SPED
Rachel Wooten
ELA and 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
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 Support Team Member
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/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 TaraJodie Parham
Early Learning/SPED/Dyslexia/ELA/MTSS Support Team Member
Collaborative; Loving Wife, Mom, and Dog Mom; Charcuterie Enthusiast
"The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements but rather with the things we do for the people we love and esteem." - Walt Disney
Meet JodieSusan 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 Kim