Elementary
Lisa Hinton- Pre-Kindergarten
lisa.hinton@rpsb.us
I attended Louisiana Tech and Northwestern University. My degree is in Early Childhood Education. I have been teaching here at Northwood for 17 years. When I am not at Northwood I enjoy baking, decorating cakes, and reading. I also teach Sunday School and children's church.
Kasey Jones-Pre- Kindergarten
kasey.jones@rpsb.us
I am originally from Avoyelles Parish, Hessmer. I attended Hessmer High School and Bunkie High. Graduated from high school in 1992. After having 3 of my children, I made the decision to go to college. I attended college at LSU-A and received my bachelors degree in Elementary Education with certification in Early Childhood. I am certified in grades Pre-K through 8th. I have been teaching for 16 years, 12 years at Northwood and 4 years in Avoyelles Parish. I am currently teaching Pre-K. I love children. My goal as a Pre-K teacher is to make learning fun. I want my students to want to come to school and I want then to enjoy learning, after all they only have 13 years to go!
Sydney Cutts-Kindergarten
My name is Sydney Cutts and I am a kindergarten teacher. I have been teaching for 10 years, all of which have been at Northwood.
I graduated from LSUA with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education with an Early Childhood add on certificate. I have been married to my husband, Justin, for 15 years and have two daughters. In my spare time I enjoy reading, cooking, hunting, and fishing.
Ashley Perkins-Kindergarten
ashley.perkins@rpsb.us
Marianne Setliff- 1st Grade
marianne.setliff@rpsb.us
I am Mrs. Setliff, and I teach first grade here at Northwood. I am a graduate of Alexandria Senior High School, in Alexandria, Louisiana. I attended Louisiana College, in Pineville, where I earned my Bachelor's of Arts degree in Elementary Education. I am currently in my twenty-first year of teaching. Eighteen of those years have been at Northwood. I love to instill a love of books and reading, in my students. I have worked really hard over the years to build my class library, so that there will be lots of books to choose from. My goal is for them to leave my class loving to read! I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, and riding my bike.
Caitlyn Doolittle- 1st Grade
caitlyn.doolittle@rpsb.us
My name is Caitlyn Doolittle and I teach 1st grade at Northwood High School. This is my first year at Northwood, but my 5th year teaching. I graduated from LSUA with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. I am passionate about being an early elementary educator and I believe all students can learn and succeed. As an educator, I believe it is my job to create a positive learning environment for all of my students to grow. I love being a Northwood Gator!
Amy Owensby- 2nd Grade
amy.owensby@rpsb.us
Amy Clark was born into education (literally) with her father being a principal of a K-12 school for her entire growing up years in Elizabeth, Louisiana. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education in 1996 from McNeese State University. Her first teaching experience was in 8th Grade and Brame Jr. High followed by 6th Grade at Elizabeth High School. In 2001 she moved to Savannah, GA and was a stay at home mother with three small children. Her family moved in 2004 to New Philadelphia, OH. While in Ohio, Mrs. Clark discovered a new career path as a Home Visitor in the Ohio Help Me Grow program. She became a certified Parents As Teachers Home Visitor/Service Coordinator and continued this career with Community Services of Venango agency after another family move to Cranberry, PA. During her years in this social services career she was trained exclusively to work with families of children ages prenatal through age 5 and has a wealth of knowledge on child development and parenting strategies. Mrs. Clark feels this experience has been invaluable to her return to the classroom and to her home state in 2015 where she was immediately at home as a Northwood Gator. Mrs. Clark recently added Early Childhood certifications to her teaching certificate and enjoys the dynamic of the Kindergarten Classroom.
Jessica LaBiche- 2nd Grade
jessica.labiche@rpsb.us
Mrs. LaBiche is coming to NHS to teach 2nd grade. She went to Louisiana Tech for Ag Business and she also has her Masters in education for Elementary Education. She enjoys being outdoors, family, animals, hunting, and fishing.
Maria Dixon- 2nd Grade
maria.dixon@rpsb.us
My name is Timmi Barton. I am a third grade Math and Science teacher here at Northwood. This is currently my fifth year at Northwood, and my sixth year teaching. I am also a math content leader for Rapides Parish, and love everything that involves numbers!
I am originally from North Dakota, and I graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in December of 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. I met my husband while I was visiting friends down in this area about six years ago, right after I graduated college, and decided to relocate to Louisiana. I grew up in a small town similar to Northwood, which was also K-12 school. My graduating class was one of the largest in the school with 32 students. After I graduated, I played volleyball at IHCC in Iowa for two years and graduated with my Associates Degree. I moved back to be closer to home and coached basketball for two seasons at my old high school. While coaching, I often subbed on my days off from school, and this is where I found my passion for teaching. I loved watching students grow throughout the year and forming lasting relationships with them both in the classroom and on the court. I truly enjoy what I do and seeing all of my students succeed in my class! We celebrate both small and large achievements all throughout the year.
