English Language Arts

Nicole Cooley

ELA Team Leader

Avid Reader, Deep-Sea Fisher, Visual Learner

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” -Mortimer J. Adler

Meet Nicole

Reeda Betts, M.Ed.

ELA Team Leader / Project Coordinator / Head Coach

Problem Solver, Word Nerd, Distance Runner, Reader, Seinfeld Fanatic

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meet Reeda

Stephanie Case

ELA Support Team Member

Christian, Natural Motivator, Runner

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” - Carl Buehner

Meet Stephanie

Shawnese Herrington

Head Coach/ELA Support Team Leader

Ambitious, Passionate Educator, Family-Oriented, Beach Bum, Lover of Shoes and Handbags

“The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.” - Michelle Obama

Meet Shawnese

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 Rachel

Angie Blake

ELA Support Team Member

Christ Follower, Fiercely Competitive, Lover of Travel and Hershey’s Chocolate

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." - H. Keller

Meet Angie

Ashley Kazery

ELA Support Team Member

Family Centered, Life-Long Learner, Avid Reader, Embraces Challenge and Adventure

“One stands taller in the climb to success than when he bends over to help someone else.” - John C. Maxwell

Meet Ashley

Crystal Glenn

ELA Support Team Member

Eager Collaborator and Tennis Enthusiast with an Enchanting Smile

“Teamwork Makes the Dream Work.”

Meet Crystal

LaDonna Mason

ELA Support Team Member

Christ Follower, Life-Long Learner, Fun Seeker

"What greater joy can a teacher feel than to witness a child's success?" - Michelle L. Graham

Meet LaDonna

Laurie Poppenheimer

ELA Support Team Member

Christ follower, family oriented, dedicated to student improvement, enthusiastic about teaching

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

Meet Laurie

Lee Anne Holland

Early Learning Support Team Member

Creative, Family-Focused, Auburn Fanatic, Beach Lover

“A great teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.” - Unknown

Meet Lee Anne

Liz Bouchillon

ELA Support Team Member

Christian, Organized, Netflix Junkie, Lover of Reading and Motorcycle Riding

“All kids need a little help, a lot of hope, and somebody who believes in them.” - Magic Johnson

Meet Liz

Michelle Cooper

ELA Support Team Member

Conscientious, Artistic, Lover of SEC Sports, Sweet Tea, & Jesus

“Just remember, every young person in that room is somebody’s child. Someone’s most beloved gift.” - A Veteran Teacher

Meet Michelle

Michele Parker

ELA Content Lead/Project Coordinator

Resilient and intentional, traveler, family-focused

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” -C.S. Lewis

Meet Michele

Nikki Buss

ELA Support Team Member

Dedicated Educator, Thoughtful Friend, Avid Sports Fan

"Decide what to be and go be it." - The Avett Brothers

Meet Nikki

Rhonda Morgan

ELA/Science Support Team Member

Enthusiastic, Life Long Learner, Proud Grandmother, Avid Reader, Beach Lover

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Meet Rhonda

Robin H. Boyles

ELA Support Team Member

Creative, Musically Inclined, Plant Lover, Obsessed with Journaling, Baby Magnet, Mother of 3 Beautiful Girls

“It takes a BIG HEART to shape little minds!”

Meet Robin

Stephanie Gilder

ELA Support Team Member

Organization Enthusiast, Lover of Interior Design, Positively Positive

"Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children”. - Walt Disney

Meet Stephanie

Tamara Cerrito

ELA and Math Support Team Member

Encourager, Educator, Wife, Mama, & Lover of Lists and Cooking

"When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.” - Dalai Lama

Meet Tamara

Tiffani Chandler

ELA Support Team Member

Family-Focused, Motivated and Purpose-Driven, Bug-Hating Nature Lover

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meet Tiffani

Tracy Robinson

ELA Support Team Member/Data Specialist

Prayer Warrior, Artistically Inspired, Productive Problem-Solver, Solution-Oriented

“Our conversations, attitudes, behaviors and efforts are navigational tools. They either point us toward the problem or lead us to solutions. Be mindful of the course you are traveling.” - Tracy Robinson

Meet Tracy

Renee Manning

EL Support Team Member

Passionate about Jesus & Family, Energetic & Determined, Lover of Animals, Books & Outdoors

“BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU’RE HALFWAY THERE.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Meet Renee

Tyra Saucier, M.Ed.

