Wednesday, November 2, 2011
We're back with more from the administrators of Anderson-Livsey Elementary school.
Snellville Patch sat down with the three administrators at Anderson-Livsey Elementary, principal Janice Ward Warren and assistant principals Kristy Hendricks and Lesline Moore. We talked about a lot of things, from why they became educators to what they like to do when they are being normal folk. Part 1 ran earlier this week. Here is Part 2 of our interview with the school leaders: ---------- 1. Patch: The school is doing some "creative groupings" to help children excell, in particular working with special needs children. What's important to remember about that? Hendricks: "I think it's important to remember that we're not just group children because of the special education. All children have different needs. And, good teaching involves …
Monday, October 31, 2011
Three new administrators are betting they're the right combination for the year-old school.
Lesline Moore is the kind of educator that brings people to tears with her compassion and drive. She's the kind of leader who is exuberant, without being pushy. Kristy Hendricks wasn't the best student in school, but that doesn't keep her from pulling the best out of her students. She's a data maven, who knows there's people behind those numbers. And, then there's Janice Ward Warren. She's a leader who others take notice of. She is concerned about children's futures, and she has ideas to move things forward. Snellville Patch sat down with these three new administrators of Anderson-Livsey Elementary, as they begin anew at a school that got off to somewhat of a rocky start. In the past school year, its principal resigned and its assistant …
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Snellville area schools did well in CRCT results, with Brookwood and Pharr elementary schools doing best in several selected grade levels.
The state Department of Education announced Wednesday school-level results of the 2010-11 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) for grades 3-8. On June 23, the state announced system-level results, which noted that Gwinnett County schools beat out state averages in all content areas and grade levels. The content areas are: reading, English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Gwinnett students took the state-mandated tests in April. Around 12,000 students in each grade took the tests. In Snellville, some of the highest performing schools were Brookwood and Pharr elementary schools. Results, according to Georgia Department of Education data for schools in Snellville at select grade levels are: Anderson-Livsey …
Monday, May 23, 2011
Janice Warren, an assistant principal at Annistown Elementary, will take over at Anderson-Livsey Elementary for the coming school year.
For Janice Warren, becoming the newly minted principal for Anderson-Livsey Elementary is an exciting challenge that she's ready to meet. "I'm humbled, but yet, I'm overjoyed that I have a lot to bring to the table," she said the day after becoming the new principal. "I'm just really excited at this opportunity." "It's been an overwhelming day," she added. "My emotions are all over the place." On, May 19, Warren was appointed to replace Lawanna Owens-Twaites, who has been principal at Anderson-Livsey Elementary since it opened last year. Her appointment is effective June 1. Owens-Twaites resigned, and two other administrator's are being moved to other schools. Officials haven't revealed the exact reasons why the major administrative shake-…
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Gwinnett County school board decided on a new principal for Anderson-Livsey Elementary, Janice Warren.
Gwinnett County school board members promoted one of its assistant principals to be the new principal at Anderson-Livsey Elementary School, during its Thursday evening meeting. Janice Warren, currently, an assistant principal at Annistown Elementary, will take on the new leadership role, following the resignation of principal Lawanna-Owens Twaites. Board members unanimously decided on the administrative change. Reached Thursday evening, Anderson-Livsey's Parent Teacher Association, did not wish to comment. "At this time the PTA have no comments," said Felita Bell, PTA co-president, in an email. "Thank you for your time and dedication to this matter." Warren first joined Gwinnett County Public Schools in 1991, as a first-grade teacher at …
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Only assistant principal Mikka Solomon will remain, following district changes that included the resignation of principal Lawanna Owens-Twaites.
District officials confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that three administrators will be leaving Anderson-Livsey Elementary after just one school year. Principal Lawanna Owens-Twaites recently resigned, and two other administrators, Tarsha Foye and Derrielle Morris are being moved, according to Sloan Roach, spokeswoman for Gwinnett County Public Schools. Mikka Solomon, the fourth administrator, will stay on. Community members had wondered whether a specific assistant principal, Foye, was terminated. Roach indicated that she, nor the other school leaders had been fired. "It is my understanding they all are still GCPS employees," Roach said in an email. Only Ms. Solomon will remain as an assistant principal at the school next year; the other …
Lawanna Owens-Twaites, who became the principal of the new Anderson-Livsey Elementary this school year, has resigned. Parent leader speaks out about the contention.
Updated 1:35 p.m., May 17, 2011 When Lawanna Owens-Twaites took over at Anderson-Livsey Elementary this school year, she came with a long resume of dedication to students. She had more than 20 years as an educator: as a teacher in the Bronx, NY, in Fulton County and at previous positions in Gwinnett County Public Schools. She commended the Anderson-Livsey community for its devotion to the children and the school, which built on what used to be slave land. Now, that same principal has called it quits. Confirmed Tuesday morning by schools spokeswoman Sloan Roach, Anderson-Livsey Elementary is again looking for a new principal. Owens-Twaites announced her resignation about a week and a half go, Roach said. "The principal has resigned," Roach…
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Snellville's past and present come together by talking to one of the founding families.
When the Livseys come to family reunions, they bring more than just food. They bring a storied past of unfairness, turned forgiveness, and now acceptance. They are descendants of slaves and slave owners, and they are family. As of one of Snellville’s most unique families, the Livseys have come a long way from 200 years ago when families like these happened because people were treated as property. They didn’t choose their families, of course, but now it seems as if they have. Finding Family “I remember back in the 1960s, my Uncle Charlie Doss was very interested in connecting with the black side of the family,” said Annette Merritt-Livsey, an avid researcher of family history and a poet. She was born on Mink-Livsey Road, just a few miles …
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Watch D.O.G.S program at Anderson-Livsey Elementary allows fathers to be a more integral part of their children's education.
Andre Mesidor is one of those fathers who just doesn't get it. He doesn't understand how any father could sit by idly and not be involved in his children's lives -- in school, at home, or wherever. It's something that he should be doing, and anything short of that is irresponsible, he believes. That's why he and group of fathers like him decided to join an effort at Anderson-Livsey Elementary School to be visible, influential role models. Mesidor, 37, is part of the Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program. The school brought the national program in to show students that men are and can be positive forces in their lives. "I'm very involved in my kids' lives," Mesidor said. "I think we need to step to the plate and make ourselves …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Anderson-Livsey principal leads a new school, full life.
Overseeing a faculty that’s gathered from a number of different areas to be part of a new institution, Anderson-Livsey Elementary School principal Lawanna Owens-Twaites is working – among many other things in her active life -- to create a sense of family. To Owens-Twaites, cohesion is an achievement worthy of celebration. “I really believe that things are coming together,” said Owens-Twaites, 46, who is originally from the Bronx. Anderson-Livsey Elementary School has about 80 faculty and 722 children in grades kindergarten through fifth grades. The school's goal of "providing learning that lasts a lifetime" is something Owens-Twaites takes seriously. "That’s really the job of an elementary school, to lay that solid foundation so they’re…
Terry
3:50 pm on Monday, November 7, 2011
Great article! My family {The Andersons} we be proud to read this! Thanks, Terry more ›