In my spare time I love doing just about anything as long as I am with my family. I have been married to my husband Chris for three years. I have two children, Gage who is 16 and Colbie who is almost 2. We enjoy going to the lake in the summer, sitting around bonfires in the winter, going to LSU football games, and just about anything else that is sport related.
Timmi Barton- 3rd Grade
timmi.barton@rpsb.us
Ashley Parker- 3rd Grade
ashley.parker@rpsb.us
My name Is Ashley Parker. I am a proud mom of 3 and a teacher of many. I was born and raised in Lena, La. A few things I love to do are travel (near and far), attend concerts, spend time with family and friends, cook and watch football!! As a student, I attended Menard High School from 7th - 12th grade, graduating in 2004. From there, I enrolled in LSUA to earn a Bachelor of Science Psychology followed by earning my Master of Arts in Education from Northwestern University. My teaching career began at Northwood High School in August of 2008. Currently, I teach third grade ELA, Social Studies, and Writing. My love and passion for education is based on inspiring young minds to excel and find their confidence as a learner. Being a teacher, and watching students reach their fullest potential has, and will forever be, such a rewarding experience.
Raymond Fletcher- 4th Grade
raymond.fletcher@rpsb.us
Rachel McGrew- 4th Grade
rachel.mcgrew@rpsb.us
Mrs. Coleman attended NSU and graduated with a BA in Education, certified for grades 1-8. She was born and raised in our area and attended Boyce Elementary School for K-6th grade and then moved on to Northwood where she graduated. We have been honored to have Mrs. Coleman as a teacher here at Northwood for 20 years. 13 of those years being in 2nd grade, and 7 years in 5th grade. She has also sponsored Jr. Beta for 4 years. Her classroom goal is to inspire her students to love learning, to push them to always give their best, and help them to realize their potential and worth. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, and attending sporting events for her children and her school children.
Michelle Coleman-5th Grade ELA
Teasha Pickering-5th Grade
I have been teaching at Northwood for 4 years. I received my Bachelors in Science at Northwestern. In my spare time I enjoy reading and doing thing out doors.
Lacey Bass- 5th /6th Grade Science
lacey.bass@rpsb.us
Hi my name is Lacey Bass and I am an Alumni of Northwood High School. This year will be my 7th year in education. I am married and have two beautiful daughters Av and Addilyn. In 2019 I graduated from Northwestern State University with a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. I am currently working on my Educational Leadership certification through NSU. This year at Northwood I will be teaching 5th/6th grade science. I am so excited to be back home! Once a gator always a gator!
Terianne Ballard- 5th /6th Grade Social Studies
terianne.ballard@rpsb.us
I was born & raised in Texas and graduated from Brownwood High School. I graduated from Louisiana College with a Bachelor of General Studies, with a major concentration in business, and minors psychology & social sciences. I am in my 3rd year at Northwood teaching 5th & 6th grade social studies. In my spare time I love to travel & spend time outdoors with my husband & our dog Cali. My greatest accomplishments have been raising 2 amazing boys with my husband of 25 years who also teaches at Northwood and receiving the New Teacher of the Year award during my time here. I am so grateful for my Gator family, our faculty, admin, parents, & my precious students. I am extremely blessed to be a Gator!
Courtnee Ingraham-6th Grade ELA
courtnee.ingraham@rpsb.us
Sheila Monk- Elementary Physical Education
I graduated high school at Denham Springs High School, and received my teaching degree at NSU. I enjoy riding dirt bikes in my spare time. My goal for my class is for the students to have an opportunity to expend some of their energy and to have fun. At the same time I hope they learn some skills or develop some abilities that will help them later in life. I am also in charge of our elementary fitness team. My family consists of all my dear friends and my babies: Homerline, Fumble, Buford and Zuki.
Michael Kirby- Elementary Music
michael.kirby@rpsb.us
I teach Elementary Music during school hours and after school I direct the Northwood High school Drumline/Marching Band.
I am also a Fellowship Of Christian Athletes and Students Sponser and the Jr. High Youth Pastor at my church Family Of Grace! I love teaching music and sharing God's Love! I am also a Louisiana Christian University Graduate!
Ivory Jones- Special Education Teacher
ivory.jones@rpsb.us
I am Ivory Jones. I graduated from Wettermark High School. I then went on to get my Bachelors from Louisiana College. I also have my Masters from University of Phoenix. Elementary Grades (1-8 Grades), Lower Elementary Grades (1-4 Grades), Special Education (1-12 Grades) I have been teaching at Northwood for 20 years, but I have been in Rapides Parish for 23 years.
Joyce Spurgeon - Special Education Teacher
joyce.spurgeon@rpsb.us