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Leadership
Dr. Reyes’s personal commitment to his community and dedication to equity in education has formed the basis for the idea behind Butler Academy. His collaboration with community leaders to create a school that serves the needs of Darlington County families has generated the necessary momentum to bring this compelling vision to fruition.
Jerome Reyes
President
As a person who has lived my life always making sure everyone is heard and feels included, our core value of Belonging resonates with me the most. I find that being a part of a community is life-giving and I want everyone to have that experience, especially those who have been marginalized.
Venesa Reyes
Vice President of Operations
Jamesa Campbell
Director of Operations
Rachel Johnston
Dean of Academics, K–5
Chenethia Brown
Dean of Academics, 6–8
Lauren Hasty
Dean of Academics, 9–12
Candace McCray
Dean of Students
Jerome
Reyes
President
Dr. Reyes’s personal commitment to his community and dedication to equity in education has formed the basis for the idea behind Butler Academy. His collaboration with community leaders to create a school that serves the needs of Darlington County families has generated the necessary momentum to bring this compelling vision to fruition.
Venesa
Reyes
Vice President of Operations
As a person who has lived my life always making sure everyone is heard and feels included, our core value of Belonging resonates with me the most. I find that being a part of a community is life-giving and I want everyone to have that experience, especially those who have been marginalized.
Jamesa
Campbell
Director of Operations
Rachel
Johnston
Dean of Academics, K–5
Chenethia
Brown
Dean of Academics, 6–8
Lauren
Hasty
Dean of Academics, 9–12
Candace
McCray
Dean of Students
Operations
Salonda Walters
Front Office Manager
Kelly Catoe
Operations Specialist / Attendance
Alvani Dolford
Nurse
LeRan Davis
Custodian
Jeanette Green
Custodian
Alicia Watson
Custodian
Brian Rudick
Safety Officer
Salonda
Walters
Front Office Manager
Kelly
Catoe
Operations Specialist / Attendance
Alvani
Dolford
Nurse
LeRan
Davis
Custodian
Jeanette
Green
Custodian
Alicia
Watson
Custodian
Brian
Rudick
Safety Officer
Teachers
Lower School
Avery Venable
Kindergarten Clemson Lead
Michelle Jordan
Kindergarten Clemson TA
Darrian Love
Kindergarten USC Lead
Megan Daniels
Kindergarten USC TA
I was drawn to Butler Academy because of its dedication to ensuring that all students are given an equal opportunity to succeed through individualized instruction, multiple learning strategies, and positive feedback to help them develop successful learning approaches and confidence in their ability to succeed. As a child, school was often a struggle for me, therefore, I closely identify with giving students that extra boost to help them become productive learners.
Casey Johns
1st Grade Georgia Tech Lead
Yolanda Copeland
1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Emily Simmons
1st Grade FAMU Lead
Iris Melton
1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Victoria Kwan
2nd Grade Math
Tatum Warr
2nd Grade ELA
Kizarah Fleming
2nd Grade GLA
Keylis Garcia Baro
3rd Grade Math
Megan Power
3rd Grade ELA
Shenea Smith
3rd Grade GLA
Courtney Boan
4th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Brittany Wilder
4th Grade Math & Science
Alisha Woolridge
4th Grade GLA
Avery
Venable
Kindergarten Clemson Lead
Michelle
Jordan
Kindergarten Clemson TA
Darrian
Love
Kindergarten USC Lead
Megan
Daniels
Kindergarten USC TA
Casey
Johns
1st Grade Georgia Tech Lead
I was drawn to Butler Academy because of its dedication to ensuring that all students are given an equal opportunity to succeed through individualized instruction, multiple learning strategies, and positive feedback to help them develop successful learning approaches and confidence in their ability to succeed. As a child, school was often a struggle for me, therefore, I closely identify with giving students that extra boost to help them become productive learners.
