The Board of Education of Madison County wishes to announce that Mr. Ted Poore will retire as Superintendent of Madison County Schools on June 30, 2026.
“I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the support, encouragement, and prayers especially, over these past two years as your Superintendent,” said Poore. “I have been blessed beyond measure to have served alongside and learned from many outstanding educators. Lifelong friendships and relationships are the very best part of a career in education, and I will cherish them for the rest of my life.”
“We hate to see Ted Poore leave this school district,” said Board of Education President Mr. Sam Kelly. “For twenty-eight wonderful years, he has committed his life to this school district. We look forward to see what he will do in the next five months.”
For more than 42 years, Mr. Poore has dedicated his distinguished career in education to serving the students of Mississippi. He has served as principal of Rosa Scott School, Madison Middle School, and Germantown High School. Lauded throughout his career with numerous honors, Mr. 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. Mr. Poore’s legacy as a beloved principal in our district is immortalized in the naming of Poore’s Pass, the road that leads to Rosa Scott’s campus, in his honor.
“Now, we all have some very important work to do. You can count on me, and I’m counting on you to finish strong this school year,” said Poore.
