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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.

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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

Barbara Chappell

VP of Development & External Affairs

EXCELLENCE, our fifth core value, resonates with me because it embodies what I strive to contribute to the BA family. Each day, I make a commitment to provide exemplary service to all stakeholders, including teachers, staff, scholars, parents, and the surrounding community.

Nateisha Taylor

Provost

A core value that resonants with me, in particular, is that it's important to remember a child whose behavior is creating issues is not trying to cause a problem, but rather, looking for a way to solve one. Oftentimes, children with academic challenges are using behavior to speak their frustrations. Butler Academy aims to make sure we are proactive in our strategies versus reactive.

Caitlin Tochiki

Dean of Students

Rachel Johnston

Dean of Academics, K–4

Kianee Lee

Dean of Academics, 5–8

Jerome

Reyes

President

Venesa

Reyes

Vice President of Operations

Barbara

Chappell

VP of Development & External Affairs

Nateisha

Taylor

Provost

Caitlin

Tochiki

Dean of Students

A core value that resonants with me, in particular, is that it’s important to remember a child whose behavior is creating issues is not trying to cause a problem, but rather, looking for a way to solve one. Oftentimes, children with academic challenges are using behavior to speak their frustrations. Butler Academy aims to make sure we are proactive in our strategies versus reactive.

Rachel

Johnston

Dean of Academics, K–4

Kianee

Lee

Dean of Academics, 5–8

Operations

Creating an environment of belonging is the reason I chose BA. When we feel like we belong, we become more successful in meeting our goals for both our staff and students. A sense of belonging in school allows students to feel respected, accepted, and supported by their teachers and peers. I chose Butler Academy for me and my child for this reason. I am excited to be a part of this amazing school.

Natasha Ducey

Front Office Manager / Executive Assistant to President

Kelly Catoe

Operations Specialist / Attendance

Carlie Lewis

Operations Specialist

Pheashia Peoples

Nurse

Jeanette Green

Housekeeper

Alicia Watson

Housekeeper

Hartsville PD

Safety Officer

Natasha

Ducey

Front Office Manager / Executive Assistant to President

Kelly

Catoe

Operations Specialist / Attendance

Carlie

Lewis

Operations Specialist

Pheashia

Peoples

Nurse

Jeanette

Green

Housekeeper

Alicia

Watson

Housekeeper

Hartsville

PD

Safety Officer

Teachers

Lower School

Avery Jenner

Kindergarten Clemson Lead

I was drawn to Butler Academy because of the school's desire to focus on the complete well-being of its scholars. BA is not only committed to developing outstanding learners but scholars with social/emotional skills that make them strong forces for their families and our community. The core value that resonates most with me is Respect because it reminds all of us to see the good in others, to value the abilities of others, and to appreciate people for who they are and what they bring to the BA family.

Elena Ashley

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

Kizarah Fleming

1st Grade GLA

Brianna Green

1st Grade C of C Lead

Lena Hall

1st Grade CoC Lead

Kisha Vann

2nd Grade Math

Tatum Warr

2nd Grade ELA

Kecia Lewis

2nd Grade GLA

Taylor Pierce

3rd Grade Math

Megan Power

3rd Grade ELA

Stephanie Briggs

3rd Grade GLA

Jennifer Woods

4th Grade Math

Courtney Boan

4th Grade ELA

La'Resa Richardson

4th Grade ELA

Avery

Jenner

Kindergarten Clemson Lead

Elena

Ashley

Kindergarten Clemson TA

I was drawn to Butler Academy because of the school’s desire to focus on the complete well-being of its scholars. BA is not only committed to developing outstanding learners but scholars with social/emotional skills that make them strong forces for their families and our community. The core value that resonates most with me is Respect because it reminds all of us to see the good in others, to value the abilities of others, and to appreciate people for who they are and what they bring to the BA family.

Darrian

Love

Kindergarten USC Lead

Megan

Daniels

Kindergarten USC TA

Casey

Johns

1st Grade Georgia Tech Lead

Kizarah

Fleming

1st Grade GLA

Brianna

Green

1st Grade C of C Lead

Lena

Hall

1st Grade CoC Lead

Kisha

Vann

2nd Grade Math

Tatum

Warr

2nd Grade ELA

Kecia

Lewis

2nd Grade GLA

Taylor

Pierce

3rd Grade Math

Megan

Power

3rd Grade ELA

Stephanie

Briggs

3rd Grade GLA

Jennifer

Woods

4th Grade Math

Courtney

Boan

4th Grade ELA

La'Resa

Richardson

4th Grade ELA

Middle School

Gilbert Burgess

5th Grade Math

I was drawn to Butler Academy because of its commitment and passion for bringing equity into the classroom. On top of that, BA emphasizes how important is it to value the social and emotional well-being of its students. I want to be here because Butler Academy is the future of education. The BRAVE core value resonates with me most because it's about belonging which focuses on community. It is essential for scholars to be part of a community and to learn to work with one another.

Stella Rounsefell

5th Grade ELA

Rosalyn Graham

6th Grade Math

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

6th Grade ELA

Anjali Bhatt

7th Grade Math

Laura Bowers

7th Grade ELA

Omar Hilton

Social Studies

Ka'Shara Maggette

Social Studies

Retha Kelly-Horne

Science

Shlis McMillan

GLA

Andrea Jackson

GLA

Gilbert

Burgess

5th Grade Math

Stella

Rounsefell

5th Grade ELA

I was drawn to Butler Academy because of its commitment and passion for bringing equity into the classroom. On top of that, BA emphasizes how important is it to value the social and emotional well-being of its students. I want to be here because Butler Academy is the future of education. The BRAVE core value resonates with me most because it’s about belonging which focuses on community. It is essential for scholars to be part of a community and to learn to work with one another.