Biography

Kayne Gilliland is enjoying his second year as Assistant Principal and eighteenth year as an educator at Shelbyville Central High School. 

            A native of Murfreesboro, Kayne received his Bachelor’s degree at MTSU in music education in 2004, his Master’s degree at MTSU with an emphasis in conducting in 2007, and his Educational Specialist Degree in Instructional Leadership at the University of Tennessee in the Spring of 2024. Before being honored as the Assistant Principal, Mr. Gilliland was the Director of Bands for SCHS. His responsibilities included running the everyday operations of the music programs. These responsibilities included running the award-winning Shelbyville High School Marching Band, conducting the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, and the Concert Chorale. 

            While doing his undergraduate work at MTSU, Mr. Gilliland received the Earl T. Hinton Music Education Award and was twice chosen to receive the Joseph T. Smith Music Education Award.  This past year, he was awarded the Graduate Student of the Year from the ELPS Department from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Gilliland is a member or has been a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lamda Music Honor’s Society, Middle Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association, Tennessee Bandmasters Association, National Association for Music Education, Tennessee Educators Association, and Bedford County Educators Association. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time with his wife Meredith and his three daughters Adeline, Elizabeth, and Evelyn.