Hello and welcome to EastView’s webpage. My name is Kelly Ford, and I am the principal at EastView. As a child growing up at EastView, I also felt a sense of belonging and knew my teachers held high expectations for students. The culture has not changed. Our teachers truly believe that ALL students are important. As a school, we believe that student success is the responsibility of all. We strive each day to promote growth and achievement while encouraging students to become independent thinkers and learners. Our school models and communicates expectations for both individual and shared ownership of success among students, educators, and the school community. 

Biography: Mrs. Kelly Ford is the principal at EastView Elementary. She has served as an educator in the Greeneville City Schools for the past twenty-six years. Mrs. Ford began her career at Highland Elementary School as a self-contained 4th and 5th-grade teacher. She continued her career as the 4th-grade math teacher at Tusculum View Elementary from 2009 to 2017. She then transitioned into the role of math academic specialist and served in this role as the district-level coach for Greeneville City Schools. After two years in this position, she was selected as the principal of EastView in 2019.

Mrs. Ford is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Teaching in 1998. She completed her Master’s Degree in Education from Tusculum College in 2001. In 2007, she was accepted into the Greeneville/Kingsport cohort in Leadership and Policy Analysis and completed her Educational Specialist Degree in Leadership and Policy Analysis from E.T.S.U. in 2009. During the 2016-2017 school year, she participated in the TN Math Coaching Project, associated with the University of Pittsburgh and the Institute for Higher Learning. She is currently serving as part of the TN Rural Principals Network, led by the TN Department of Education and Belmont University. Mrs. Ford was selected as the Principal of the Year for Greeneville City Schools for 2024-2025. 

Kelly is married to Mark Ford, and they have two daughters, Natalie and Leah.