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Administrative Team
Administrative Team
Principal - Amy Mims | Email - amy.mims@cms.k12.nc.us
Assistant Principal - Tiffany Mitchell-Chaney | Email - tiffanya.mitchell@cms.k12.nc.us
Assistant Principal - Quincy Simmons | Email - quincy.simmons@cms.k12.nc.us
Assistant Principal - Michael Stallsworth | Email - michael.stallsworth@cms.k12.nc.us
Dean of Students - Melissa Ladez Moore | Email - melissaa.ladezmoore@cms.k12.nc.us
Dean of Students - Sherry Barber | Email - sherry.barber@cms.k12.nc.us
Administrative Support Staff
Administrative Support Staff
Front Office Secretary - Vanessa Howard | Email - vanessa.howard@cms.k12.nc.us
Student Services Secretary - Lisa Laurie | Email - lisak.laurie@cms.k12.nc.us
Attendance Secretary - Lisa Starnes | Email - lisan.starnes@cms.k12.nc.us
Senior Administrative Secretary - Adriana Lowery| Email- adriana1.lowery@cms.k12.nc.us
Treasurer - Erika Rodriguez | Email erika.rodriguez@cms.k12.nc.us
Athletics
Athletics
Athletic Director - Elijah Ashley | Email - elijah1.ashley@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Determining student athletic eligibility, supervising coaches, managing behavior issues with student athletes, and creating athletic schedules.
Instructional Facilitators
Instructional Facilitators
Academic Facilitator - Ashley Matson | Email ashleym.matson@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Lead within the school from instructional lens; facilitate in-house Professional Development (differentiate as appropriate); support implementation of instructional initiatives; attend PLC meetings to best assist PLCs; plan one-on-one, co-teach, and coach teachers (new teachers/as needed); co-facilitate Beginning Teacher Support Program; orchestrate Graduation Project elements (presentations and junior research paper grading); and audit Professional Development transcripts for licensure renewal (upon request)
Cambridge Program/Academic Facilitator - Emily Williams
Email - emily.williams@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Leads new teachers through the Beginning Teacher Support Program; leads beginning teacher mentors; supports the Social Studies and World Language Departments
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Faciliator - Tetnika Williamson
Email - tetnika1.williamson@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Support instructional development of CTE Pathway teachers to achieve targeted outcomes including but not limited to industry relevant certification attainment by students; provide curriculum management for CTE teachers to support pacing and full content delivery; collaborate with central office Pathway Leads to develop targeted content and instructional support; facilitates collaboration for cross-curricular lesson development where cohorts of students are shared including NAF and small learning community schools; and verifies and submit orders for all CTE Program
English Learners (EL) Support
English Learners (EL) Support
EL Compliance Facilitator - Trina Poythress | Email - trina.poythress@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Leading EL commitee, managing EL plans for students and assisting teachers with modifying for English Learners.
Exceptional Children (EC) Support
Exceptional Children (EC) Support
EC Compliance Facilitator - Kristen Milroth | Email - kristen.milroth@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Leading EC commitee, managing IEPs for students, and assisting teachers with modifying for EC students.
504 Support
504 Support
504 Coordinator - Melissa LaDez Moore | Email - melissaa.ladezmoore@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Supports school counselors with the 504 process. For more information regarding the 504 process, click here.
Media Services
Media Services
Media Specialist - Lauren Schultz | Email - laurenr.schultz@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Instructional Support (related to research, inquiry, citation, AIG instruction and/or literacy), Management of the Media Center (scheduling of space; use of resources; instruction), Help Desk Teacher, ID Badges, Webmaster, Morning Announcements (TV), SLT PD Funding Requests, Reconsideration of Library and Supplementary Instructional Materials (ex: parent/student objection to reading materials), Technology Support (Canvas, Google Sites, etc.), School Leadership Team; Instructional Leadership Team; EOS Team; Media and Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC) Chair, and Media Services & Technology Department Chair
Click the Big I Media Center icon above to access the Media Center website and the Big I Media Center Staff - Resources icon to access staff resources.
Technology Services
Technology Services
Technology Facilitator - Josh Kranish | Email - joshua.kranish@cms.k12.nc.us
Roles and Responsibilities - Assist with technical issues inside the classroom and with CMS devices (laptops, Chromebooks, Promethean boards and projectors); CMS supported software and hardware training; Google Support; and gradebook set up.
Click the Independence Technology icon below to access the Technology website.
Department Chairs and PLC Leads
Department Chairs and PLC Leads
Department Chairs
English - Susan Owings
Math - Kelli Kranish
Science - Cherylann Bourne-Hayes
Social Studies - Brittany Pova
Visual Arts - Abbie Hess
Performing Arts - Corey Poole
ROTC - Col. Jeffrey Jenkins
CTE - Tetnika Williamson
PE - Amanda Hawthorne
EC-Kristen Milroth
ML - Trina Poythress and Maria Hawthorne
World Language - Melanie White
Student Services - Tommy Osborne
Media Coordinator-Lauren Schultz
PLC Leads
Bourne-Hayes Krebs
Bliss Metropoulos
Fox Denstaedt
Matthews Rittberger
Acosta Weissert
Allen Kranish
Pova Bartholomew
Hamrick Ja Sutton
Kummer Renner
Glenn Middleton
Mallow Dubiel
Oviedo Jenkins
White Kelly
Deblasio Poole
McDougald Lake
Poythress
Jardina
School Improvement Team (SIT)
School Improvement Team (SIT)
2023-24 IHS School Improvement Team Member Election Survey
Criteria for Consideration:
Candidates must be willing to remain positive, objective and focused on the goal of improving teaching and learning. In addition they should be willing to devote time, energy, and creativity needed to be an effective team member. Members of the School Leadership Team (SLT) are directly involved in the development and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan, and as appropriate, some of the day-to-day operations of the school.
Function and Responsibilities of Elected Members
1. Facilitates the development of the School Improvement Plan.
2. Uses data to create programmatic instructional change.
3. Monitors, assesses, and amends the School Improvement Plan, as needed.
4. Advances policies and procedures that enhance achievement and meet educational, safety and parent involvement goals.
5. Facilitates communication within the Professional Learning Community.
6. Builds the capacity of the school to address parent and staff concerns.
Term of Office Considerations:
The term of office is somewhat flexible. Each member will serve a minimum of one year and a maximum of three consecutive years. To ensure that there is some consistency of membership from year to year, it is suggested that approximately two-thirds of the composition of the team remain each year, while approximately one-third of the members rotate off.
2022-23 Elected Members:
Lindsay DeBlaso
Angela Golden
Darlene Whitfield
Jasmine Blowe
Andrea Jasper
Matthew Kelly
Tiffany Little
Shakeira Smith
Rhonda Walker
Robert Weissert
Amy Mims
Tiffany A. Mitchell-Chaney
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Staff Contact List
Staff Contact List
Use the document below to identify staff room numbers and phone extensions.
Staff Locator Spring 2023.pdfReport abuse