Background
Simmons, Sadie Vee was born on October 19, 1929 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Herbie Lewis Simmons and Sadie Vee (Watkins) Lewis.
Simmons, Sadie Vee was born on October 19, 1929 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Herbie Lewis Simmons and Sadie Vee (Watkins) Lewis.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1951. Master of Education, Emory University, 1958. Doctor of Education, University Georgia, 1971.
Educational Specialist, University Georgia, 1971.
Elementary teacher, Trion City Schools, Trion, Georgia, 1951-1955;
Elementary teacher, City Schools Decatur, Decatur, Georgia, 1955-1956;
elementary principal, City Schools Decatur, 1956-1964, 65-66;
director research and federal programs, City Schools Decatur, 1966-1968;
elementary principal, City Schools Decatur, 1968-1972;
from assistant principal to associate principal, City Schools Decatur, 1972-1975;
superintendent, City Schools Decatur, 1975-1986. Member Professional Practices Commission, Atlanta, 1984-1986. President Association for Childhood Education, Atlanta, 1968-1970.
Chairman Metro Supts., Atlanta, 1983-1984. Consultant Professional Association Georgia Educators, Clarkston, 1986-1993. Presenter seminarEdnl.
Administration Georgia State University, Administrative Academy.
Member 21st Century Consortium for Education Improvement in Georgia, 1990-1991, City of Decatur Recycling Task Force, 1991, Friends of DeKalb Libraries, 1992-1993. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Decatur, 1974-1986, Sam Jones Boys Club, Decatur, 1983-1989. Consultant Decatur Cooperative Ministry, 1969-1973.
Volunteer Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry, 1986-1995, Fernbank Museum Natural History, 1993-1995. Member advisory board PAGE Georgia Academy Decathlon, 1993, Project Academy Excellence, FAGE Foundation, Inc., 1991-1993. Member American Association School Administrators, Westchester Garden Club (community representative 1987-1995), Decatur Administrators Club, Delta Kappa Gamma (president 1962-1964), Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Epsilon.