- Clarke County School District │ Athens, GA
- Department Overview
Family and Community Engagement
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Welcome to the Department of Family and Community Engagement.
Our team is dedicated to creating and supporting partnerships among schools, families, and the Athens-Clarke County community.
As a central resource for family engagement, our staff strives to engage with our essential partners (parents, guardians, and the Athens-Clarke County community) to help our students achieve academic goals.
Our Family Engagement Specialists (FES) direct school activities and provide opportunities for family involvement. With one dedicated to each of our elementary, middle, and high schools, our FES team members serve as liaisons between schools, students, and their families, coordinate high-quality parent-education services, and provide technical assistance and counseling to teachers and home visitors of families.
Our Community School Organizers (CSOs) work to coordinate and align community resources within our schools so that our students and families feel supported and our community members feel connected, which helps promote successful outcomes. Resources and programs are coordinated depending on the needs present at a particular school — academic, social-emotional, health-related, etc. — and target key priority areas of attendance, behavior, literacy, academic performance, and youth and family engagement.
Click the dropdown menus below to find your school's CSO and FES and their contact information.
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Community School Organizers
Stephanie Anderson
Primary school, Clarke Middle; cluster schools, Whitehead Road Elementary and Winterville Elementary
andersonst@clarke.k12.ga.usLolita Bryant-Moye
Primary school, Howard B. Stroud Elementary; cluster schools, Coile Middle and Fowler Drive Elementary
bryantl@clarke.k12.ga.usDana Scheffen
Primary school, Clarke Central High; cluster schools, Barrow Elementary and Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle
scheffend@clarke.k12.ga.usShe-Ra Gonzalez
Primary school, Alps Road Elementary; cluster schools, Cleveland Road Elementary and Whit Davis Elementary
gonzalezs@clarke.k12.ga.usTamaine Jordan
Primary school, Cedar Shoals High; cluster schools, Gaines Elementary and Classic City High
jordanma@clarke.k12.ga.usOmar Reid
Primary school, Chase Street Elementary; cluster schools, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary and Hilsman Middle
reido@clarke.k12.ga.usAlicia Thomas
Primary school, J.J. Harris Elementary; cluster schools, Barnett Shoals Elementary and Timothy Road Elementary
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Family Engagement Specialists
Elementary Schools
Alps Road Elementary
Tamara Ware
wareta@clarke.k12.ga.usBarnett Shoals Elementary
Jennifer Flores
floresj@clarke.k12.ga.usBarrow Elementary
Katherine Byrne
byrnek@clarke.k12.ga.usChase Street Elementary
Susan Gomolekoff
gomolekoffs@clarke.k12.ga.usCleveland Road Elementary
VacantFowler Drive Elementary
VacantGaines Elementary
Rodney Robinson
robinsonro@clarke.k12.ga.usHoward B. Stroud Elementary
Jennifer Appling
applingj@clarke.k12.ga.usJ.J. Harris Elementary
Gracey Solis
solisg@clarke.k12.ga.usOglethorpe Avenue Elementary
VacantTimothy Road Elementary
VacantWhit Davis Elementary
Evelyn Rushing
rushinge@clarke.k12.ga.usWhitehead Road Elementary
Shannon Butts
buttssh@clarke.k12.ga.usWinterville Elementary
VacantMiddle Schools
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle
VacantClarke Middle
Charliette Harris
harrisc@clarke.k12.ga.usCoile Middle
Danelle Durden
durdend@clarke.k12.ga.usHilsman Middle
Aaliyah Billings
billingsa@clarke.k12.ga.usHigh Schools
Cedar Shoals High
Courtni Reese
reesec@clarke.k12.ga.usClarke Central High
Christian Barner
barnerc@clarke.k12.ga.usClassic City High
Tamekia Felton
feltont@clarke.k12.ga.us
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Director of Family and Community Engagement
Soraia Santos Felgenhauer
felgenhauers@clarke.k12.ga.us
706-546-7721, ext. 79408
Family and Community Engagement Specialist
Alex Borges
borgesa@clarke.k12.ga.us
706-546-7721, Ext 79407
Extended Learning Program Coordinator
A. Michelle Phillips, Ph.D.
phillipsa3@clarke.k12.ga.us
706-546-7721, Ext 79413