Principal's Bio

Greetings to my Jonesboro family!  I am elated to have been selected to be the principal of Jonesboro!  I am a veteran educator with  more than 20 years of combined classroom and administrative experience.  I completed my undergraduate studies at The University of Alabama.  I earned my master of science degree in early childhood and elementary education from Samford University.  After working as a teacher for several years, I obtained an educational specialist degree in teacher leadership from The University of Montevallo.  While completing that degree, I completed the requirements for administrative certification.  

I have worked as an elementary, middle and high school administrator.  In the summer of 2014, I completed the requirements for my doctorate in educational leadership at Samford University.  I have a strong interest in literacy across content areas. My dissertation topic was: Literacy Coaching:  Middle School Academic Achievement and Teacher Perceptions Regarding Content Area Literacy Strategy Instruction.  Currently, I serve as a reviewer for NCTE’s (National Council of Teachers of English) publication, Voices from the Middle, and as an adjunct professor at Jacksonville State University. I am currently a candidate for certification as a certified instructional leader through CLAS, Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.

My favorite piece of children's literature is a book called, What Do You Do With a Chance?, by Kobi Yamada.  It depicts the problem a child has when he is unsure what to do with a chance encounter.  The child soon discovers that when you get brave, take chances, and say yes to new experiences, amazing things can happen.

I commit to bravely embracing the chance I've been granted and to working with every stakeholder at Jonesboro, the "star maker school," to make AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN!  I am truly happy to be here!

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