Head Coach, Varsity Esports - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Transformational Purpose Statement: I coach to instill a desire to improve, to show the value of effort and the rewards of respect, to find happiness in knowing you gave your best effort.
Years at CIA: 16
James Hayden joined Currey Ingram Academy in 2008 as a substitute teacher and became a full-time staff member in 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology from Juniata College and a Master of Arts in History from Duquesne University. He received the Mustang Athletics' Excellence in Coaching Award in 2015. He currently coaches the Upper School Esports team.
Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12th grade day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 39 states and 11 countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.
Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).