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 ReedaNatalie Breithaupt
ELA Coach & Project Coordinator
Enthusiastic Collaborator, Dedicated Aunt, Random Fact Fanatic
"Not having the best situation but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness." - Marie Forleo
Meet NatalieStephanie 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 StephanieShawnese 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 ShawneseRachel Wooten
ELA & Special Education Instructional Coach, & MTSS & 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 RachelAngie 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 AngieAshley 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 AshleyCrystal Glenn
ELA Support Team Member
Eager Collaborator and Tennis Enthusiast with an Enchanting Smile
“Teamwork Makes the Dream Work.”
Meet CrystalLaDonna 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 LaDonnaLaurie 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 LaurieLee Anne Holland
ELA & 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 AnneLiz 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 LizMichelle 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 MichelleMichele 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 MicheleNikki Buss
ELA Support Team Member
Dedicated Educator, Thoughtful Friend, Avid Sports Fan
"Decide what to be and go be it." - The Avett Brothers
Meet NikkiRhonda 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 RhondaRobin 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 RobinStephanie 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 StephanieTamara Cerrito
ELA & 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 TamaraTiffani 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 TiffaniTracy 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 TracyRenee 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 ReneeTyra 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 TyraPaige 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 PaigeDanielle 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 DanielleDaphne 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 DaphneKaren Nichols
ELA Support Team Member
Enthusiastic Collaborator, Dedicated Mamaw Ka, Shoe shopper
“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right!”
Meet KarenShaquinta 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 ShaquintaSheawanna 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 SheawannaAmy 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 AmyTenalee 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.Kim Pair
ELA Support Team Member
Enthusiastic, Grateful, Lake-Loving, Groovy Granna
“You’re never fully dressed without a smile!” - Annie
Meet KimMelissa 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 MelissaBeverly 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 BeverlyKim Mattox
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate Educator, Student Advocate, Christ-Centered, Traveler, Facebook Market Place Junkie
“Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson.”
Meet KimJoy 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 JoyKimberly 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 KimberlyRuth 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 RuthMary 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 MaryKaren 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 KarenHope 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 HopeTammy 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 TammyErica 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 EricaMelissa 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 MelissaJessica 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 JessicaCaroline 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 CarolineMellissa 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 MellissaShondra Whitaker
Head Coach, 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 ShondraGina 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 GinaMelanie 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 MelanieCandice 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 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 KimCindy 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 CindyRhonda Lier
ELA Support Team Member
God-Fearing, Dedicated Teacher, Chocolate Lover, Junk Store Junkie
"Your life is a result of your choices."
Meet RhondaSvetlana 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 & 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 JordanErica 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 EricaGladys 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 GladysJennifer 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 JenniferLue 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 EllaKami 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 KamiAlfreda 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 AlfredaBecky 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 BeckyStacy 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 StacyPatrice Wasden
ELA Support Team Member
Energetic helper, Devoted wife and mother, Professional shopper
"Always bloom where you are planted."
Meet PatriceCharlotte 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 CharlotteHaleigh 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 HaleighCarol 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 CarolLanette 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 LanetteMiranda 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 MirandaLoria 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 LoriaDr. 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 LillianKristy 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 KristyDr. Rachael McDaniel
ELA & 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. RachaelAudrey 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 AudreyShemeka 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 ShemekaStacy 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 StacyArkeco L. Thompson, Ed. D.
ELA Support Team Member
Enthusiastic collaborator; zealous and compassionate teacher; Passionate lover of music; Minister of the Gospel; Spoiled Wife; Die Hard New Orleans Saints fan #whodat4life.
"Education is a work of heart."
Meet ArkecoSonya Dean
ELA Support Team Member
Punctual, organized
World traveler, aunt extraordinaire
I dress with a color theme each week to make laundry easier.
“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” - Max Depree
Meet SonyaSusan Hathhorn
ELA & Math Support Team Member
innovative, enthusiastic reader, vegetarian, lifelong learner, technology nerd
“The expert at anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes
Meet SusanNycole Horne
ELA Support Team Member
Confidence Builder, Lover of Nature, Family Fanatic, Peace Warrior
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” - Henry David Thoreau
Meet NycoleCheryl Kirkland
ELA Support Team Member
Hardworking team player, Dedicated mom, Hiking and kayaking enthusiast, True Crime junkie
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at life in things that do not matter.” - Francis Chan
Meet CherylJana Elmore
ELA Support Team Member
Intrinsically Driven, Creative Problem Solver, Adventure Loving, Growing Christian, Information Junkie
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Meet JanaJulie Kelly
Math & ELA Support Team Member
Resourceful, Intuitive, Mother, Wife, Saved by Grace, Doodle Mom!
