District Staff

District Leadership

Kim Burress, M.S.
Director of Special Education
504 Coordinator
Civil Rights Coordinator

 Jason Terry, Ed.S.
Director of Attendance,
CTE, & Maintenance

Allison Mays, M.S.
Director of Finance

Matt Hicks
Director of Technology

Central Office Staff

Debby Anderson
Administrative Assistant for Coordinated School Health

Vanessa Burchfield
Administrative Assistant for Special Education

Jackie Carson
Administrative Assistant for Special Education

Madison Crowley Social Worker

 Julie Douglas
Human Resources

Rick Harper, Ed.S.
TEAM Evaluations

Katie Johnson
Executive Assistant to the Director of Schools

Paula Laxton
Payroll & Retirement

District Instructional Leadership Team

The District Instructional Leadership Team's mission is to provide the highest quality instructional programming for our students. Members of the DILT are the academic leaders in the district including administrators and academic coaches. The DILT meets bi-weekly to ensure that each student's individual needs are being met and that teachers have all the supports & tools they need to be successful. 

Kim Burress, M.S.
Director of
Special Education

Kelly Posey-Chitwood, Ed.S.
Director of Coordinated School Health, School Safety, & Family Resources

Denise May, Ed.S.
Director of Literacy
& ESL Services

Amanda Terry, M.S.
Director of
Mathematics

Jordan Sims, Ed.S.
OES Principal & Director of Pre-K

Salena Mayberry, Ed.S.
OMS Principal

Stacy Love, Ed.S.
OHS Principal

Community Advisory Council

The OSSD Community Advisory Council's mission is to provide opportunities for community partners to have input on the direction of the district and to receive updates and other information from each school. Members of the council are district and school leaders, along with members of the local community including parents, local partners, and business leaders. The Community Advisory Council meets annually to review district plans and to discuss ways to improve the overall educational programming offered in our schools.  

Members of the 2022-2023 Community Advisory Council