Mom of 3, Married to my best friend, Educator, Principal at Unity Grove Elementary
Georgia, USA
Joined March 2018
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Kicking off this Terrific Tuesday with our school wide Spelling Bee Competition!! Let’s go, Panthers!! ❤️💙🐾 @UGE_HCS
What an honor to get to share about the wonderful work happening @UGE_HCS !!
Proud moment for #UGE! 💙🐾❤️
The Georgia DOE featured Unity Grove Elementary for our significant CCRPI gains — a true reflection of our relationships, relevance, and teamwork in action!
➡️ Read more: gadoe.org/press-releases/ccr…
#UnityMakesUsGreat #CCRPI #GaDOE
Elyse Durden retweeted
Excited to celebrate these #Area3DreamTeam leaders for increases in GMAS performance for 2025! @kvt_11_3 @DrKeshaJones1 @AntonioMattox2 @RSE_HCS @UGE_HCS @ELHS_HCS
Way to go, @UGE_HCS !! We are so proud of our teachers and students!!
Performance Bright Spots happen all over HCS & of course Area 3 is in the number! Congratulations to Principal Lewis of @ELHS_HCS, Principal Mosley of @RSE_HCS, & Principal Durden of @UGE_HCS for leading the way! @kvt_11_3 @KrystalShaw9 @AntonioMattox2
From phonemic awareness to learning about verbs - our panthers 🐾 continue growing their knowledge by acting out a secret 🤫 verb before they incorporate them in their writing. Ms. Nation and Ms. Gina do an amazing job engaging & encouraging their class! ❤️💙🐾
Kindergarten panthers kicking off their day of learning with structured literacy! @UGE_HCS ❤️💙🐾
We are thrilled to celebrate the growth @UGE_HCS in 24-25 while also GEARing up for even more in 25-26! 🏁❤️💙🐾
HCS showed districtwide growth in 20 of 27 key metrics according to 2024-2025 Georgia Milestones results released today by the Georgia Department of Education. Learn more about the district- and school-level gains amidst targeted Board of Education investments to ensure a high-quality, world-class education for every student.
📃: bit.ly/45OpvLR
#BrightFuturesBeginInHCS #HenryProud #YouBelongInHenry
More of Day 2 @UGE_HCS ! Teachers are teaching & students are learning! Phonics lessons, math lessons, & writing tasks all happening this morning. Our panthers are in G.E.A.R. as they set Goals, Engage, Accelerate, and get Results! 🏁❤️💙🐾
Day 2 @UGE_HCS and our panthers focused on our PAWS 🐾 expectations and getting to know their classmates. #UnityMakesUsGreat starts in the classroom!
Thank you for stopping by! It’s already proving to be the best year yet! ❤️💙🐾
Off to the races at Unity Grove! Principal Durden led the way, staff all in, joy all around. Had to pop in on model teacher Mrs. Mangham—she’s delivering big results for kids! #BrightFuturesBeginInHenry
It’s no secret we are GROWING @UGE_HCS - and we are thrilled to welcome a new assistant principal to our admin team! Congratulations Nicole Spence! Welcome to Unity Grove - you are officially a Panther! ❤️💙🐾
This busy few weeks has me WAY behind on my sharing! So many amazing things are happening @UGE_HCS and I am on a mission to get caught up!! Starting with today - we celebrated 4 dedicated, loving, phenomenal educators who are off to their best FIESTA: Retirement!
HAPPENING NOW: 5th Grade Panthers 🐾 presenting their career projects to ALL grades K-4! They’ve worked for months to identify interesting careers, research every detail, & prepare a presentation! Future athletes, pilots, lawyers, accountants, bus drivers, & more! @UGE_HCS
Kicked off the faculty meeting with a special recognition of our 3rd grade team! Students showed 4 MONTHS of growth growth since our last Amira checkpoint! Great job, Panthers! ❤️💙🐾 @UGE_HCS
Thank you to our Literacy Leaders for delivering PL today about the new ELA standards for 25-26! @UGE_HCS @jerinpringle1
Elyse Durden retweeted
Your new home is #InTheGrove! We are growing and adding new positions- apply now! @HenryCountyBOE
Finishing #ReadAcrossHenryWeek with @jerinpringle1 for “Twin with a friend - Read with a Buddy” Day! Confusing both staff and students with my doppelgänger! @UGE_HCS
There’s a lot of ❤️ LOVE ❤️ at UGE today and everyday!! Celebrating reaching and exceeding our Amira goal for the week by ringing the Wilson Bell 🔔 and signing the wall! @UGE_HCS
