I would like to take a moment to welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year and introduce myself- I went to Caswell County Schools as a child and graduated from BY in 1996.  I continued my education at Meredith College and received a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 with majors in Child Development and Family and Consumer Sciences.  I continued schooling to earn teaching certificates and am now certified in 4 areas including:  Elementary Education (K-6), Mentally Disabled (K-12), Exceptional Children: General Curriculum (K-12), and Birth to Kindergarten.  I have taught 23 years in North Carolina and the last 16 have been in Caswell County.  In 2016, I was awarded the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year Award. I also live in Caswell County with my husband, who is an assistant principal in Person County, and my two children, a son who is 19, and a daughter who is 16. My parents were school teachers until they retired and their influence has helped me strive to help children learn as much as possible.