{"id":1645,"date":"2023-11-29T23:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T23:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.district.mpsds.edu\/lancaster\/?page_id=1645"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:52:00","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/lancaster\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Administration<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"valencia-tank\/\">Valencia Tank-Principal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"raquel-griffin\/\">Raquel Griffin &#8211; Assistant Principal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Office<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mrs-johnelle\/\">Johnelle Smith-Brown &#8211; Secretary<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Debra Owens-Goudy &#8211; Secretary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teachers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"christine-loeffel\/\">Christine Loeffel &#8211; K4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"omolayo-jacob\/\">Olatunde Jacob &#8211; K5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mai-bao-thao\/\">Mai Bao Thao &#8211; 1st Grade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"carly-ryan\/\">Carly Ryan &#8211; 2nd Grade<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kathy Washington &#8211; 3rd Grade<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"rosemary-mmekam\/\">Rosemary Mmekam &#8211; 4th Grade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"nicole-caven\/\">Nicole Caven &#8211; 5th Grade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"darryl-weatherspoon\/\">Darryl Weatherspoon &#8211; 6th Grade<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emily Ernest &#8211; 7th Grade Math and Science<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/lancaster\/staff\/brittany-clay\/\">Brittany Clay- 7th Grade ELA and Social Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"kingsley-godfrey\/\">Kinsley Godfrey &#8211; 8th Grade Social Studies and Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mercedes-buck\/\">Mercedes Buck &#8211; 8th Grade ELA and Math<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"antoine-burns\/\">Antoine Burns &#8211; Physical Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"kayla-gerondale-art-teacher\/\">Kayla Gerondale &#8211; Art Teacher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"chaneesha-armstrong\/\">Chaneesha Armstrong &#8211; Special Education Teacher<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heidi Cumbajin &#8211; Special Education Teacher<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ladela-greer\/\">LaDela Greer &#8211; Special Education Teacher<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Terri Morris-Allen &#8211; Special Education Teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support Staff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"paige-hoeffert\/\">Paige Hoeffert &#8211; School Social Worker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"sabelle-seabrook\/\">Sabelle Seabrook &#8211; School Psychologist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"amy-bauer-kulas\/\">Amy Bauer Kulas &#8211; VILS Coach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"paula-waldoch\/\">Paula Waldoch &#8211; Library Media Specialist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Parker Kring &#8211; IT Service Techniciam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Specialists<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"shavonda-bethly\/\">Shavonda Bethly &#8211; Special Education Supervisor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"christine-scott-bsn-rn\/\">Christine Scott &#8211; Nurse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mr-schofield\/\">Kevin Schofield &#8211; Speech Pathologist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Paraprofessionals<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"kelsey-eubanks\/\">Kelsey Eubanks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"danitra-lewis\/\">Danitra Lewis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"sharon-tidwell\/\">Sharon Tidwell<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kathy Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Engineering Staff\/Building Helpers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tanika Moore<\/li>\n<li>Moe Briggs Bennett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Safety Staff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ms. Benson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Administration Valencia Tank-Principal Raquel Griffin &#8211; 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