Lisa Coons is an American educator serving as the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction since April 2023.

She was previously the chief academic officer of the Tennessee Department of Education from June 2019 to April 2023.

[2] Coons conducted her project, Improving Literacy for all Adolescents, under advisor Tammy Shutt.

[2] Her dissertation was titled, The Impact of the EDI Framework and Inquiry-based Learning Strategies on Student Achievement in Middle School.

[2] From October 2014 to August 2016, she was executive director of instructional leadership at the Tennessee Department of Education.