Who's Doing What in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership

 

Dr. Morcease J. Beasley, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership

 

Our Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership, Morcease J. Beasley, Ed.D., is a graduate of Samford University located in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned his Educational Specialist and Master of Education Degrees from Samford University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Montevallo. Dr. Beasley has successfully served as a Math Teacher, Assistant Principal, Associate Principal, and Principal. He is qualified to lead schools in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas. He is the author of A Passion for Improving Schools: Twelve Keys for Achieving and Sustaining Phenomenal School Improvement. As stated by Dr. Beasley, " My passion is school improvement. I know students can learn when provided the opportunity from highly qualified and engaging teachers and school leaders."

 

 

Morcease J. Beasley, Ed.D.

Office:     409-989-6258

Fax:          409-989-6259

 

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Ms. Barbara Jones

Secretary

The Greatest Secretary in the World!!!

She Will Be Here When the Rest of Us are Well Gone!!!

 

Mr. Melvin Getwood

  • Executive Director for Administration and Support Services
  • Student Conduct, Dress and Hearings
  • Student Scholarships
  • Driver Education
  • Textbooks
  • Security
  • Athletics
  • Health Services
  • Social Work
  • Attendance, Drop Out Prevention & Recovery
  • At Risk Services
  • School Support/Referrals
  • Head Start Program Management and Support
  • External Funding Planning/Support

 

Dr. Emma Gene Rowry

 

  • Education Reform Academic Officer, Elementary and Secondary

Dr. Amanda Jones

 

 

  • Coordinator of PreK-12 Literacy and Grant Writing

Dr. Bertha Garza

 

  • Coordinator of Multilingual Programs
  • Bilingual Teacher Certification

Dr. Edna Edwards

 

  • Elementary Supervisor
  • Pre-K Expansion Grant

Dr. Legena Roberts-Kpinkpin

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Math
  • AMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. LaWanda Finney

 

  • Coordinator of Title I Parent Involvement, Staff Development, and Program Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Beverly Thornton

  • Executive Director Technology & Management Information Services
  • PIEMS
  • Textbook Adoption (Procedural Oversight)
  • Head Start Program Management and Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Debra Lewis

 

  • Director of Special Education
  • SST, 504, RTI
  • Master Teacher Coordinator
  • Dyslexia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Marilyn Baptiste

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for Elementary
  • Teacher Mentoring Program
  • Dress Standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Marjorie Cole

 

  • Fine Arts, PE & Health Curriculum Supervisor
  • Fine Arts Festivals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Paula Beaty

  • Coordinator of Testing, Assessment, and Counseling
  • Reading First Grant (DeQueen, Houston, Tyrrell, and Lee)
  • Regular Education Homebound

 

 

Ms. Rita Leger

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Science and Elementary
  • Reading First

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Sharon Boutte

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for Special Education
  • Special Education Homebound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Yolanda Getwood

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Social Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Carolyn Brown

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 ELA
  • Advanced Placement Coordinator
  • Gifted and Talented
  • Summit and Vega
  • ARI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar

 

  • Diversity Facilitator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Shannon Woods Richards

 

  • At-Risk Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Bannister Baptiste

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Science

 

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