Experience

Murfreesboro City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sixth Grade Teacher

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Working day to day as a self-contained educator with sixth graders is just a joy with challenges. I love the possibilities to integrate every subject each day and grow what would be considered a traditional middle school student in an elementary school setting. It is amazing what one year of growth will do for a student and their future successes. Working day to day as a self-contained educator with sixth graders is just a joy with challenges. I love the possibilities to integrate every subject each day and grow what would be considered a traditional middle school student in an elementary school setting. It is amazing what one year of growth will do for a student and their future successes.



Murfreesboro City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Principal

  • Jul 2016 - May 2019

  I am currently serving as Assistant Principal at Mitchell Neilson Schools in Murfreesboro City Schools. Our main goal as a school and a district is to create the best scenario for learning for all children. I strive to be positive and create support for both teachers and students at MNS to increase academic growth and meet children's affective needs daily. We are in the journey together and WE WILL MAKE IT COUNT!I have acquired my Ed.D in Assessment, School Improvement, and Learning at Middle Tennessee University in part under the leadership of Dr. Rick Vanosdall. The program helped me to sculpt my professional approach through the extensive learning opportunities that the program offered regarding 21st Century Learning practices and expectations for our nation's schools. Show less

• Assistant Principal

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2016



McFadden School Of Excellence

• Rutherford County

• Teacher

  • Aug 1999 - Jan 2014

  Math and Science lab teacher with a unique 6 class rotation daily. Three 4th grade classes and Three 5th grade classes. We have just started a garden to develop the best math and science thinking from our students as possible. Math and Science lab teacher with a unique 6 class rotation daily. Three 4th grade classes and Three 5th grade classes. We have just started a garden to develop the best math and science thinking from our students as possible.



Rutherford County Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• McFadden

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 2013

  I currently teach a looping program with fourth and fifth graders. We have a working lab inside and a garden lab outside. We have created a unique hands-on learning approach with math and science standards using a garden that was developed by our students and teachers. I currently teach a looping program with fourth and fifth graders. We have a working lab inside and a garden lab outside. We have created a unique hands-on learning approach with math and science standards using a garden that was developed by our students and teachers.



Rutherford County Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• LaVergne Primary

  • Aug 1993 - May 1998

  I had the pleasure to teach a self contained kindergarden class for a single year and then stepped on board to teach with an amazing multi-age team. We worked hand-in-hand to teach fluidly with students ranging from kindergarden to third grade age. I had the pleasure to teach a self contained kindergarden class for a single year and then stepped on board to teach with an amazing multi-age team. We worked hand-in-hand to teach fluidly with students ranging from kindergarden to third grade age.