Ted Poore named superintendent of Madison County Schools

The Madison County Board of Education announced on Wednesday that Assistant Superintendent Ted Poore will serve as the next superintendent of Madison County Schools.

Poore will begin serving as deputy superintendent effective immediately, working closely with Superintendent Charlotte Seals prior to her retirement on July 1, 2024.

“We are confident that Mr. Poore will continue to build on the tradition of excellence for which our district is known,” Madison County Board of Education President Sam Kelly said. “Everyone who has worked with Mr. Poore can attest to his dedication as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent in our district. We look forward to Mr. Poore leading Madison County Schools to continued success.” 

A 26-year veteran with Madison County Schools, with more than 35 years in the education profession, Poore has served MCS most recently as an assistant superintendent.

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen as Madison County Schools’ next Superintendent,” Poore said. “I thank the Madison County Board of Education for their vote of confidence. Our district is an incredibly special place in which I’ve been blessed to serve for 26 years. The faculty and staff of our schools and our district office show up every day to do what is best and right for our students and families. I am honored to stand and serve alongside our stellar instructional and support staff.” 

Prior to working at the district level, Poore served in numerous roles from teacher, coach, and counselor to school-level administrator. Throughout the 1990s, Poore led Rosa Scott Middle School as principal following several years as assistant principal. 

Poore was tapped in 2002 to serve as the first principal of Madison Middle School. He returned as principal at Rosa Scott in 2004 when the school became home to all ninth graders in the Jaguar Zone. His legacy as a beloved principal there was immortalized in the naming of Poore’s Pass, the road that leads to the campus, in his honor.

In 2011, Poore once again was called to serve as a founding principal, this time in the Maverick Zone to open Germantown High School. From 2014-2019 he served as head of school at Park Place Christian Academy before returning to Madison County Schools in the role of assistant superintendent.

Lauded throughout his career with numerous honors, Poore has been recognized as Madison County Schools Administrator of the Year, Mississippi Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) Middle School Principal of the Year, MASSP High School Principal of the Year, and Mississippi Association of School Administrators High School Principal of the Year. A respected administrator throughout the state, Mr. Poore served for ten years as a member of the Commission on School Accreditation for the Mississippi Department of Education.

Poore is a graduate of Delta State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. He earned a degree in Educational Leadership from Mississippi College. He is a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church, and he has been married to his wife Carol Ann for more than 40 years. The Poores have three grown children, all of whom are graduates of Madison County Schools, and six grandchildren.