Yolanda
Copeland
1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Emily
Simmons
1st Grade FAMU Lead
Iris
Melton
1st Grade Teacher Assistant
Victoria
Kwan
2nd Grade Math
Tatum
Warr
2nd Grade ELA
Kizarah
Fleming
2nd Grade GLA
Keylis
Garcia Baro
3rd Grade Math
Megan
Power
3rd Grade ELA
Shenea
Smith
3rd Grade GLA
Courtney
Boan
4th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Brittany
Wilder
4th Grade Math & Science
Alisha
Woolridge
4th Grade GLA
Middle & Upper Schools
Nisa House
5th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Taylor Pierce
5th Grade Math
Angela Kgosana
6th Grade ELA
Kaitlynne Brown
9th Grade Eng 1 & Eng 2
César Castro
9th Grade Spanish & Computer Science
Rochelle Morgan
6th Grade Math
Madison Linzy
6th & 7th Grade Science
Omar Hilton
6th & 7th Grade Social Studies
Blessing Emodi
7th Grade ELA
Kendyl Bethune
7th Grade Math
Ieshia Farmer
8th Grade ELA
Sushma Alankar
8th Grade Math
Tyler Brown
9th Grade Math
Stephanie Briggs
8th Grade Social Studies & Journalism
Allison Brown
Grade-Level Assistant
Destany Velez
9th Grade Social Studies
Jane Almand
Grade-Level Assistant
Andrea Goodson
8th & 9th Grade Science
Shlis McMillan
Grade-Level Assistant
Nisa
House
5th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Taylor
Pierce
5th Grade Math
Angela
Kgosana
6th Grade ELA
Kaitlynne
Brown
9th Grade Eng 1 & Eng 2
César
Castro
9th Grade Spanish & Computer Science
Rochelle
Morgan
6th Grade Math
Madison
Linzy
6th & 7th Grade Science
Omar
Hilton
6th & 7th Grade Social Studies
Blessing
Emodi
7th Grade ELA
Kendyl
Bethune
7th Grade Math
Ieshia
Farmer
8th Grade ELA
Sushma
Alankar
8th Grade Math
Tyler
Brown
9th Grade Math
Stephanie
Briggs
8th Grade Social Studies & Journalism
Allison
Brown
Grade-Level Assistant
Destany
Velez
9th Grade Social Studies
Jane
Almand
Grade-Level Assistant
Andrea
Goodson
8th & 9th Grade Science
Shlis
McMillan
Grade-Level Assistant
Related Arts
I believe that in order to accomplish and achieve goals, dreams, and desires, our plan must start with our vision! Here at BA, I believe our vision for our scholars keeps us constantly pushing and motivating them to be the best, as well as our faculty and staff. Also, having vision not only prepares us for what is to come in the near future but for years to come for our BA family!
Marcus Antwan Lloyd
Lower School Art
Yuko Kitaoka
Lower School Physical Education
Chi Ma
Lower School Mandarin Chinese
Traci Medley
Middle School Art
Imani Grant
Middle School Music
Zhengyang Yu
Middle School Mandarin Chinese
Xavier Brown
Middle School Physical Education
Marcus Antwan
Lloyd
Lower School Art
I believe that in order to accomplish and achieve goals, dreams, and desires, our plan must start with our vision! Here at BA, I believe our vision for our scholars keeps us constantly pushing and motivating them to be the best, as well as our faculty and staff. Also, having vision not only prepares us for what is to come in the near future but for years to come for our BA family!
Yuko
Kitaoka
Lower School Physical Education
Chi
Ma
Lower School Mandarin Chinese
Traci
Medley
Middle School Art
Imani
Grant
Middle School Music
Zhengyang
Yu
Middle School Mandarin Chinese
Xavier
Brown
Middle School Physical Education
Student Support
Taylor Harris
Director of Counseling
Alethia Woodham
School Counselor
Loraine Hall
Exceptional Education
Catherine Hughes
Exceptional Education
Ashley Keith
Exceptional Education
Kimberly Boyce
Student Support Specialist
Denise King
Student Support Specialist
Shannon Martin
Student Support Specialist
Kaylee Pineau
Student Support Specialist
Taylor
Harris
Director of Counseling
Alethia
Woodham
School Counselor
Loraine
Hall
Exceptional Education
Catherine
Hughes
Exceptional Education
Ashley
Keith
Exceptional Education
Kimberly
Boyce
Student Support Specialist
Denise
King
Student Support Specialist
Shannon
Martin
Student Support Specialist
Kaylee
Pineau
Student Support Specialist
Food Services
Darlene Davis
Kitchen Staff
Lee Anna Goins-Scipio
Kitchen Staff
Nikki Pendergrass
Kitchen Manager
Darlene
Davis
Kitchen Staff
Lee Anna
Goins-Scipio
Kitchen Staff
Nikki
Pendergrass
Kitchen Manager
Additional Roles and Responsibilities
Jamesa Campbell
Title IX Coordinator
Food services manager
Venesa Reyes
REGISTRAR
Communications Officer
Academic Support
June Avant
Karen Carpenter
Emily Herndon
Shanetra Holliday
Lynn Rogers
I am excited to be a member of the B.R.A.V.E. community at Butler Academy. When considering our core values, excellence resonates most with me. I am a firm believer in setting high expectations for scholars and creating an environment of support that allows them to embrace challenges, learn through failures, and ultimately, create habits of excellence that help them not just achieve, but exceed their goals.
Rondelle Wheeler
June
Avant
Karen
Carpenter
Emily
Herndon
Shanetra
Holliday
Lynn
Rogers
Rondelle
Wheeler