Welcome students and parents to sixth grade, seventh grade, and eighth grade physical education at Clifford Harold Smart Middle School.
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About The Teacher
This is the beginning of my 33th year as an educator, and my 25nd year at Clifford H. Smart Middle School. I will
be teaching all physical education this year full time. In the past, I have taught in the Farmington Public Schools, the
Wyandotte Community Schools, and the South Haven Public Schools. I have experience teaching at the high,
middle, elementary, and alternative high school levels. I possess a professional dual teaching certificate. My
certification is: K-5 all subjects and 6-12 social studies and physical education.
I consider myself a lifelong learner. Education is very important to me. At Eastern Michigan University, I earned
the following: ‘91 B.S., ‘99 M.A., and ‘04 Ed.S. I have earned 260 college credits at EMU. I have earned over 330
credits total. I earned a Registered Athletic Administrator Certificate in Aug 2020. I completed 63 online courses through the National
Federation of High School and earned 5 National Certifications: Middle School Coach, Parent, Accredited Interscholastic Coach Level 1,
Certified Interscholastic Coach Level 2, Heads Up Football High School Coach. Also, I completed 1 thru 8 Coaches Advancement Program
Training through MHSAA in the Summer 2019. Attending numerous staff development courses on a variety of educational
topics, has helped me stay a breast on new topics in education as well.
I was awarded the "Teacher of the Year" at C. H. Smart Middle School for the 2014-2015 school year! I was very
excited, humbled, and proud to represent all the professional educators at the school. For the 2013-2014, 2012 - 2013,
2011-2012, 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006 - 2007, 2005 - 2006 and 2003 - 2004 school years,
I was nominated “Teacher of the Year” at C. H. Smart Middle School. I have been a: Mentor, Cooperative Teacher
(Alex Pittman, my student teacher, came in Third Place for the State of Michigan Student Teacher of the Year Award
for the 2010 - 2011 school year), Social Studies Teacher Leader, the Encore Department Head, and the
Social Studies Department Head. I was asked to be on the Clifford H. Smart Middle School Leadership Team, too.
On October 27, 2001, I was inducted into the Stoic Society at Eastern Michigan University. The Stoic Society looks
for people of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. On March 25, 1999, I was invited to attend the Celebration
of Excellence Convocation at Eastern Michigan University. On November 1, 1998, I was inducted into Kappa Delta
PI, an international honor society for educators.
Another passion of mine is working with children after school coaching sports. I have held many high school
football coaching positions in the past at Walled Lake Western High School, Walled Lake Central High School, North Farmington High
School, and South Haven High School. I coached 16 football seasons at Smart Middle School with 15 as Head Coach, too. On December
12, 2021, I was nominated for possible induction to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
I started coaching football in the Fall of 1986 at Walled Lake Central High School. Also, I coach 7th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball,
Volleyball and Soccer.
I have two children: Cassidie graduated Oakland University and Emilie is a student at Eastern Michigan University. Both girls attended Clifford H. Smart Middle School.