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.
2026–2027 Sixth Grade Academic Teams
Spark
Tina Spain - ELA
Shekinah Burton* - Math
Ashley Burtram - Science
Kameron Black - Social Studies
Imagine
Erin Brooks - ELA
Kathleen Boyle* - Math
Jennifer Crockett - Science
Dream
Barbara Sullivan-Coates - ELA
Katie Phillips - ELA
Donna Johnson - Math
Kiara Jones - Math
Lauren Hone* - Science
Joe Gorman - Social Studies
*denotes Team Leader
2026–2027 Seventh Grade Academic Teams
Envision
Kirsten Corcoran - ELA
Jessica Pegram- Math
Sarah Johnson - Science
Lexi Mulcahey* - Social Studies
Energize
Mary Bestafka* - ELA
Jessica Pegram - Math
Ashley Burtram - Science
Jay Breneman - Social Studies
Inspire
Susan Fox* - ELA
Patrick Basloe - Math
Cierra Collier - Science
Charles Hudson - Social Studies
*denotes Team Leader
2026–2027 Eighth Grade Academic Teams
Maximize
Krystal Ayers - ELA
Karla Baucom* - Math
Kelly Ackermann - Science
Michael Diebold - Social Studies
Believe
Megan Young* - ELA
Rebecca Parham - Math
Blake Rush - Social Studies
Create
Kim Letourneau - ELA
Jennifer Cowell* - Math
Kori Kapataidakis - Science
*denotes Team Leader