ELA Support Team Member

Extremely Creative, Family Oriented, Food Guru!

“If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.” ― Stephen Covey

Meet Tyra

Paige 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 Paige

Shelby Hudson

ELA Support Team Member / MTSS Specialist / Dyslexia Specialist

Love the word of God, Family-Oriented, Wife, Mom & GRANDmom, The Classroom Whisperer

“Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE. The word itself says, “I’M POSSIBLE!” - Audrey Hepburn

Meet Shelby

Danielle Willis

ELA Support Team Member / MTSS Specialist / Dyslexia Specialist

Positive, Collaborative, Dependable, Great-Aunt, Lover of Books and Travel

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” - Maya Angelou

Meet Danielle

Daphne Cook

ELA Support Team Member

Lover of kids, cooking, the outdoors, and all of God’s creatures

"Everything you don't know is something you can learn."

Meet Daphne

Jodie 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 Jodie

Karen Nichols

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic Collaborator, Dedicated Mamaw Ka, Shoe shopper

“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right!”

Meet Karen

Shaquinta Barlow

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic Collaborator, World Traveler, Lover of Food Network Channel

“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” - Zig Ziglar

Meet Shaquinta

Sheawanna W. Finley, M.Ed.

ELA Support Team Member

Devoted Researcher, Positive Self-Starter, Ardent Tennis Player, Beachgoer, Shopaholic

“Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity.” - Mac Anderson

Meet Sheawanna

Amy Youngblood Johnson

ELA Support Team Member

Principals’ Favorite, Beach Bum Mom, & ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

“God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” - Ephesians 3:20

Meet Amy

Tenalee H. Dumas

ELA Support Team Member

Passionate Educator, Problem-Solver, Dedicated Mother and Wife, Lover of Jesus, shopping, sweets, and all things BAMA!

“The grass is greener where you water it.” - Neil Barringham

Meet Tenalee H.

Karen Carr

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic motivator, hopeful encourager, grower of vegetables, quilt-maker, lover of all things Auburn Tigers!

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his language, that goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela

Meet Karen

Mary K. DiVincenzo

ELA Support Team Member

Organized, avid trail rider, dedicated grandmother, horse fanatic, lover of worship music

7-Rules of Life: 1. Smile 2. Be Kind 3. Don’t Give Up 4. Don’t Compare 5. Avoid Negativity 6. Make Peace with Your Past 7. Take Care of Your Mind and Body

Meet Mary

Kim Pair

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic, Grateful, Lake-Loving, Groovy Granna

“You’re never fully dressed without a smile!” - Annie

Meet Kim

Melissa Orr

ELA Support Team Member

Family First, Happy Heart, Always Active, Nutrition Nut

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn

Meet Melissa

Beverly Brown

ELA Support Team Member

Detail-oriented, Passionate reader, Excessive organizer, Encouraging and caring BeBe to 3 awesome grandchildren, True crime junkie

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” - John Adams

Meet Beverly

Kim Mattox

ELA Support Team Member

Passionate Educator, Student Advocate, Christ-Centered, Traveler, Facebook Market Place Junkie

“Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson.”

Meet Kim

Jill Tatum

ELA Support Team Member

Morally meticulous, Fiercely loyal, Follower of Christ, Family oriented, Dog fanatic

“Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.” - Mother Teresa

Meet Jill

Joy Parker

ELA Support Team Member

Learning Strategies Idealist, Enthusiastic Collaborator, Avid Reader, Nonna to six grandchildren, Gym Enthusiast

“God so loved us that He gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him, will not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16

Meet Joy

Kimberly Tharpe

ELA Support Team Member

Lifelong Learner, Data Driven, Researcher and Reader, Mom and Grandma, “Glamping” lover!

