Brown, Cheryl
Special Education Department
Born in: Clark AFB, Philippines College attended: University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Phoenix Started teaching in: 2010 Favorite thing about my job: Working with students with disabilities and structuring a curriculum to fit their needs 3 things I love: My family, crafts, reading, and working out Favorite quote: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Goad, Ginger
Special Education Department
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University Started teaching in: 1992 Favorite thing about my job: Every day is a new start, and you never know what’s going to happen! 3 things I love: animals, coffee, and my children Favorite quote: "If a student can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada
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Grandmaison, Robin
Special Education Department
Born in: Lansing ,Michigan College attended: Ashford University Started teaching in: 2020 Favorite thing about my job: Teaching new skills, watching the children learn the new skills, and knowing I make a difference 3 things I love: Reading, swimming, coffee Favorite quote: Oh the places you will go!
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Howell, Jeremy
Special Education Department
Born in: White Bluff, TN College attended: Austin Peay and TSU Started teaching in: 2004 Favorite thing about my job: Getting to make a positive difference in their lives 3 things I love: Horror movies, Metal/Punk/Grunge music, and my son. Favorite quote: “If at first you don’t succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed.” - Curly
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Hughes, Holly
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Radford, Virginia College attended: Nashville State Community College, Western Governors University Started working with children in: 2019 Favorite thing about my job: Being able to make a difference! 3 things I love: Photography, Cooking, and Painting
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Maines, Katy
Special Education Department
Born in: Montgomery County, TN Started working with children in: 2003 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing students work and overcome different challenges 3 things I love: Spending time with family, cooking, bible study Favorite quote: You know a great deal about a person by how they talk about others.
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Moss, Juli
ELL Teacher
Born in: Lawrenceburg, TN College attended: Martin Methodist and Lipscomb Started teaching in: 2007 Favorite thing about my job: the kids 3 things I love: my kids, sports, having fun Favorite quote: "Live each day like it is your last."
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Pelton, Lorial
Special Education Department
Born in: Port Arthur, Texas Started working with children in: 2017 Favorite thing about my job: Watching a student accomplish a hard task and seeing the joy in their face of how proud they are of themselves in that moment 3 things I love: Jesus, my husband and kids, traveling seeing new places Favorite quote: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Schlangen, Yvonne
Science & Special Education Departments
Born in: San Francisco, California College attended: Ashford State University Started teaching in: 2013 Favorite thing about my job: My students' faces 3 things I love: Riding a motorcycle, traveling, and drawing Favorite quote: Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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Spicer, Sandra
Mathematics & Special Education Departments
From: Mt. Juliet, TN Colleges attended: Middle Tennessee State University Started teaching in: 2000 Favorite thing about my job: Advocating for the student(s) and assisting him or her in reaching the goal - graduation 3 things I love: God first, family second, and teaching Favorite quote: "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
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Street, Robbie
Special Education Department
Born in: Pulaski, TN College attended: Metropolitan State College of Denver, MTSU, TSU Started teaching in: 1996 Favorite thing about my job: Working with students and teachers 3 things I love: family, sports, and crafts Favorite quote: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller
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Valdes, Laura
Special Education Department
Born in: Mexico City Started working with students in: 2021 Favorite thing about my job: Working with kids because everyone deserves a chance treat people with kindness
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Walker, Sandra
Special Education Department
Born in: Dickson County, TN Started working with children in: 2005 Favorite thing about my job: Every morning when my students get off the bus, they always come in with a positive attitude. 3 things I love: Hanging out with my family, my friends Favorite quote: "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
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