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Terrence Abernathy
Music Teacher
Ted Ahrens
Special Education Teacher
Joseph Anderson
Assistant Director of Finance
Andrew Angelbeck
Educational Specialist
Ernest Banks
Board Member
Edwin Barrett
Sous Chef
Cayelon Barton
Student Support Specialist
Timothy Basler
Physical Education Teacher
Elaine Beaven
W.I.N. Team (What I Need)
Jordan Billingsley
Middle School Dean of Students
Ruthanne Bowers
Accounts Payable Clerk
Felicia Boykin
Special Education Teacher
Alicia Brand
Art & Photography
Breon Brown
Kindergarten Teacher
Rachel BugiƩ
Science Teacher
Cheryl Campbell
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Debbie Champion Snyder
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Lawerence Chappel
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Marshall Cohen
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Jazmyne Coleman
Substitute Teacher
Makaila Cooper
Kindergarten Teaching Fellow
Dennis Cope
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Claire Deane
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Claire Deane
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Julie Derby
Director, Human Resources
Scott Dolan
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Damon Dukes
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Darrien Echols
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Alexander Edge
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Karen Elias
4th Grade Teacher
Tami Fernandez
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Keith Floyd
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Rene Friedel
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Mika Gilliam
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Jane Hake
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Danny Hall
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Kate Hatfield
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Kim Haywood
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Marius Henderson
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Beau Herndon
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Jennifer Hobson
Mathematics & Educational Specialist
Terry Hobson
Physical Education Teacher
Kenneth Howard
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Buffy Jack
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Anthony Jackson
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Tierra Jackson
Middle School Principal
Brooke Johnson
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Antonia Jones
Dana Jones
Director of Special Education
Kristin Jones
English Language Arts Teacher
Sam Kennedy
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Jordan Kersten
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Janice Lathan
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Amina Lee
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Mary Jo Liberstein
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Betty Lily
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Elizabeth Llufrio
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Zoe Luke
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Rodney Malone
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Diamond Martin
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Yolanda Martin
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Cartrese McElvaine
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Ashley Merzweiler
2nd Grade Teacher
Jessica Mitchell
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Patricia Mosley
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Azra Novakovic
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Deirdre Oliver
English Language Arts Teacher
Dawn Onanian
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Abbie Oran
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Alison Owens
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Sally Owens
Mathematics
Chandra Palmer
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Audrey Pilgrim
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Alisha Price
Math Teacher
Danielle Price
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Denitta Pumphrey
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Sara Redel
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Sep'Tisha Riley
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Rosetta Ross
Transportation
Amy Schmitt
Mathematics
Mark Schweiss
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Raushanah Seals
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Dominic Smith
Safety Officer
Nashiya Smith
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Courtney Stevens
Development Manager
Steven Stone
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Morgan Svoboda
Theater Teacher
Framonia Taylor
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Travis Thomas
EL Dean of Students
Shantia Tucker
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Martuis Walker
Student Support Specialist
Portlyn Ware
Student Support Specialist
Anthony Washington
Math Interventionist
Kenneth Washington
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Jennifer Watt
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Christopher West
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Roxi Whetstone
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Amanda Whitmire Smith
4th Grade Teacher
Tea-Marie Williams
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Jordan Wilson
College & Career Specialist, SOAR Business and Entrepreneurship Teacher
Gina Wischmeyer
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Diana Woody
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Tony Woolfolk
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Robert Wooten
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Qamar Yanes
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Pei Hsuan Yu
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