“Children are not a distraction from the more important work, they are the most important work.” - C.S. Lewis

Meet Kimberly

Ruth Vilberg

ELA Support Team Member

Passionate about teaching reading and writing skills; nature lover, hiker, and pet advocate; love making toddlers and babies giggle!

“A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.” - Proverb

Meet Ruth

Mary Gregg

ELA/Science Support Team Member

Dedicated Motivator, Excessive Organizer, Family Focused, Beachgoer, Audiobook Fanatic

“One who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” – John Cotton Dana

Meet Mary

Karen Hammond

Leadership/ELA/Math Support Team Member

Extremely Organized, Nature-Lover, Science Fiction Movie Buff

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6

Meet Karen

Hope Newsome Staples

ELA Support Team Member

Team player, mechanical pencil hoarder, coffee enthusiast, trivia buff

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Tolkien

Meet Hope

Tammy Major

ELA Support Team Member

Passionate educator, loving MiMi, Crazy for Cosmetics

"The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process." - Barbara Colorose

Meet Tammy

Erica Y. Frazier

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic educator, Genuine grammarian, JSU football fanatic & alumna, Lover of great food and history documentaries

“Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X

Meet Erica

Melissa Woods

ELA Support Team Member

Reliable, Willing to Learn, Good News Spreader, Recipe Tester, & Dedicated Grandmother

“God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference.”

Meet Melissa

Jessica Flynt

ELA, Math, Social Studies, ACT, & WorkKeys Support Team Member

Driven, problem-solver, Jesus follower, wife/mom, addicted to black coffee, & terrified of heights

"Nine-tenths of education is encouragement." - Anatole France

Meet Jessica

Dana Freeman

ELA Support Team Member

Lover of Christ and family, Creative learner, Patient teacher, Beach lover

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

Meet Dana

Caroline Gipson

ELA Support Team Member

Energetic, Loyal, Christian, Football Lover, DIY Furniture Refresher

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” - Buckminister Fuller

Meet Caroline

Mellissa Kitchens

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic, positive facilitator, dedicated mother, sports enthusiast, and exercise junkie

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you imagined.” - Henry David Thoreau

Meet Mellissa

Shondra Whitaker

ELA/Leadership Support Team Member

creative collaborator, obsessive organizer, faithful Jesus follower, family-oriented, barre enthusiast, true crime junkie

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Meet Shondra

Gina Price

ELA Support Team Member

Extremely organized, Dependable, Beach lover, Dedicated dog mom, Antique collector

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

Meet Gina

Melanie Hardy

ELA Support Team Member

Eager collaborator, Resourceful team player, Praying wife, mother, grandmother, Lover of travel and new adventures

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” - MLK Jr.

Meet Melanie

Candice Savage

ELA Support Team Member

Student focused, Dog lover, Marathon runner, Disney World fanatic

“When you learn, teach. When you get, give." - Maya Angelou

Meet Candice

Laura Cochran

ELA Support Team Member

Interpersonal Collaborator, Family Focused, Hopeless Romantic, Lover of Chocolate and Music

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” - Mother Teresa

Meet Laura

Kim Rainer Beaty

ELA Support Team Member

Efficacious Encourager, Lively Leader, Grandmother, Lover of Books, Doughnut Connoisseur

“You’ve got to love them before you can reach them. You’ve got to reach them before you can teach them.”

Meet Kim

Cindy Benton

ELA/Math Support Team Member

Dedicated to Kids, Christian, Family Focused, Boat/Lake Lover, Wordle Fanatic

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

Meet Cindy

Rhonda Lier

ELA Support Team Member

God-Fearing, Dedicated Teacher, Chocolate Lover, Junk Store Junkie

"Your life is a result of your choices."

