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I am excited to be a part of the Spalding Jaguar family.  The 2022 - 2023 SY will mark my fifth year as an assistant principal in Griffin – Spalding.  My passion for education and supporting the academic success of all students has been shaped over the past 22 years as a social studies teacher, guidance counselor, and assistant principal.  In all roles, I have worked to ensure the success of each student and the school, through collaborative teacher discussions, parent engagement, and stakeholder support.  

My primary guiding beliefs relate to these three core principles:

• Having high expectations for all students, including clear and transparent standards, is a pivotal factor in closing the achievement gap between advantaged and less advantaged learners.

• Effective leaders ask useful questions of the data and display it in ways that tell vital stories for the enhancement of student growth and achievement.

• Collaboration is critical to student success and cultivating the skills and talents of those you work with is a key to bolstering student progress.  

I look forward to new growth opportunities.  Parents, teachers, staff, community liaisons, and administration all have an important role to play as we encourage our children to become actively engaged in the learning process.  And, together we will continue to move Spalding High in a forward trajectory.  I look forward to a successful school year! 

I have had the privilege of teaching and serving students at the high school level for 22 years.   All but five of those years have been here at SHS!  

I began my career in Clayton County as a math teacher before coming to SHS in 2001. As a teacher at SHS, I taught Math at every grade level as well as AP Statistics.   With the birth of my first child, I left SHS briefly, but returned in 2006 to continue teaching.  In 2008, I became the math instructional coach and have been serving in this capacity at SHS for the last ten years.  In December 2011 I received a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Assessment from Georgia Southern University and an Ed.S in Leadership from Columbus State.  In the Fall of 2021, I was hired as one of the Assistant Principals at SHS.  I am excited to work with everyone in this new role and I can't wait to see what the future holds for our students.