Departments
Our Staff
- Administration
- Office Staff
- NC PreK
- Kindergarten
- First Grade
- Second Grade
- Third Grade
- Specialists
- EC
- BASP
Administration
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Principal | Dr. Mark Cottone |
Assistant Principal | Ms. Cheryl Dortch |
Meet Dr. Cottone
Dr. Mark Cottone started his education career in Iredell County as a Middle School teacher and football/soccer coach for 6 years. He transitioned to the Mooresville Graded School District team to begin his administrative career. Dr. Cottone served as the Assistant Principal at East Mooresville Intermediate School and Park View Elementary from 2006-2010. From 2010-2015 Dr. Cottone earned his first principalship at Park View Elementary where he led the school to be recognized as an Honor School of Excellence and an “A” school by the state of North Carolina. Dr. Cottone is excited to begin his current principalship in Moooresville at South Elementary.
Dr. Cottone earned his Bachelor’s degree and teaching license at The State University of New York at Brockport, while teaching he earned his Masters and Educational Specialist degrees in School Administration from Appalachian State University. His most recent accomplishment was completed in 2012 when he earned is Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Wingate University.
Dr. Cottone and his wife, Lyndsie, have two daughters, Jaklyn and Gabriella, and they reside in Troutman. Lyndsie is also an educator and currently owns her own tutoring business. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoors, watching football, and spending time with his family. Dr. Cottone loves the community, staff, and students in Mooresville and is looking forward to a great year!
Meet Ms. Dortch
Ms. Dortch is no stranger to our district. She was a teacher at South Elementary from 2004 until 2014, and the 2011-2012 MGSD Teacher of the Year. In 2014, Ms. Dortch was appointed as assistant principal of South Elementary; however, due to family obligations, she had to relocate to Kentucky in 2015 where she continued her work in public education. We are so exited to welcome this long-time South Star back home to North Carolina and MGSD!
Office Staff
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Financial Officer | Ms. Wendy Turbyfill | |
Power School Data Manager | Ms. Christine Beaudoin | |
Office Receptionist | Ms. Shawna Gallmon | |
School Nurse | Ms. Rachel Alcantara | |
Social Worker | Ms. Crystal Fansler | |
School Psychologists |
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Translator | Ms. Teresa Peña |
NC PreK
Kindergarten
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First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Specialists
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Specialty | Teacher | Website |
Art | Ms. Penny Tucker | ![]() |
ESL | Ms. Jazmina Torres | |
Guidance | Ms. Meg Robinson | ![]() |
Instructional Coach | Ms. Lauren Pollock | ![]() |
Media | Ms. Cheryl McCrorey | ![]() |
Media Assistant | Ms. Margaret Rollins | ![]() |
Music | Ms. Lindsay Stowers | ![]() |
PE | Ms. Lisa McFarland | ![]() |
School Psychologist | Ms. Meg O'Reilly | |
District AIG Specialist | Ms. Amy Smith | ![]() |
Lead Reading Specialist | Ms. Ritamarie Keener | ![]() |
Reading Specialist Teacher | Ms. Susan Brown | ![]() |
Title 1 Tutor | Ms. Elizabeth Sigmon | |
Title 1 Tutor | Ms. Donna Poteat |
EC
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Area | Teacher | Website |
Resource | ||
Resource |
(Lead EC Teacher) |
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Speech | Ms. Rebecca Miller | |
Occupational Therapist | Ms. Kirsten Falls |
BASP
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Director | Website |
Ms. Celeste Kunneke (Site Coordinator) | ![]() |