Ed Nichols, Ed.D.

Assistant Superintendent, Decatur City Schools

ed.nichols@dcs.edu

Dr. Ed Nichols has been a member of the Decatur City School System since 1988. Dr. Nichols began his career in Decatur as the Band Director at Austin High School. In 1998, he was appointed the principal of Austin High School. In 2003, Dr. Nichols was named the Assistant Superintendent of the Decatur School System. Dr. Nichols holds a B.S. and M.S. in Music Education from the University of Tennessee and an Ed.S. and Ed.D. from the University of Alabama in Educational Administration and Leadership. Dr. Nichols and his wife Missey have one child, Meredith, born in July of 2003. Mrs. Nichols is a guidance counselor at Cedar Ridge Middle School. Dr. Nichols and his family are active in Central United Methodist Church in Decatur. He is the music director for the adult choir.