Meet Rhonda

Svetlana Lucas

ELA Support Team Member/Gifted Education Support Team Member

Creative Collaborator, Wordsmith, Jewelry Junkie, Reader, Wreath Maker

“Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.” - Lao Tzu

Meet Svetlana

Jordan Sticker

Math and ELA Support Team Member

Passionate educator, Christ follower, Iced coffee connoisseur

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” - Psalm 73:26

Meet Jordan

Angela Strickland

ELA & Leadership Support Team Member

Data-driven, collaborative problem-solver, Beach-lover, Mama of two boys, Coffee and reality TV addict

“Be kind to one another…it’s really important.” – Dr. David L. Walters

Meet Angela

Erica Boyd

ELA Support Team Member

Team player, Solution-oriented, Book publisher, World traveler, & Dog whisperer

“There is not an elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.” - Author Unknown

Meet Erica

Gladys Casanova

ELA Support Team Member

Adaptable Team Player, Lover of God and Family, Avid Traveler

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” - Plutarch

Meet Gladys

Jennifer K. Boykin

ELA Support Team Member

Positive motivator, lifelong learner, student centered advocate for educators; Thankful for faith, family and friends; Lover of beaches, boats, and river life!

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meet Jennifer

Lue Ella Smith, Ed.D.

ELA Support Team Member

Lifelong Learner, Lover of Christ and Family, Junk Food & Sports Junkie

“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” - Maya Angelou

Meet Lue Ella

Kami Burns Bumgarner

ELA Support Team Member

Reliable Helper, Teenage Daughter Expert, Yorkie and Morkie Mom

"Lead from the heart, not the head." - Princess Diana

Meet Kami

Alfreda 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 Alfreda

Becky Faulkner

ELA/Leadership Support Team Member

Team player, Servant leader, Loving Grandmother, Loyal friend

“It is amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit.” - Harry Truman

Meet Becky

Stacy Crowell

ELA Support Team Member

Devoted advocate, Committed collaborator, Sports enthusiast, Melodious singer

“Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” - Robert F. Kennedy

Meet Stacy

Patrice Wasden

ELA Support Team Member

Energetic helper, Devoted wife and mother, Professional shopper

"Always bloom where you are planted."

Meet Patrice

Charlotte McNeese

ELA Support Team Member

Organizer, Problem-solver, Wife, Grandmother, Mom, & Lover of all things hunting and boating

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” - C.S. Lewis

Meet Charlotte

Haleigh Barlow

ELA Support Team Member

Team player, Visual learner, Lover of travel, Disney World fanatic, & Christmas obsessed!

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

Meet Haleigh

Carol Clemmons

ELA Support Team Member

Enthusiastic visionary, Collaborative leader, Student success focus, Beach lover, Traveler, Reader

"Dare to live the life you have dreamed!" - Emerson

Meet Carol

Lanette Tarleton

ELA Support Team Member

Encourager, Organizer, Loyal friend, Dachshund mom, and lover of drag racing

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves.” Philippians 2:3

Meet Lanette

Miranda Richardson

ELA Support Team Member

Routine Lover, Rule Follower, Kindness Spreader, Girl Mom

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” - Pablo Picasso

Meet Miranda

Loria Newsome

ELA Support Team Member

Lifelong learner, Enthusiastic encourager, Consistent Bible studier, Dedicated grandmother, Green thumb

"There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still." - Corrie Ten Boom

Meet Loria

Dr. Lillian Johnson

ELA Support Team Member

Dependable team-player, Enthusiastic self-starter, Purpose-driven, Kingdom Worker, Boy mom

"Success is no accident. It's hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." - Pelé

Meet Lillian

Kristy Hayes

ELA Support Team Member

Innovative, Task-Oriented, Devoted Wife & Boy Mom, Jesus Lover, Beach Bum

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou

Meet Kristy

Dr. Rachael McDaniel

ELA and Leadership Support Team Member

Passionate, Innovative, Adventurous, Cool Nerd

“There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” - Nelson Mandela

Meet Dr. Rachael

Audrey Thompson

ELA Support Team Member

Overly Organized, Creative Solutionist, Cake Baker and Party Planner

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one”. - Dolly Parton

Meet Audrey

Shemeka Ware

ELA Support Team Member

Consummate Problem-solver, Kingdom Focused, Performing Arts lover

“You are strong when you know your weaknesses. You are beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you learn from your mistakes.” - Author Unknown

Meet Shemeka

Stacy Lawrence

ELA Support Team Member

People-Oriented Professional, Devoted reader of all things, Passionate “Paint By Number” artist

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” - Tony Robbins

Meet Stacy

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