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FACULTY & STAFF

With over 40 faculty and staff on a beautiful and growing campus, L.E.A.D. Academy has been blessed with some of the best.

Administration

Mr. Lay

H. Frank Lay

Head of School

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Kace Browning

7th-12th Grade
Administrator

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Beth Summerlin

4th-6th Grade Administrator, 
Guidance Counselor

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Nancy Lay

K4-3rd Grade
Administrator

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Kara Lay-Clark

Scholarship
Coordinator

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Brandon Vincent

Finance Director

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Dr. Bob Metty

Legal Counsel

Lower School Faculty

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Tracy Caraway

K4 Teacher

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Kristy Miller

Kindergarten Teacher

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Autumn Filipek

Kindergarten Teacher

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April Nelson

Kindergarten Teacher

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Marissa Bohner

First Grade Teacher

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Tia Korbe

First Grade Teacher

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Rachel Floyd

Second Grade Teacher

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Mary Frame

Second Grade Teacher

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Leah Phelps

Second Grade Teacher

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Sara Carlisle

Third Grade Teacher

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Kendall Cook

Third Grade Teacher

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Tom Oglesby

Fourth Grade Teacher

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Deborah Kurek

Fourth Grade Teacher

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Nick Gandy

Fifth Grade Teacher

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Linley Holman

Fifth Grade Teacher

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Norma Bomske

Sixth Grade Teacher

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Joshua Rivero

Sixth Grade Teacher

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Alexis Black

Physical
Education

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A.J. Ward

Physical Education

Mrs. Jones-Day

Brianna Jones-Day

Music

Upper School Faculty

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Matt Brennan

Upper School 
Bible 

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Martha Clark

Upper School 
English

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Hunter Dillashaw

Upper School
Civics, Geography, History

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Iris Harper

Upper School 
Fine Arts 

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Desiree Holcomb

Upper School
Spanish

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Aleisha Roberts

Upper School 
Science

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Paul Struwe

Upper School
Bible, Math, P.E

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Marc Vallianos

Upper School
Math

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Mackenzie Wintrick

Upper School
Leadership

Staff

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Maria English

Aide

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Sophia Freeman

Office Manager

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Traci Peaden

Office Manager

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Tonya Pitts

Scholarships

Teacher

George Sands

Athletic Director

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Chelsea Vincent

Community Relations and Development

Employment at L.E.A.D. Academy

If you are interested in applying for a position, please fill out the following application and we will keep it on file for when we need to fill a position. 

Please submit your application at 7121 Chumuckla Hwy or email it to sophia.freeman@leadacademylions.com and contact@leadacademylions.com.

Teacher Application

Annual Training Requirement

All instructional personnel and administrators are required as a condition of employment to complete annual training on these standards of ethical conduct.

HOURS OF OPERATION

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Office Hours:          7:00am - 3:00pm

 

School Hours:

Drop Off                 Begins at 7:30am

Grades K4-1st         8:00am - 2:00pm

Grades 2nd-12th    8:00am - 2:40pm

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EMPLOYMENT
CONTACT INFORMATION

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7121 Chumuckla Hwy

Pace, FL 32571

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850-889-7080 Phone

850-889-7079 Fax 

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Non-Discriminatory Policy

L.E.A.D. Academy Classical School admits students of any race, color, nationality, or ethnicity to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students and the school. L.E.A.D. Academy Classical School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, or ethnicity in the administration of its policies, admissions, tuition assistance programs, athletics, and other school-administered programs.

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 L.E.A.D. Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

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