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Melody Moore

School Leader

Melody Moore has worked in K-12 education for nearly a decade with six of those years at The Leona Group. Starting as a teacher, she has served in various roles including assistant principal and is proud to bring her passion and experience to Detroit Public Safety Academy. Ms. Moore holds a Master's of Education with a focus on K-12 leadership and is excited to develop student leadership opportunities, foster a student-led and student-driven environment, and expand public safety and service programming.

Instructional Staff

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Dawn Baxter

Instructional Coach

Chris Blanchard

Science Teacher

Joshua Burk

ELA 12th Grade

Emna Khalifa

Foreign Language Teacher

Jhonna Ropal

ELA 9th, 10th, 11th Grade

Taylor Glover

SAT / College Prep Teacher

Stacey Grice

Reading Interventionist

Math Teacher

Julian Sykes

Life Skills & Phys Ed. Teacher

Jane Fader

Special Education Teacher

Joy Centino

Math Intervention

Karla Nash

Social Studies Teacher

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Additional Staff

Maria Vargas

Business Office Manager

Shacora Gee

Attendance Truancy Officer

Coraletta Wilson

Food Service Aide

Bernard Stephens

Transportation

Ronald Booth

Whole Child Coordinator

Arnold Warren

Custodian

Fallen Webb

Security

Angela Yellock

Social Worker

Lanice Glenn

Food Service

Nicole White

Transportation

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