Anderson, Eric
PE Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
Colleges attended: Tennessee Tech University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2007
Favorite thing about my job: Working with the kids and helping them have an enjoyable school experience
3 things I love: My kids, Golfing, Fall weather
Favorite quote: "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." - Babe Ruth
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Barbour, Anna
Fourth Grade Teacher
Born in: Springfield, IN
College(s) attended: Florida College, Western Kentucky University
Started teaching: 2007
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students
3 things I love: God, family, nature
Favorite quote: "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - FDR
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Black, Haylee
Educational Assistant
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Breeden, Steven
Educational Assistant
Born in: Waverly, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started working with students in: 2023
Favorite thing about my job: Being able to help the future generation of leaders
3 things I love: Reading, Music, and Jesus Christ
Favorite quote: "Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday" ~ Dr. Jordan Peterson
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Brewer, Jennifer
Fifth Grade Teacher
I love Pickleball, catching fireflies, and drinking orange soda on a hot day.
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Cagle, Kaitlyn
First Grade Teacher
Born in: Tullahoma, Tennessee
College(s) attended: East Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students and their families and seeing academic progress
3 things I love: My husband and children, animals and coffee
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Christian, Jennifer
School Counselor
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University and University of Tennessee at Martin
Started working with children in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Helping children be successful
3 things I love: watching movies, going to the beach, spending time with family
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Corlew, Marla
School Secretary
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Davis, Victoria
First Grade Teacher
I like to dance to GoNoodles by myself, I love to Parkour in downtown Nashville, and I collect scented markers.
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Edens-Neblett, Olivia
Second Grade Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN (raised in White Bluff, TN) College attended: Nashville State and Western Governor's University Started teaching in: 2022 Favorite thing about my job: The bond you form with your students and their families 3 things I love: my family, my friends, and shopping
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Evans, Melanie
Title One Interventionist/RTI Manager
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Tennessee Technological University and Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing growth in my students
3 things I love: family, time with my friends and canoeing
Favorite quote: Pray more, worry less
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Fussell, Telisha
Educational Assistant
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Harter, Lynn
Art/Music Teacher
Born in: Glasgow, Kentucky
College(s) attended: Western Kentucky University, Austin Peay State University, and Tennessee State University
Started teaching/working with students in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Being able to inspire creativity
3 things I love: My family, travel and the arts
Favorite quote: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” - Aesop
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Haselhuhn, Morgan
School Nurse
Born in: Nashville, TN Colleges attended: Lipscomb University Started as an RN: 2011 Favorite thing about my job: Building rapport with the students and watching them grow. 3 things I enjoy: spending time with my family, gardening, and Bible study.
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Hatley, Shawna
Kindergarten Teacher
My favorite thing about teaching: My favorite thing about teaching is seeing the "light bulb" moment when a student lights up, because they are truly understanding something for the first time. Favorite Quote: "Aim for the moon; even if you miss you’ll land among the stars."
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Hogin, Lana
Bookkeeper
Born in: Nashville, TN
Started working with children in: 1995
Favorite thing about my job: Working with numbers
3 things I love: My family, My friends, and God
Favorite quote: "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
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Hunt, Sherri
Educational Assistant
Born in: Highland Park, Michigan
Started working with children in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Being a calm positive influence in a child's daily school life
3 things I love: Spending time with my husband and daughter, watching classic movies/documentaries and vacations
Favorite quote: "Do your best work"
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Hunziker, Beth
Third Grade Teacher
Born in: Naperville, IL
College attended: BYU
Started teaching in: 2003
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students and their families
3 things I love: Traveling, Spending time with my family, Reading
Favorite quote (optional): "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." -Mahatma Gandhi
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Jones, Trevenia
Librarian
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Belmont College and Middle Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2008
Favorite thing about my job: Helping to teach the love of reading
3 things I love: God, my family, and reading
Favorite quote: "Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while." - Malorie Blackman
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Kelly, Jennifer
Second Grade Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students transform into readers and writers
3 things I love: my family, football, my dog Dixie
Favorite quote: Don't stop until you're proud.
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McCormick, Emily
Educational Assistant
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Melton, Kelsey
Fourth Grade Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: UTK, APSU, FHU
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students
3 things I love: My family, my friends, football season
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Miller, Brooklyn
Kindergarten Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Being a home away from home for my students and providing them with a safe space to learn and be themselves
3 things I love: My fur babies and family, coffee shops, and a good book
Favorite quote: “It always feels impossible until it is done.” - Nelson Mandela
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Murrell, Samantha
Cafeteria Monitor
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Nashville State Community College
Started teaching/working with students in: 2008
Favorite thing about my job: I love being around the children and making them laugh.
3 things I love: Animals, Kids, and Helping others
Favorite quote: "Sometimes real superheros live in the hearts of small children fighting big battles."
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Proffitt, Kristy
Instructional Coach
Born in: Seguin, TX College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2015 Favorite thing about my job: Helping students to understand and love learning! 3 things I love: Coffee, my daughters, boating on the river Favorite quote: The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
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Roche, Amanda
RTI Assistant
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Salley, Jennifer
Special Education Teacher
Born in: Madisonville, KY
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students & helping them find their potential
3 things I love: Hiking, my family, my pets
Favorite quote: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver
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Sensing, Marsha
Computer Lab Instructor/Assistant
Born in: Memphis, TN Colleges attended: Nashville State Started working with children in 2021 Favorite things about my job: Helping students further develop their computer skills. Seeing kids excited to learn something new and hearing about their day! 3 things I love: My family, My pets & Mexican Food Favorite quote: "It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
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Sharp, Beth
TN ALL Corp Teacher
Born in: San Diego, CA
College attended: Western Governor's University
Started teaching in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing students grow in knowledge
3 things I love: My family, music, my dogs.
Favorite quote: "There's so much left to know and I'm on the road to find out." - Yusuf Islam
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Spicer, Jill
Third Grade Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Welch College and Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students
3 things I love: listening to or making music; spending time outdoors; and traveling with friends and family
Favorite quote: "Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Storment, Rachel
Principal
Born in: Memphis, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin, Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students and problem solving with faculty and staff
3 things I love: Spending time with family and friends, the beach, reading
Favorite quote: "Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be." - Rita Pierson
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Story, Cindy
Fifth Grade Teacher
Born in: Waverly, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Started teaching in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: My students
3 things I love: My family, Reading, Walking
Favorite quote: "The harder I work, the luckier I get." - Gary Player
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Tucker, Debbie
Educational Assistant
Born in: Dickson, Tennessee
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started working with children in: 1988
Favorite thing about my job: Making sure children know they are loved and that I care about them and their education
3 things I love: Being with my family, cooking, working in the yard
Favorite quote: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." - Napoleon Hill
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