Andy Nixon, Ed. D.
Associate Professor
678-839-6172
anixon@westga.edu
Education Annex - Room 150
Dr. Andy Nixon is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Instruction. Dr. Nixon teaches graduate courses in Educational Leadership, specializing in school operations, finance, and change. His research agenda is primarily focused on reasons that school principals non-renew teacher contracts. Prior to appointment at UWG, Dr. Nixon was a school superintendent in Indiana. He has also served as a high school social studies teacher, high school assistant principal, high school athletic director, high school principal, and assistant superintendent.
- B.A., History, DePauw University, 1986
- M.A.T., Social Studies, DePauw University, 1988
- Ed.S., School Superintendent, Ball State University, 1996
- Ed.D., Educational Administration, Ball State University, 2002
Summer 2025 Sections
- EDLE-7300 (School Ops for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-7300 (School Ops for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- EDLE-7300 (School Ops for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-7300 (School Ops for Student Learn) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- EDLE-7300 (School Ops for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E14 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E15 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E17 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E15 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E17 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E19 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Teacher Contract Non-Renewal: How Do Principals Know? [View Publication (DOC)]
Principals Judge Teachers by Their Teaching [View Publication (PDF)]
Teacher Contract Non-renewal: Midwest. Rocky Mountains, and Southeast [View Publication (DOC)]