• Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy Administration
  • Dr. Sofia Roth has been appointed principal of Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy effective July 2024.
     
    Dr. Roth joined Knox County Schools in 2002 as a teacher at Carter High School. She began teaching at Fulton High School in 2008 and later became an assistant administrator and ELL student support coordinator at Fulton High. She was named assistant principal of Vine Middle School in 2016 and later served as assistant principal at Fulton High and principal of the Night Alternative School. In 2023, she became the principal of Richard Yoakley School, where she currently serves.
     
    Dr. Roth holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, a master’s degree in ESL/FL Secondary Education, and an Educational Specialist degree in Supervision and Administration, all from the University of Tennessee, as well as a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands.

  • Katie Keaney excitedly joined the Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy team as the Assistant Principal in 2025.

    Ms. Keaney joined Knox County Schools in 2012 as a Spanish teacher at West High School. In 2022, Ms. Keaney moved into administration as the 8th grade Assistant Administrator at Northwest Middle School. In 2024, Ms. Keaney served Austin-East Magnet High School as the Freshman Academy Administrator. Ms. Keaney holds a bachelor's degree in Business & World Language, Spanish and a master's in Secondary Education from the University of Tennessee and an Education Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership from Lincoln Memorial University.