Metro Nashville / Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

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Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 252 employees with median total compensation of $80,002; the highest distinct record was $143,928.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $18.7M
Employees: 252
Median total: $80,002
Highest record: $143,928

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$596$135,555+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 252 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,002) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,468 (96%)
Overtime — $1,247 (2%)
Other — $1,437 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$24,906

$64,149

$80,002

$90,114

$109,472

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,472 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,906. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Psychologist School Team

81 · $79,932

Therapist Occupational

31 · $78,825

Coach Ex Education

29 · $92,068

Therapist Ex Education Speech Language

17 · $72,011

Teacher Ex Education Homebound

10 · $52,320

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2015	$8.9M —	167 —	$56,168 —
2016	$9.3M ▲ 4.5%	175 ▲ 4.8%	$56,182 ±0%
2017	$9.9M ▲ 5.7%	180 ▲ 2.9%	$56,025 ▼ 0.3%
2018	$10.3M ▲ 4.5%	182 ▲ 1.1%	$57,174 ▲ 2.1%
2019	$10.5M ▲ 1.9%	188 ▲ 3.3%	$56,878 ▼ 0.5%
2020	$10.7M ▲ 1.7%	197 ▲ 4.8%	$55,429 ▼ 2.5%
2021	$11.9M ▲ 11.2%	195 ▼ 1.0%	$61,424 ▲ 10.8%
2022	$13.3M ▲ 12.1%	205 ▲ 5.1%	$69,900 ▲ 13.8%
2023	$13M ▼ 2.2%	211 ▲ 2.9%	$72,633 ▲ 3.9%
2024	$136.1K ▼ 99.0%	1 ▼ 99.5%	$136,129 ▲ 87.4%
2025	$18.7M ▲ 13626.9%	252 ▲ 25100.0%	$80,002 ▼ 41.2%

Every role here

Job titles in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

16 titles have enough holders to report on, listed alphabetically with the number of people in each.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Daniel Killian

Director Ex Education Fiscal State Reporting and Monitoring/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$143,928

Base pay: $143,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,928

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 288,639
Total Pay: $143,928

Daniel Killian holds the role of Director Ex Education Fiscal State Reporting and Monitoring at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,928.

Colleen Thomas

Director Ex Education Pre-Kindergarten Services and Assessment/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$138,974

Base pay: $133,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,974

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 300,460
Total Pay: $138,974

Colleen Thomas holds the role of Director Ex Education Pre-Kindergarten Services and Assessment at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $138,974.

Lisa Bilton

Director - Ex Education School Support/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$137,089

Base pay: $137,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,089

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 273,931
Total Pay: $137,089

Lisa Bilton is a Director - Ex Education School Support at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $137,089.

Laronda Cawthon

Director - Ex Education School Support/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$137,089

Base pay: $137,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,089

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 276,956
Total Pay: $137,089

Laronda Cawthon holds the role of Director - Ex Education School Support at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,089.

Sonya Dobbs

Director - Ex Education School Support/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$137,089

Base pay: $137,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,089

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 280,637
Total Pay: $137,089

Sonya Dobbs is a Director - Ex Education School Support at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $137,089.

Kassie Williams

Director - Ex Education School Support/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$135,555

Base pay: $135,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,555

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 302,902
Total Pay: $135,555

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Kassie Williams serves as a Director - Ex Education School Support. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,555.

Susan Biondi

Coordinator Rti Behavior/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$124,589

Base pay: $120,589
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,589

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 273,970
Total Pay: $124,589

Susan Biondi works as a Coordinator Rti Behavior for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Susan earned $124,589 in 2025.

Teresa Kizzie

Specialist Behavior Bcba Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$121,486

Base pay: $118,012
Overtime: $3,474
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,486

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 289,202
Total Pay: $121,486

Teresa Kizzie works as a Specialist Behavior Bcba Ex Education for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Teresa earned $121,486 in 2025.

Dorothy Lepley

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$121,123

Base pay: $120,023
Overtime: $100
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,123

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 288,873
Total Pay: $121,123

Dorothy Lepley holds the role of Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $121,123.

Milton Ayers

Coach Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$119,872

Base pay: $119,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,872

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 273,300
Total Pay: $119,872

Milton Ayers works as a Coach Ex Education for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Milton earned $119,872 in 2025.

Kristin Willocks

Psychologist - School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$119,260

Base pay: $113,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,757
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,260

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 303,637
Total Pay: $119,260

Kristin Willocks holds the role of Psychologist - School Team at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,260.

Marilyn Reaves

Therapist Occupational II/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$118,515

Base pay: $118,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,515

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 295,288
Total Pay: $118,515

Marilyn Reaves holds the role of Therapist Occupational II at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,515.

Casey Souders

Coordinator Ee Data Specialist and Projects/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$118,108

Base pay: $118,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,108

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 298,068
Total Pay: $118,108

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Casey Souders serves as a Coordinator Ee Data Specialist and Projects. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,108.

Edward Mckinney

Psychologist Lead/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$117,352

Base pay: $113,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,352

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 291,594
Total Pay: $117,352

Edward Mckinney holds the role of Psychologist Lead at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,352.

Andrew Pelham

Specialist Early Childhood Child Find/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$115,296

Base pay: $115,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,296

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 293,389
Total Pay: $115,296

Andrew Pelham is a Specialist Early Childhood Child Find at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $115,296.

