I
am one of two AIG specialists at Koontz Intermediate. I am here five days a week, and Jennifer Harmon is here on Thursdays. We both teach 5th and 6th graders.
Prior
to working at Koontz, I taught for 16 years at another wonderful school
in Buncombe county, Fairview Elementary. During my years at Fairview I
taught third, fourth, and fifth grades as a regular classroom teacher.
I
received my B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education from Western Carolina
University (1998). I completed the coursework for an
Academically/Intellectually Gifted license from Mars Hill University
(2013) and am currently working on a master’s degree in Gifted Education
from UNC-Charlotte. I am also licensed in Middle Grades
English/Language Arts (2014) and National Board certified as a Middle
Childhood Generalist (2005).
I enjoy
working with AIG students and look forward to a great year of challenge
and discovery. Check out the links here on my website, and if you have
any questions or concerns whatsoever please email me (melissa.hill@bcsemail.org) or call me at the school (684-1295).