Hello! My name is Allie Rayson and I am excited to begin my 14th year teaching!
I grew up in Connecticut and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Education from East Carolina University (Go Pirates!)
After graduation, I moved back home to Connecticut to pursue a Masters of Arts in Teaching with concentrations in Elementary Education and Reading. In May 2011, I graduated from Sacred Heart University.
Shortly after, I packed up and moved back down south to Charlotte where I began my career in CMS in August 2011.
This is my 14th year in CMS and my 14th year at McAlpine! After more than 10 years as a 5th grade teacher at McAlpine, I was so excited to get the opportunity to become McAlpine's AIG teacher in January 2022!
Throughout my years at McAlpine I co-taught and worked closely with our previous AIG teachers and I quickly realized that working with gifted students was a passion of mine. I completed course work for AIG education through UNC Wilmington, was accepted into and completed CMS' GiftED program and then completed my licensure in Gifted Education.
I currently live in Union County with my husband, Joel, our 2 sons: Brody who is a 3rd grader at McAlpine and Preston who just turned 3 in June and our very rambunctious 2 year old lab mix, Stella!
I love the beach, reading, anything related to history and sports, and crafting/making DIY projects!