SPED
Rachel Wooten
ELA & Special Education Instructional Coach / MTSS and Dyslexia Specialist
Organization wizard, reader of westerns, writer of all the feels, ice cream connoisseur, goat and chicken mama
"Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meet RachelKaty Boyd
SPED & Math Support Team Member
Math minded motivator, fitness instructor, mother of boys, sunshine seeking bird lover
"The most significant of changes are those that are made within."
Meet KatyGabriel McPhearson, Ed.S.
US History, Biology, Math, & Special Education Support Team Member
Versatile, Christian, Family Oriented, Outdoor Enthusiast, Cuisine Connoisseur, Information Junkie
No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it. – Tupac Shakur
Meet GabrielGwen Cobb
Special Education Support Team Member
Resourceful, Effective Communicator, Music Lover, Dollar Tree junkie
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters, it’s what we do with what we have.” Fred Rogers
Meet GwenMary Ruth Wright
Special Education Team Lead
Honest Advocate for ALL students, Family Oriented, MSU loving dog and horse fanatic
“I not only impact my students today, but I am an impact on their children’s children.” --unknown
Meet Mary RuthPaige Norwood
ELA Support Team Member/MTSS Specialist/Dyslexia Specialist
Science of Reading Enthusiast, Fun-Loving Friend, Southern Cookbook Collector/Junkie
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein
Meet PaigePenny Zito
Special Education, Social Studies, & MTSS Support Team Member
Planner, Researcher, Dedicated List Maker, Grandmother of 5, Doxie Mama, & Genealogy Fanatic
”Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
Meet PennyKristen Crawford, Ed.S.
Special Education & Leadership Support Team Member
Joy Seeker, Creative, Consistently Punctual, Lover of Family and all things Coastal
“Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is be asked to dance. Equality is being on the planning committee.”
Meet KristenTara Scott
Special Education & Early Learning Support Team Member
Effective Communicator, Avid Fisherman, Fun Grandmother, Dog Lover
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” Maya Angelou
Meet TaraSusan Johnson, Ph. D.
Special Services Support Team Member
Goal Driven, Loving Grandmother, Gym Rat
"There is no future without education." - Rosa Parks.
Meet SusanBrittany Gibson
Math & Special Education Support Team Member
Goal-Oriented, Organization Queen, Christ-Follower, Devoted Mother, Theme Park fanatic, Disney Obsessed
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Meet BrittanyAlfreda Hoskins, Ed.S.
Leadership, ELA, SPED, & Federal Programs Support Team Member
Optimistic, Detail Oriented, Avid Traveler, Family Focused, Addicted to Thrift Stores
"Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives." - Michelle Obama
Meet AlfredaShelley Rea Burke
SPED, Dyslexia, & SLP Support Team Member
Creative collaborator, ability to adapt, Angler, animal lover, Obsessive plant collector
“I shall be telling this with a sigh; Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost
Meet ShelleyAngela McKinnon
SPED Support Team Member
Collaborator, Team Player, Christ Follower, Prayer Warrior, Dog Mom, Avid Reader
"One child, one teacher, one pen can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai
Meet AngelaKim Wyatt
SPED Support Team Member
Reliable, adaptable, Christian, extrovert, grandmother, traveler, Real estate agent
"Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch." - Judy Blume
Meet KimMary Elizabeth Bullock
Science, ELA, US History, & SPED Support Team Member
Passionate student advocate, avid reader, family-oriented, traveler, dog mom
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." - Aristotle
Meet Mary ElizabethSusanne Trollinger
History & SPED Support Team Member
Enthusiastic teacher, positive reinforcer, dedicated to family, obsessed with Hallmark movies and TikTok
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Meet SusanneSusan Dudley
Special Education Support Team Member
Lifelong learner, Dependable, Wife, Mother, & Nana, Ham Radio Operator
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
Meet SusanDanelle Peterman
Leadership and SPED Support Team Member
Optimistic, organized, enthusiastic, A believer of excellence; Fitness enthusiast, dedicated wife and mother; follower of Christ; Lover of all music and dancing
“Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. '- Michelle Obama
Meet DanelleAmber Dunn
ELA, SPED, & MTSS Support Team Member
Passionate advocate with respect for diversity, Real Estate Investor, recent empty nester, Paddle Boarding Enthusiast, Beach Bum
"In Special Education, there's too much emphasis placed on the deficit and not enough on the strength." - Temple Grandin
Meet AmberRegina Pearce
Special Education Support Team Member
Responsible, Respectful, Christ follower, family first, & Lover of the beach
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible!” - Audrey Hepburn
Meet ReginaBritany Smith
Early Learning & SPED Support Team Member
Enthusiastic, Mother to a beautiful daughter, Lover of Puzzles, People, and Positivity!
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” - Jeremiah 29:11
Meet BritanyMark Head
ELA, Leadership & SPED Support Team Member
Fiercely Dedicated, Family first; extremely loyal; Pop Culture Expert, Obsessive Prince fan
"Whatever we accomplish belongs to our entire group, a tribute to our combined effort." - Walt Disney
Meet Mark