Metropolitan Nashville Education Association
Ralph Smith is a past president of MNEA (2003-2005) who began his teaching career as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Marshall Islands. He has taught special education in MNPS, Louisville, Alaska, and Illinois. As a leader in MNEA, Smith served as MNEA Chief Negotiator for many years. Additionally, he worked as a member of the MNEA bargaining team, District 4 Director (1994-2001), and Vice President (2001-2003). He also served as the MNEA Association Representative for Wright Middle School for many years. Smith began his Tennessee Education Association staff work a few months after he concluded his MNEA presidency in 2005. In addition to serving members at the schools/divisions listed below, Smith works with the Professional Rights and Responsibilities, Exceptional Education, and Membership Committees.
Schools and Programs Serviced by Ralph Smith
Academy HS at Hickory Hollow HS
Allen MS
Antioch HS
Antioch MS
Apollo MS
Bailey MS
Bass MS
Baxter ALC
Baxter MS
Bellevue MS
Buena Vista MS
Cane Ridge HS
Carter-Lawrence ES
Charlotte Park ES
Cockrill ES
Cole ES
Creswell MS
Crieve Hall ES
Croft MS
Dodson ES
Donelson MS
DuPont ES
Dupont Hadley MS
Dupont Tyler MS
Eakin ES
Early MS
East Lit. HS
East Lit. MS
Edison ES
Gateway ES
Glendale ES
Glenn ES
Gower ES
Granbery ES
Green, Julia ES
Harpeth Valley ES
Harris-Hillman Ex. Ed.
Haywood ES
Hermitage ES
Hickman ES
Hill MS
Hillsboro HS
Hillwood HS
Homebound
Hume-Fogg HS
Inglewood ES
Jackson ES
Kelley ES
King, M.L. HS
Kirkpatrick ES
Litton MS
Major ES
McCann ALC
McGavock ES
McGavock HS
Meigs MS
Mills, Dan ES
Napier ES
Nashville School of Arts HS
Neelys Bend ES
Park Ave. ES .
Pearl-Cohn HS
Pennington ES
Rosebank ES
Ross ES
Stanford ES
Stratton ES
Tulip Grove ES
Two Rivers MS
Warner ES
Forestine C. Cole is a native of Memphis, Tennessee having moved to Nashville after graduating from Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. Cole, a former member of MNEA, taught physical education and science in MNPS before joining the MNEA staff as the Director of Field Services in September of 1986. As a member of MNEA, she served on the Human Relations, Membership Committees and chaired the Minority Affairs Committee On June 30, 1994, MNEA discontinued its field services program, and Ms. Cole became an employee of the Tennessee Education Association. During her employment with TEA in addition to providing field services to MNEA members, Cole has trained members at numerous workshops and conferences and worked with several TEA committees including Human Relations and Minority Affairs. In addition to serving members at the schools/divisions listed below, she works with MNEA's Human Relations, Internal Relations, Membership, and Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules Committees plus the Nominations and Elections Commission.
Schools and Programs Serviced by Forestine Cole
Academy HS at Old Cockrill
Amqui ES
Bellshire ES
Binkley ES
Bordeaux ES
Brick Church MS
Caldwell ES
Cameron MS
Central Office / Special Groups
Chadwell ES
Churchwell ES
Cohn Adult
Cohn ALC
Cotton ES
Cumberland ES
Fall-Hamilton ES
Glencliff ES
Glencliff HS
Glengarry ES
Glenview ES
Goodlettsville ES
Goodlettsville MS
Gra-Mar MS
Green, Alex ES
Haynes MS
Head MS
Howe Ex. Ed.
Hull-Jackson ES
Hunters Lane HS
Joelton ES
Joelton MS
Johnson Ex. Ed.
Jones Paideia ES
Joy, Tom ES
Kennedy MS
Lakeview ES
Lillard ES
Lockeland ES
Madison MS
Maplewood HS
Marshall MS
Martin Center
Maxwell ES
McMurray MS
MNPS Middle College HS
Moore MS
Moss ES
Mt. View ES
Murrell Ex. Ed.
Nashville Big Picture HS
Nashville Diploma Plus HS
Neelys Bend MS
Old Center ES
Oliver MS
Overton HS
Paragon Mills ES
Percy Priest ES
Robertson Academy
Rose Park MS
Shayne ES
Shwab ES
Stratford HS
Sylvan Park ES
Tusculum ES
Una ES
Waverly Belmont
West End MS
Westmeade ES
Whites Creek HS
Whitsitt ES
Wright MS