Waldrian Boyd

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$114,995

Base pay: $114,795
Overtime: $200
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,995

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 276,219
Total Pay: $114,995

Waldrian Boyd holds the role of Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,995.

Alison Brown

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$114,132

Base pay: $114,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,132

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 275,521
Total Pay: $114,132

Alison Brown is a Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $114,132.

Latoya Young

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$114,000

Base pay: $112,300
Overtime: $1,700
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,000

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 302,657
Total Pay: $114,000

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Latoya Young serves as a Coach - Ex Education. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,000.

Tienikanasha Finch

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$113,377

Base pay: $112,477
Overtime: $900
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,377

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 280,596
Total Pay: $113,377

Tienikanasha Finch is a Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $113,377.

Ronald Roberts

Psychologist - School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$113,067

Base pay: $113,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,067

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 297,052
Total Pay: $113,067

Ronald Roberts works as a Psychologist - School Team for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Ronald earned $113,067 in 2025.

Patrice Grant

Psychologist Lead/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$112,622

Base pay: $112,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,622

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 283,042
Total Pay: $112,622

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Patrice Grant serves as a Psychologist Lead. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,622.

Adrienne Cook

Coach Low Incidence Assistive Technology/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$111,934

Base pay: $111,934
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,934

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 279,142
Total Pay: $111,934

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Adrienne Cook serves as a Coach Low Incidence Assistive Technology. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,934.

Tanuel Jackson

Coach Mtss District Ee/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$111,817

Base pay: $107,971
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,846
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,817

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 286,258
Total Pay: $111,817

Tanuel Jackson holds the role of Coach Mtss District Ee at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,817.

Shaerica Jackson

Psychologist School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$111,715

Base pay: $107,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,715

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 286,247
Total Pay: $111,715

Shaerica Jackson is a Psychologist School Team at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $111,715.

Kimberly Schletzer

Psychologist - School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$111,402

Base pay: $111,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,402

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 299,956
Total Pay: $111,402

Kimberly Schletzer works as a Psychologist - School Team for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Kimberly earned $111,402 in 2025.

Nickeysha Simmons

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$109,472

Base pay: $107,774
Overtime: $1,699
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,472

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 299,172
Total Pay: $109,472

Nickeysha Simmons holds the role of Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,472.

Leah Pritchett

Lead Ex Education Pre-Kindergarten Assessment/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$107,043

Base pay: $100,919
Overtime: $2,124
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,043

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 296,725
Total Pay: $107,043

Leah Pritchett is a Lead Ex Education Pre-Kindergarten Assessment at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $107,043.

Danielle Rye

Specialist Early Childhood Child Find/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$106,773

Base pay: $96,502
Overtime: $10,271
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,773

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 297,330
Total Pay: $106,773

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Danielle Rye serves as a Specialist Early Childhood Child Find. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,773.

Darrin Jones

Specialist Behavior Bcba Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$106,466

Base pay: $106,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,466

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 287,884
Total Pay: $106,466

Darrin Jones works as a Specialist Behavior Bcba Ex Education for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Darrin earned $106,466 in 2025.

Jennifer Ginger

Psychologist School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$105,823

Base pay: $105,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,823

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 284,987
Total Pay: $105,823

Jennifer Ginger is a Psychologist School Team at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $105,823.

Michaela Ware

Psychologist School Team/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$105,577

Base pay: $102,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,577

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 302,568
Total Pay: $105,577

Michaela Ware works as a Psychologist School Team for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Michaela earned $105,577 in 2025.

Theresa Derrick

Coach Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$104,785

Base pay: $104,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,785

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 279,906
Total Pay: $104,785

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Theresa Derrick serves as a Coach Ex Education. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,785.

Harry Mccormick

Psychologist - Ld/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2019 total comp

$104,593

Base pay: $98,393
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,593

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 111,937
Total Pay: $104,593

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Harry Mccormick serves as a Psychologist - Ld. Their 2019 pay totaled $104,593.

Stephanie Dahmer

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$102,629

Base pay: $101,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,629

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 277,734
Total Pay: $102,629

Stephanie Dahmer is a Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $102,629.

Tina Miles

Teacher Ex Education Homebound/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$102,497

Base pay: $88,147
Overtime: $10,587
Other pay: $3,763
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,497

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 290,253
Total Pay: $102,497

Tina Miles works as a Teacher Ex Education Homebound for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Tina earned $102,497 in 2025.

Christopher Flor

Coordinator Ex Education Transition/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$102,244

Base pay: $102,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,244

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 281,366
Total Pay: $102,244

Christopher Flor works as a Coordinator Ex Education Transition for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. Christopher earned $102,244 in 2025.

Leslie Arms

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2023 total comp

$101,857

Base pay: $98,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,857

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 229,246

Leslie Arms is a Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2023 total compensation came to $101,857.

Shayla Noel-Spauling

Therapist - Occupational/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$101,075

Base pay: $91,118
Overtime: $9,957
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,075

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 294,424
Total Pay: $101,075

At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education, Shayla Noel-Spauling serves as a Therapist - Occupational. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,075.

Courtney Lee

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$98,423

Base pay: $98,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,423

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 289,679
Total Pay: $98,423

Courtney Lee is a Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. 2025 total compensation came to $98,423.

Bobbie Tremper

Coach - Ex Education/Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education

2025 total comp

$97,278

Base pay: $81,179
Overtime: $15,099
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,278

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 301,213
Total Pay: $97,278

Bobbie Tremper holds the role of Coach - Ex Education at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Exceptional Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,278.