Options Staff Directory
Frances Curtis-Negussie
Options Academy PE Teacher
I enjoy working with students and guiding them to be successful in life.
I love to work with Alternative education students. I have had the honor to work with this population for twenty one years and have learned so much from my students and families. It is very important to me to be able to build relationships and help students overcome barriers to be successful in the classroom and outside the classroom.
I’m excited about educating students about career pathways and how to get them there!
Jessica Hart
Options Academy Science Teacher and Building Technology Specialist
I am excited for this wonderful opportunity for people. Both of the programs I work for are about the staff and students. We have a family atmosphere full of honest, kind people with integrity and enthusiasm for life and learning.
Cheyenne Holliday
Options Academy English Teacher
I love helping students realize that a non-traditional path is still a path that leads to success.
Jon Knapp McAlister
Options Academy Social Studies Teacher
For myself, I love the intellectual and emotional puzzle of finding ways to reach students. More importantly, I love being present when students feel success.
It gives me joy to serve my community on a daily basis. I’m thankful to work in such a rewarding profession and at a place like OPTIONS Academy.
Sarah McCarthy
Options Academy Juvenile Court School Liaison
I love helping others overcome their barriers in order to succeed in their goals.
I am truly honored to be part of a team that makes it possible for students to achieve academic success and earn their high school diploma.
I am passionate about inspiring students to do their best in everything they do and maybe like math half as much as I do!
Seeing students succeed makes me feel joy.
My passion has always been the students at Scavo and I know that the students that we serve in these programs are the same type of students.
Travis Pierce
Options Academy Special Education Instructional Strategist Teacher
Relationships. I have always been a people first kind of guy.
I love being able to build relationships with my students and watching them grow as a person and in the educational setting.
Mimi Willoughby
Academic Pathways Supervisor and PLACE Academy Director
I am a transformative leader who is passionate about innovating education through multiple frameworks: equity, rigor, social justice, and critical race theory.
Alyssa Zimmerman
Options Academy Success Case Manager
Options Academy is a brilliant program for so many of our students that have fallen behind academically because of various life obstacles. We are adaptable and flexible to meet students exactly where they are. Despite whatever barriers, Options provides a safe and supportive learning space to those that have felt defeated and hopeless about their future.