Academic teams are a unique part of the middle school experience. They give students the opportunity to grow physically and mature academically under the caring and watchful eyes of not just one teacher, as in the elementary school experience, but under the professional eyes of a team of several teachers. Other elements of the teaming experience include the following:
- Teaming gives students and teachers the feeling of belonging to a small group that has common goals and whose members are supportive of each other.
- Teaming consists of a common group of students who are assigned to a common group of teachers who share a common planning time every other day.
- Teaming holds the instructional program together on a day-to-day operational basis. It is not the elimination of departments. Departments assure there is a consistency in the curriculum.
- Teaming results in a more productive classroom/school environment. It has a potential for dealing with effective areas (human relations, responsibility, citizenship, etc.) in which middle school students have needs.
2023–2024 Sixth Grade Academic Teams
6A
Tina Spain* - ELA
Shekinah Burton - Math
Joe Gorman - Social Studies
Sharon Weatherley - Special Education
6B
Melinda Hinkle - ELA
Kathleen Boyle*- Math
Jennifer Crockett - Science
Stephanie Poyer - Special Education
6C
Trey Fennell - ELA
Barbara Sullivan-Coates - ELA
Erin Massimini* - Math
Patrick Wells - Math
Makenzie Cox - Social Studies
Bennett Radinovic - Science
Ebonie Cannon - Special Education
Dawn Frobe - Special Education
2023–2024 Seventh Grade Academic Teams
7A
Alana Jiwa - ELA
Jessica Pegram* - Math
Lexi Mulcahey - Social Studies
Cierra Collier - Science
Barbara Sullivan-Coates - ELA
Patrick Wells - Math
Dimetra Rogers - Special Education
7B
Victoria Hart* - ELA
Donna Johnson - Math
Charles Hudson - Social Studies
Sarah Johnson - Science
Denise Durgin - Special Education
Ashton Talley - Special Education
7C
Kirsten Corcoran - ELA
Gloria Thompson* - Math
Elaine Seay - Science
Blake Rush - Social Studies
Charles Hudson - Social Studies
Ashley Sheridan - Math
Cheryl Golden - ELA
Amanda Swafford - Special Education
2023–2024 Eighth Grade Academic Teams
8A
Susan Fox - ELA
Karla Baucom* - Math
Cheryl Golden - ELA
Ashley Sheridan - Math
Michael Diebold - Social Studies
Kelly Ackermann - Science
Robin Tazelaar - Special Education
8B
Jason Brenaman - ELA
Rebecca Parham* - Math
Jeff Arco - Social Studies
Alicia York - Science
Troy Traylor - Special Education
8C
Kimberlee Letourneau* - ELA
Jennifer Cowell - Math
Blake Rush - Social Studies
Kori Kapataidakis - Science