Thank you to our AMAZING Fair Garden PTA. To end my day on this amazing and fabulous FRI-YAY, I was visited and gifted with a Cruze Farm goody mug. Their message was: We see how hard you work day in and day out and we want to say THANK YOU. 🤗👏🏽💜#tuggingatmyheartstrings

Stick to it! This is what excellence requires. Wow! Congratulations, Timyathus Spikes on being a Diversity Scholar. Excellence is the expectation. “The Growing Excellence in each one of us is the goal.” 👏🏽🤗

Leadership takes ENERGY. I appreciated the gentle reminders from the panelists. The words that truly resonated with me and I shared with my staff during Early Release Day was as follows: Be prepared (you cannot outperform your preparation.) #SelfCareMatters 🌟

WOW! As always Reachthem was extraordinary. MAGIC=Make learning memorable. Acknowledge their value… and yours. Give. Give. Give. Instill. CARE…too much sometimes. “Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you CAN do.”🪄👏🏽

🌟 Transformational Thursdays 🌟 Our weekly dose of inspiration with Transformational Thursdays has arrived! Each week, we are highlighting how new play spaces will impact schools in Phase 1 of the Playspace Fund. Fair Garden Pre-K is second in the spotlight! 🏫

Had the best time reading the Little Green Donkey today Fair Garden for their Read Across America celebration! Knox County Schools Tara Spikes Barnes & Noble Classwork

Way to represent Timyathus Spikes as a LEADER ETSU! Go BUCS! 👏🏽💙💛 instagram.com/reel/C4bAIU0Lv…

Happy PI Day! Special date with the family. 🍕😋

Happy Resurrection Day! I’m so thankful my Savior rose from the dead just for YOU and me. What a mighty God we serve. By his stripes, we are healed and can face tomorrow.🙏🏽✝️🤗🐇🐣

Did you know there’s proms in college? Celebrating ETSU prom with Timyathus Spikes. #Prom 🤗👑

I finally got to pay my daughter’s students a visit today. Wow, Tytiaira Spikes class really was impressive. They were getting to experience making homemade ice cream in a bag as a positive incentive. They were on task, participating, helping others, & truly enjoying their experience.🍦

Family means the world to me. It was amazing to see my paternal aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. My children got to meet many of them for the first time. Thank you, family for making special memories. ❤️

Talk about one PROUD mom and educational moment. My daughter Tytiaira Spikes was a new teacher LAST year Green Magnet Academy and THIS year she was speaking in front of new teachers at the @KnKnoxville NTE. Remember your WHY and establish POSITIVE relationships. YOU were chosen. 🤗💚🙏🏽

We welcomed the newest additions to the KCS family at this morning's Welcome Celebration kick-off to the yearlong New Teacher Experience! 🍎 Huge thank you to our panel of teachers and our sponsors: KCEA, Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union, American Fidelity, and Titanic Museum!

Green Magnet Academy leading the way in early literacy by field testing the new research based small group strategy! Way to go, Danielle Adams and Tytiaira Spikes! #renewal #KCSregion5 #literacyisadeservedright KCS Literacy

Look who is starting year 2 Green Magnet Academy. I was so impressed that families brought several generations of family members to meet Tytiaira Spikes. Look how many generations are in this picture (4 generations). Amazing parents that care and want to meet their child’s teacher. 🤗💚

“Train up a child in the way SHE should go, and when SHE is old SHE will not depart from it.” This is every parent’s HOPE. Year 2 & trying to create a positive culture as a family with clearly defined expectations by the students. I look forward to AMAZING things Tytiaira Spikes.🍎