Layton named vice principal at Jefferson Middle starting in 2016-17

Note: This story was updated at 1:15 a.m.

Chris Layton, a world history teacher at Jefferson Middle School, has been named vice principal for the school year starting this fall.

Layton is a former Jefferson student (1992-1994) and a graduate of Oak Ridge High School (1998). After graduation, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Maryville College, majoring in education and political science and minoring in business. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from the University of Tennessee.

Layton began his teaching career at Oak Ridge High School in 2003 as a civics teacher. From 2006-2009, he worked at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, where he taught world history, U.S. history, and U.S. government. He worked outside of education as a director of marketing for a construction firm in Nashville specializing in government contracting.

In 2010, he returned to Oak Ridge to teach physical education at Robertsville Middle School and serve as the head football coach. After four years at Robertsville Middle School, he moved to Jefferson Middle School, where he is today.

Currently, he teaches sixth- and seventh-grade world history, serves as the Jefferson Middle School STEM coach, and has served on several district committees. He has represented Oak Ridge schools through presentations and speaking engagements at several conferences including International Society for Technology in Education 2015 and the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools in 2015.

He will replace Assistant Principal Mike Haygood, who is retiring.

Layton lives in Oak Ridge with his wife Rebecca, (a teacher at Karns Middle School) and their daughter.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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