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Our Team

Courtney Sales

Founder

Courtney Rodriguez Sales comes from an extensive and varied background that has always had the same focus: advocating for children. Courtney received a Bachelor of Arts in Crime, Law, and Justice from the Pennsylvania State University. She then accepted a position with Teach for America, instructing a fifth-grade classroom in her hometown of Bronx, New York. She led her students to achieve over two years of reading growth in one instructional year. The inequities she witnessed inspired Courtney to obtain a Juris Doctor Degree from Hofstra Law School, which she hoped to use to "dismantle the system" she felt deprived students of an excellent education. She became an Assistant Public Defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, representing juveniles in their criminal proceedings.

Years later, she chose to return to the place she felt she could make the most impact: schools. In her position as the Project Manager for the Pittsburgh Public School District's Department of Professional Development, she developed and managed a number of district initiatives. Additionally, Courtney supported school administrators in the creation of professional development plans aimed at building the capacity of teachers and producing academic achievement for students. Most recently, Mrs. Sales received a credential from Harvard University's College of Education for successfully completing its Urban School Leaders Program. Having fought on behalf of children in the boardroom, the courtroom, and the classroom, Courtney is humbled by the opportunity to create and manage a world class school for children in Houston, Texas.

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Brittany Jean-Louis

Interim Superintendent & CEO
brittney.jean-louis@bloomacademy.org

Dwayne Shorter

Deputy Chief Operating Officer
dwayne.Shorter@bloomacademy.org

Our Team

Leadership

Dominique Young

Interventionist

Brandon Book

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Allia Foley

Director of Social Emotional Learning

Donitta Williams-Burnett

Parent University Coordinator

Lorie Terry

Director of Neurodiversity

Meka Rembert-Simmons

Assistant Principal of Instruction

J’Lesscia Thibodeaux

Scholar Information Systems Coordinator

Marcus Benoit

Campus Security Officer

Amea Isom

Neurodiversity Coordinator

Kindergarten Team

Miranda Chishimba

Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Theus Duplechain

Kindergarten Teaching Fellow

Dominique Green

Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Amari Bingley

Teaching Fellow

First Grade Team

Ashley Davenport

First Grade Lead Teacher

Kamry Waddell

First Grade Teaching Fellow

Hayley Washington

First Grade Lead Teacher

Candis Reed

Teaching Fellow

Britney Dozier

Lead Teacher

Second Grade Team

Kortney Duncan

Second Grade Lead Teacher

Brittney Jenkins

Second Grade Lead Teacher

Candis Reed

Second Grade Teaching Fellow

Courtney Riley

Second Grade Lead Teacher

Breshawn Watkins

Second Grade Teaching Fellow

Third Grade Team

Tawana Thomas

Third Grade Lead Teacher

Brittney Jenkins

Third Grade Lead Teacher

Preston Williams

Third Grade Lead Teacher

Kiana Parker

Science Teacher

Fourth Grade Team

Mone Blackwood

Fourth Grade Teaching Fellow

Meka Rembert-Simmons

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Symone Cathey

Fourth Grade Teaching Fellow

Kiana Parker

Science Teacher

Fifth Grade Team

Krystal Williams

Fifth Grade Teaching Fellow

Jasmine Stuckey

Fifth Grade Lead Techer

Vashandra Woods

Fifth Grade Lead Techer

Symone Cathey

Neurodiversity Team

Summer Trevino

Neurodiversity Teacher

Sheila Dewitt

Paraprofessional

Luz Yanez

Paraprofessional

India Hicks

Paraprofessional

Jasmine McLamore

Paraprofessional

Sheila Dewitt

Instructional Aide/Paraprofessional

Specials Team

Robert Franks

PE Teacher

SEL Team

Denisha Davenport

Counselor

Tara Wallace

Family Resource Coordinator

LaSunnia Brown

Bus Monitor

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