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." - Charles Dickens
Meet JulieJenna Adams
Math & ELA Support Team Member
Team player, detail and task oriented, devoted wife and mother to 2 girls, lover of travel, beach lover, plant lady, Goldendoodle mom
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall
Meet JennaCharity Foxworth
ELA Support Team Member
Dedicated Teacher, Devoted Christian, Loving Wife, Blessed Mother, Lucky Grandmother, Farm loving, Chicken Mama
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” - Galatians 6:9
Meet CharityTaylor Sullivan
ELA Support Team Member
Obsessively punctual, World traveler, Cookie Connoisseur
“ You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. “ - Christopher Robin
Meet TaylorKim Baker
ELA Support Team Member
Reliable, Encouraging, Christ-Follower, Lifelong Reader
“It’s often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” - Queen Elizabeth
Meet KimMark Head
ELA & Leadership 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 MarkTerri Purcell
ELA & ESL Support Team Member
Creative problem solver, Advocate for all learners, Adventure enthusiast
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin
Meet TerriCheryl Lockhart
ELA Support Team Member
Avid reader, life-long learner, Part-time gardener, full-time wife of Mayor of Muscle Shoals, Canine owner (3), veterinarian supporter
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another.” - Helen Keller
Meet CherylBeverly Grant
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Dedicated, Detail oriented, Child of God, "GG" to 5, "Honey" to Twins
"Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13
Meet BeverlyAmy Bailey
ELA Support Team Member
Cheerful, Helpful, Hardworking, Mother to two girls, Dog Mama, Boats and Beaches, I love to SHOP!!
“Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that’s because you’re a teacher.” - Aaron Bacall
Meet AmyKelly Whaley
ELA Support Team Member
Attentive Listener, Reflective Thinker, Problem Solver, Christ Centered, Family Focused, Pickleball player who loves to fish and encourage others
“But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” - Psalm 3:3
Meet KellyCindy Kelley
Math & ELA Support Team Member
Team-player, observant, Child of God, blessed grandmother (Ci), Junkin’ junkie, travel enthusiast
“I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing…. that it all started with a dream and a mouse” - Walt Disney
Meet CindyLeDonnis P. Norwood
ELA, Math, & Leadership Support Team Member
Reflective leader, versatile, family-oriented, lover of God, Dallas Cowboys fanatic
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
Meet LeDonnisJaynie Payne
ELA Support Team Member
Organized and Data driven, Runner and Tennis Player, Wife, Mama, and Traveler
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why.” – Mark Twain
Meet JaynieJennifer Mozingo
ELA Support Team Member
Team player, organized, Child of God, wife, mom, bonus mom, grandmother, Independent Scentsy Consultant
“Wash the plate not because it is dirty nor because you are told to wash it, but because you love the person who will use it next.” - Mother Teresa
Meet JenniferYvonna Macon
ELA Support Team Member
Innovative collaborator, passionately expressive, Devoted coach, vacation critic, Adventure seeker, basketball connoisseur
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” - Kobe Bean Bryant
Meet YvonnaMary E. (Liz) Norman
ELA Support Team Member
Service Oriented, Experienced multi-tasker, Boy Mom, Lover of Victorian literature and murder mysteries
“Keep your face always to the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” - Walt Whitman
Meet MaryAdrian Mayfield
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Energetic, reliable, and dedicated educator, generous personality, athletic footwear enthusiast and a lover of all things JSU Tigers
“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” - Benjamin Franklin
Meet AdrianPayton Goodloe, Ed.S.
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate educator, life-long learner, travel fanatic, dedicated wife, sports lover, shopping addict
“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.” - Arthur C. Clarke
Meet PaytonCourtney Shoemaker
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate, Motivated to Succeed, Rodeo Mom, Family Oriented, Obsessed with Hot Dogs
Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
Meet CourtneyAngeline Nix
ELA Support Team Member
Well Organized, always on time, family-oriented, dependable, beach enthusiast, avid reader
“A good education can change anyone. A good teacher can change everything” - Unknown
Meet AngelineDawn Lampkin
ELA Support Team Member
Rule follower, Lover of books, Enjoys porch sitting and fast walking
“Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.” - Amelia Earhart
Meet DawnElaine V. Berryman
ELA Support Team Member
Punctual, Traveler, Super organized, Sea shell collector, Grammy of five girls!
