Dr. Theresa Florence Battle, former superintendent of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District # 191, graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelor of Science in Special Education. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in educational administration and a Doctor of Education from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Battle worked for St. Paul Public Schools for 28 years over two tenures. She served the district in many capacities, including as a classroom teacher, special education facilitator, lead teacher, assistant principal, assistant director for curriculum, development and instruction, principal and assistant superintendent. Additionally, Dr. Battle has worked for Osseo Area Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools and University of Minnesota, where she developed a statewide college readiness program, Ramp Up to Readiness.

Theresa maintains memberships in the Minnesota Association for School Administrators, and she is a member of St. Peter Claver Church and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This month she will join the Board of Directors of a college access non-profit organization serving historically underserved teens and their families.