Contact Information

Contact information

Email: dibates@greenville.k12.sc.us

Phone: (864) 355-1419

Room Number: 724

Office Hours: 11:40AM-1:00PM

My Schedule

7:30-8:30 AM Duty as Scheduled

8:30-8:40 AM Advisory

8:43-9:38 AM Grade 7 Math Inclusion with Ms. Hagenburger

9:41-10:38 AM Grade 7 ELA Inclusion with Ms. Eubanks

10:40-11:05 AM Lunch A/Flex

11:05-11:30 AM Lunch B/ Flex

11:37-12:24 PM Planning 1

12:28-1:14 PM Planning 2

1:18-2:14 PM Grade 7 ELA Inclusion with Ms. Fulmer

2:19-3:15 PM Grade 7 Math Inclusion with Mr. Bond

3:15-3:45 PM Duty as Scheduled

About Me

I was born in Georgia. My father was in the US Army so we moved around a bit more than most families. We lived in West Germany and Oklahoma before finally settling in South Carolina. I completed my elementary through high school education in Anderson County District 1 schools and earned my B.A. at Wofford College.

The wanderlust of my youth never left me so by the time college graduation came around, I had already secured a job and bought a ticket to Seoul, South Korea. I taught ESOL there for two years before moving on to Hong Kong, where I taught for 15 years. During my time in Asia, I got married. My wife and I have three children-two daughters and a son. They share our passion for traveling to new places and trying new things. In 2021, my wife and I decided to relocate our family to the US. We chose to move to Greenville to be closer to my parents, brother and extended family.

Here are some pictures of my family and our two cats: