Jordan Price, Ed.S., has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of education and director of teacher education and field experience.
Price has served as assistant superintendent and athletic director of Ozark (Ark.) High School since 2021. He has nearly 20 years of experience in K-12 public education and 15 years of experience in public school administration.
A native of Johnson County and a 2002 graduate of Clarksville High School, Price has been a teacher and coach at Lamar (Ark.) High School; a principal at Hector (Ark.) High School; and a principal, assistant superintendent and athletic director at Ozark.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to join the University and to play a role in helping prepare our future classroom teachers for careers in education,” Price said. “I’m ready to use my background and experience to work with local school districts, collaborate with faculty and students and assess student-learning efforts to place our teacher education students in the best possible position for success when they graduate.”
Price earned a specialist degree in educational administration from Henderson State University, a master of education in educational administration from Harding University and a bachelor’s degree in middle level education from Arkansas Tech University.
Price has also served on the U of O Teacher Education Advisory Council (TEAC) since 2016.
“I’ve been in the position over the years where I’ve interviewed many new teacher education graduates for jobs and U of O has consistently had some of the highest quality teacher education graduates that I’ve seen,” Price said. “I’ve also seen the quality of the teacher education program as a member of the University’s advisory council. This has given me invaluable insight into the teacher education program and its growth and success.”
Price and his wife, Jaime, have three children — Grasen, Bayler and Hadley. In his free time he enjoys golf, fishing, sports and growing muscadines, fruit trees, and gardening.
Topics: Education