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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
School Resource Officer
School Resource Officer
Kaitlyn Parker
Front Office Manager
Omar Gabriel
Custodian
Kelly Catoe
Operations Specialist / Attendance
Alvani Dolford
Nurse
Jeanette Green
Custodian
Alicia Watson
Custodian
School Resource
Officer
School Resource Officer
Kaitlyn
Parker
Front Office Manager
Omar
Gabriel
Custodian
Kelly
Catoe
Operations Specialist / Attendance
Alvani
Dolford
Nurse
Jeanette
Green
Custodian
Alicia
Watson
Custodian
Teachers
Lower School
Alaina Brown
Kindergarten Clemson GLA
Dakota Pike
1st Grade GLA
Avery Venable
Kindergarten Clemson Lead
Darrian Love
Kindergarten USC Lead
Megan Daniels
1st Grade GLA
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
Kindergarten USC GLA
Emily Simmons
1st Grade FAMU Lead
Iris Melton
4th & 5th Grade GLA
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
2nd Grade GLA
Alaina
Brown
Kindergarten Clemson GLA
Dakota
Pike
1st Grade GLA
Avery
Venable
Kindergarten Clemson Lead
Darrian
Love
Kindergarten USC Lead
Megan
Daniels
1st Grade GLA
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
Kindergarten USC GLA
Emily
Simmons
1st Grade FAMU Lead
Iris
Melton
4th & 5th Grade GLA
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
2nd Grade GLA
Middle & Upper Schools
Chad Hall
Middle School Music
Aryal Wilson
High School English
Milena Foncesa Loaiza
High School Spanish
Niketa Henry
High School Science
Alicia Brown-Cameron
High School Math
Sheena Williams
8th Grade Math
Anishka Daley
7th Grade Math
Ashtin Dixon
7th & 8th Grade Science
Theresa Gordon
6th Grade ELA
Zakeya Reid
6th & 7th Grade Social Studies
Monneka Meeks
6th & 7th Grade Science
Nisa House
5th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Taylor Pierce
5th Grade Math
Rochelle Morgan
6th Grade Math
Blessing Emodi
7th Grade ELA
Ieshia Farmer
8th Grade ELA
Iris Melton
4th & 5th Grade GLA
Stephanie Briggs
8th Grade Social Studies & Journalism
Destany Velez
9th Grade Social Studies
Chad
Hall
Middle School Music
Aryal
Wilson
High School English
Milena
Foncesa Loaiza
High School Spanish
Niketa
Henry
High School Science
Alicia
Brown-Cameron
High School Math
Sheena
Williams
8th Grade Math
Anishka
Daley
7th Grade Math
Ashtin
Dixon
7th & 8th Grade Science
Theresa
Gordon
6th Grade ELA
Zakeya
Reid
6th & 7th Grade Social Studies
Monneka
Meeks
6th & 7th Grade Science
Nisa
House
5th Grade ELA & Social Studies
Taylor
Pierce
5th Grade Math
Rochelle
Morgan
6th Grade Math
Blessing
Emodi
7th Grade ELA
Ieshia
Farmer
8th Grade ELA
Iris
Melton
4th & 5th Grade GLA
Stephanie
Briggs
8th Grade Social Studies & Journalism
Destany
Velez
9th Grade Social Studies
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
Traci Medley
Middle School Art
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
Traci
Medley
Middle School Art
Zhengyang
Yu
Middle School Mandarin Chinese
Xavier
Brown
Middle School Physical Education
Student Support
Tabitha Smith
Student Support Specialist
Frandolyn Kennedy
Student Support Specialist
Kiralyn Krizan
Student Support Specialist
Taylor Harris
Director of Counseling
Alethia Woodham
School Counselor
Loraine Hall
Exceptional Education
Catherine Hughes
Exceptional Education
Denise King
Student Support Specialist
Shannon Martin
Student Support Specialist
Kaylee Pineau
Student Support Specialist
Tabitha
Smith
Student Support Specialist
Frandolyn
Kennedy
Student Support Specialist
Kiralyn
Krizan
Student Support Specialist
Taylor
Harris
Director of Counseling
Alethia
Woodham
School Counselor
Loraine
Hall
Exceptional Education
Catherine
Hughes
Exceptional Education
Denise
King
Student Support Specialist
Shannon
Martin
Student Support Specialist
Kaylee
Pineau
Student Support Specialist
Food Services
Darlene Davis
Kitchen Staff
Drena Harrison
Kitchen Staff
India Hawkins
Kitchen Staff
Regina Hudson
Kitchen Staff
Nikki Pendergrass
Kitchen Manager
Darlene
Davis
Kitchen Staff
Drena
Harrison
Kitchen Staff
India
Hawkins
Kitchen Staff
Regina
Hudson
Kitchen Staff
Nikki
Pendergrass
Kitchen Manager
Additional Roles and Responsibilities
Jamesa Campbell
Title IX Coordinator
Food services manager
Venesa Reyes
REGISTRAR
Communications Officer
Candace McCray
Homebound coordinator
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