Faculty & Staff
Mr. Shane Ward Principal
Mrs. Laura Halloran Assistant Principal
Office Personnel
Jennifer Haak School Nurse
Jenifer Cauffield Bookkeeper
Renee Marcy Front desk clerk
Shannon Smith Data Operator
Alicia Yeager Administrative Secretary yeagera@highlands.k12.fl.us
Tony Paxton School IT Tech.
Migrant Pre-K
Jean Brown
ESE Pre-K
Cason Bateman
Kindergarten
Katie Duncan
Shea Hatton
Rachel Troutman
First Grade
Maria Alvarez
Celeste Holden
Amy Moretz
Second Grade
Valerie Baker
Dawn Bacevic
Elvia Canevari
Third Grade
Lacy Carlton-Pearce
Doreen Foxx
Brandon Lykes
Merideth Lipscomb
Gitona Rogers
Sheryl Vretta
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
ESE
Linda Farmer ESE
Annette Martin
Valerie Ming Support Facilitation
Resource Teachers
Jennifer Baker Reading Coach
Alana Dewey - Guidance counselor
Donna Nitz PE Coach
Dave Irwin Technology Resource Teacher
Dan Fantin media specialist
Wendy White Music Teacher
Sheryl Vretta Gifted Specialist
Other Personnel
Sheila Albritton PE Para
Gabby Barajas Para
Mariela Gonzalez Speech
Lourdes Celaya ESOL Para
Kevin Doud Plant Operator
Juanita Escamilla Migrant Office
Virginia Fuentes Migrant Office
Debi Lopes Media Para
Lisa Moss ESE Pre K Para
Elizabeth McCorkle IDEA Clerk
Lisa Smith Cafeteria Manager
Penny Spicer Enhancement Para
Julie Sweat Migrant Pre-K Para
Danielle Neal Para
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Alicia Yeager Daycare Manager
Eloisa Becerra Para