RICK L. MILLER, WILSON COUNTY'S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
M.A.P. ACADEMY, WILSON COUNTY'S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
CLASS:
Grades 5 through 12
SCHOOL PHONE:
615-453-3400
Mr. Miller is in his 11th year at M.A.P. Academy. He earned his Master's
Degree at Trevecca Nazarene University in 1997. He has been in education
for 23 years. He is a graduate of Lebanon High School and has been a part
of the Wilson County School System for the last 16 years.
Serves as the following:
1. He is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Tennessee
Alternative Educators Association.
2. Past President of the Teen Court Board of Wilson County.
3. Serves on the Juvenile Justice Review Board that meets each month.
Mr. Miller has gained certification in the following areas:
1. WhyTry (course used at MAP to help redirect students lives)
2. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (course used at MAP to help promote
better life habits.)
3. Leadership Wilson
4. Intel to Teach Technology Training (for future use at MAP)
5. Handle With Care training specifically for MAP Academy.
Mr. Miller has served and continues to serve as a volunteer for the past 10
years as a Summer League Baseball Coach in Lebanon.
Mr. Miller currently serves as an Assistant High School Boys Basketball
Coach in his spare time.
Mr. Miller has a wife, Christy and three children Jon, (College Freshman),
Mitch, (a Sophomore), and RickiAnne, (a eighth grader).
Mr. Miller's favorite hobbies include, Reading, Golf, Fishing and Baseball!!!
M.A.P. Academy will specifically serve Wilson County students who are unable
to achieve in a traditional classroom setting by teaching the normal
curriculum. There will be an emphasis placed on behavioral issues that
prevent success in the regular classroom. Our goal will be eventually
placing these students back into a traditional classroom with the academic
and social skills required to succeed within that classroom setting.