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” - William James
Meet ElaineEbony Jones
ELA Support Team Member
Resourceful educator, Amazing Mother, Crafty Entrepreneur, Tik Tok Foodie, Sci-Fi Movie Junkie
"Life is like a camera. Focus on the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot." - Unknown
Meet Ebony Mary Elizabeth Wilson
ELA Support Team Member
Energetic, Organized, Jesus Follower, Mother of 5
“Work is a blessing. God has so arranged the world that work is necessary, and He gives us hands and strength to do it. The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had only leisure. It is the joy of work well done that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and drink such pleasures.” - Elisabeth Eliot
Meet Mary Elizabeth Mandy Goldman
ELA Support Team Member
Enthusiastic about learning new things, God centered and grown boy mom, Artist and Gardener
“Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things.” - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Meet MandyKaycee Slay
ELA Support Team Member
Energetic, organized educator, traveler, beach lover, crossfit enthusiast
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” - Dalai Lama
Meet KayceeSonya Mocks
ELA Support Team Member
Dependable Team player, Problem-solver, World traveler, Beach lover, ID Channel and news and sports junkie
“When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.” - Marva Collins
Meet SonyaNikita Johnson
ELA Support Team Member
Resourceful, Motivational, Great Mom, flexible, Homebody, Cheerful
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time!” - Thomas A. Edison
Meet NikitaLaura Griffith
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate Educator, Reliable, Team Player, Christian, Dedicated Mother
"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” -John C. Maxwell
Meet LauraMary 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 ElizabethStephanie Clark
ELA Support Team Member
Organizer and Creative, Focused on faith, family, and friends, 80s Music and Movie FANATIC!!
“We didn’t realize we were making memories; we just knew we were having fun.” - A.A. Milne
Meet StephanieJohn C. Johnson
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Relationship Builder, Critical Thinker, Proud father, Lover of Music, Horror Movie Fan, Coffee Enthusiast, Baseball junkie
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” - Mark Twain
Meet JohnSharon Benefield, Ed.S
ELA, Science, & Social Studies Support Team Member
Devoted Educator, Organized, Avid Decorator and Gardener, Dedicated Mother, Lover of the Outdoors, Yard Sale Junkie, Christmas Fanatic
“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” - Mother Teresa
Meet SharonEvelyn N. Williams
ELA & U.S. History Support Team Member
Obsessively organized, Mother of 4 (oldest is 25, youngest is 3), I love to crotchet and to teach interpretive dance.
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." - Booker T. Washington
Meet EvelynDr. Anjell H. Edwards
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Enthusiastic collaborator, passionate leader, experimental cook, devoted mom, Netflix junkie
"So what do you do with a chance? You take it, because it just might be the start of something incredible!" - Kobi Yamada
Meet Dr. AnjellRebecca Billingsley
ELA and Math Support Team Member
Versatile, team oriented, Mother of three, baking enthusiast, Flower lover
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” - Tony Robbins
Meet RebeccaNikki Webber
ELA Support Team Member
Sincerely dedicated, energetic educator, devoted Christian, mother, and wife, lover of old things, Corgi obsessed, crafting enthusiast
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."- Will Rogers
Meet NikkiYashika Nicholson, Ed. S.
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate Educator, Christian, Devoted Wife and Mother, Traveler, Lover of shoes!
"Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not or whether it's positive or negative, you are influencing those around you." - Rob Liano
Meet YashikaBecky Kite
ELA & Math Support Team Member
All things Early Childhood; Encouraging and Supportive; BeBe to nine grands; Thrifting Extraordinaire. Best meatloaf maker.
“If you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you will learn. Oh, the most wonderful stuff.” - Dr. Seuss
Meet BeckyBrittaney Boyd
ELA Support Team Member
Passion-Driven Educator, Family-Oriented, Dog Mom
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” - Jeremiah 29:11
Meet BrittaneyConnie Pridgen
ELA Support Team Member
Learner for life, child of God, keeper of chickens and bees, worker of puzzles
“There are three ways to ultimate success: the first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” - Mister Rogers
Meet ConnieEbonee Brown, Ph.D.
