morgan County Board of Education, Director of Secondary Education, 2014 - present

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Curriculum and Instruction, 6-12
  • Alabama Courses of Study
  • ACT College and Career Readiness Standards
  • District AP Coordinator
  • Dual Enrollment
  • Data Governance Czar
  • Fine Arts, K-12
  • Media Specialists, 6-12
  • Professional Development, 6-12
  • Textbooks, K-12
• Mental Health, K-12
  • MTSS
• School Counselors, K-12
• State Accountability, K-12
• State Assessment, District Test Coordinator
  • ACT WorkKeys, 12th grade
  • ACT plus Writing, 11th grade
  • preACT, 10th grade
  • preACT 8/9, 9th grade
  • ACAP Summative, 2nd - 8th grades
  • ACAP Alternate, 2-8, 10, and 11th grades
  • ACCESS for EL students
• State Accoutability
  • Alabama A-F State Report Card
    • Academic Growth
    • Academic Achievement
    • Graduation Rate
    • College and Career Readiness Indicators
    • Chronic Absenteeism
    • Growth for EL
  • District Accreditation (Cognia)
  • Compliance Monitoring
• Special Programs
  • Academic Banquet
  • Teacher of the Year 
  • School Calendar
  • Morgan County Schools Foundation Liaison, Board member ex-officio