ELA Coach & Head Coach
Passionate educator, Christ follower, family-oriented, fashion fanatic, movie lover, seafood lover, boy mom
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
Meet EboneeNatalie Pilcher Bomann
ELA, Math, & Science Support Team Member
Creative Thinker, Knowledge Seeker, Traveler, Proud Mother, Book Collector
“Children don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” - John Maxwell
Meet NatalieAbby Hairston
ELA Support Team Member
Natural-born leader, color-coordinated organizer, tech-savvy, passionate learner, lover of God, boy mom, servant’s heart, National Park adventurist and MSU sports enthusiast
“You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.” - Rupi Kaur
Meet AbbyEmily Smith
ELA Support Team Member
Innovative, Love to spread the joy of Literacy, Brain cancer survivor, marathon runner, boy mom, author, encourager, Die-hard State fan
“Why fit in when you were born to STAND OUT!” - Dr Seuss
Meet EmilyJanet Rutherford
ELA Support Team Member
Analytical, deliberate, driven, and dedicated, loves family, the arts, and nature; My guilty pleasure is watching zombie movies and shows.
“Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” - Abigail Adams
Meet JanetLeDonnis P. Norwood, Ed.D
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Reflective leader, versatile, family-oriented, lover of God, Dallas Cowboys fanatic
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
Meet LeDonnisAmber 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 AmberLanaeya Woodard
ELA & Social Studies Support Team Member
Passionate Educator, Team Player, Devoted Wife and Mother, Prayer Warrior, Motivational Speaker, Lover of fashion, makeup, and interior design
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Meet LanaeyaJane Steele
ELA Support Team Member
Passionate educator, Blessed grandmother of 13 precious grands, Enthusiastic bike rider and avid reader
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” - Romans 12:12
Meet JaneAubry Mohead
ELA, Math, & Science Support Team Member
Loves reading a good book at the beach, Adores family time, Watching Bravo is my guilty pleasure!
“When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.”
Meet AubryStarla Bryars
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Family Oriented, Avid Reader, Christ Follower, Beach Bum, Mystery Enthusiast
“Accept what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.” - Sonia Ricotti
Meet StarlaAndrew Whitley
ELA Support Team Member
Recovering Perfectionist, Book Worm, Mustache Owner
“I’ve gained a lot more compassion and patience for people since I realized that everyone is pretty much insane, myself included.” – David Zahl
Meet AndrewLisa Miller
ELA Support Team Member
Data-driven, Passionate educator, Christian, Lifelong Learner, Foodie in training
“Spread love everywhere you go.” - Mother Teresa
Meet LisaAnnie Weber
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Organized planner, Mom of three, Avid reader
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Anonymous
Meet AnnieAzeeka Dunigan
ELA Support Team Member
Team Cheerleader, Traveler, Dedicated Twin Mom, Lover of Strawberry Lemonade
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Meet AzeekaD’Ashley Cohen
ELA Support Team Member
Consistent Motivator, Outspoken Introvert, Outstanding Sleeper when Binge Watching
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Maimonides
Meet D’AshleyDanielle Yarbrough
ELA & History Support Team Member
Passionate educator, Student advocate, Born again Christian, Wife, Mom of three, Cruise Junkie, and Die-hard Mississippi State Bulldog Fan
“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.” - Ronald Reagan
Meet DanielleMerideth Myers
ELA Support Team Member
Avid Reader, Disney Mama, Book Hoarder
“I never lose. I either win or learn.” - Nelson Mandela
Meet MeridethDonna Nelson
ELA Support Team Member
Devoted to learners, Loves to try different Ethnic foods, Avid Movie Watcher (Westerns)
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin
Meet DonnaLaura Robbins
ELA & Math Support Team Member
Kind collaborator, problem solver, Christ-centered, Family-focused, Loves to Kayak and Travel
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.” - Napoleon Hill
Meet LauraDr. La Shannon Hollinger
ELA, Math, & Science Support Team Member
Passionately driven, Pretty chill, Bunny Mum
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better!” - Maya Angelou
Meet Dr. La ShannonSharon A Montgomery
ELA, Math & Science Support Team Member
Hard worker, Dedicated Grandmother, Serious Recycler
“In all thy ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct thy paths.” - Proverbs 3:6
Meet SharonAlyxandra Camille Price
ELA & History Support Team Member
A stickler for deadlines, Vegan, Reader, Sand collector
"Just because you don't see a way doesn't mean God doesn't have a way."
Meet Alyxandra