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About Our Institution
Language & Literacy Academy For Learning stands as a beacon of hope in Polk County, FL, offering a unique environment where every student’s abilities are celebrated and nurtured. As a free public charter school, we take pride in our comprehensive educational and therapy services, and unwavering commitment to providing a normal school experience for all learners.
With our phoenix mascot symbolizing resilience and growth, we empower students to overcome educational barriers, rise above limitations, and embrace their full potential.
Our Mission
Accelerate growth in language, literacy, and social skills for students with special needs while engaging parents as partners in education.
Our Vision
Abilities Beyond Limitations
Abilities Beyond Limitations
Abilities Beyond Limitations
Abilities Beyond Limitations
Abilities Beyond Limitations
Our Core Values
Integrity
Integrity creates trust. As an organization, collectively, it’s our most valuable asset. Individually, it’s the constant choice to infuse every action with honesty, fairness, and respect for our employees, families, and communities.
Spirituality
A framework of organizational values is evidenced in the culture that promotes employees’ experience of transcendence through the work process, facilitating their sense of being connected to others in a way that provides feelings of completeness and joy. It is exhibited through active listening, assertively stating one’s opinions, drawing health boundaries, showing respect for others, and responding to conflicts and challenges with empathy and compassion.
Resilience
The defining characteristic of resilient students is having the ability to bounce back and refocus after failure. To come out of loss and disappointment with determination, belief, and a willingness to fight to the end. “Resilience is ordinary magic – all of us have the power within to bounce back from failure.”
Adaptability
Being adaptable is important because it showcases your ability to be resourceful, displays your leadership skills, determination, and analytical skills, and shows how relevant you are to an ongoing landscape. Having flexibility enables you to effectively handle adversity without it getting the best of you. This means having a renewed mindset and being resilient regardless of workplace challenges.
Faith
It’s the hard work required to act with fidelity and to earn trust. It’s the hard work of being grateful for what you have instead of being resentful for what you don’t have; of forgiving when it is much easier to hate; of loving your enemies as well as your friends. Faith is fidelity to a cause with no guarantee that the cause will be successful.
Our Staff
Administration
Dr. Tandria Callins CCC-SLP, Executive Director & Principal
Tandria.Callins@llalschool.org
Sheenah Adams, Assistant Principal
Sheenah.Adams@llalschool.org
Patricia Labra, Enrollment Specialist
Patricia.Labra@llalschool.org
Kenisha Barrett, Lead Behavior Coach
Kenisha.Barrett@llalschool.org
Johnnie Lawson, Social Worker
Email:
Johnnie.Lawson@llalschool.org
Rhea Adams, Title I/Testing Coordinator
Rhea.Adams@llalschool.org
Madeline Garcia, ESOL Coordinator
Madeline.Garcia@llalschool.org
Beatriz Martinez, Academic Coach
Beatriz.Martinez@llalschool.org
Ingrid Stewart, LEA Representative
Ingrid.Stewart@llalschool.org
Rosemond Fening, LEA Representative
Rosemond.Fening@llalschool.org
Michelle Solano, Nurse
Email:
Michelle.Solano@llalschool.org
Latisha Knighten, Billing Manager
Hr@llalschool.org
Cotura Perry, Vocational Rehabilitation/Transition Coordinator
Cotura.Perry@llalschool.org
Yolanda Barnett, Hospital Homebound/Home Education Coordinator
Email:
Yolanda.Barnett@llalschool.org
Idalis Claudio, Food Service Director
Email:
Idalis.Claudio@llalschool.org
Tom Miller, Network Manager
Tom.Miller@llalschool.org
Elementary Teachers
Yajaira Pichardo, Pre-K Teacher
Email:
Yajaira.Pichardo@llalschool.org
Nahir Casanova-Vega, Pre-K Teacher
Nahir.Casanova-Vega@llalschool.org
Tiffany Gipson, Pre-K Teacher
Email:
Tiffany.Gipson@llalschool.org
Naisha.Neal, Pre-K Teacher
Email:
Naisha.Neal@llalschool.org
Renae Carpenter, Kindergarten Teacher
Email:
Renae.Carpenter@llalschool.org
Michelle Kagebin, Kindergarten Teacher
Email:
Michelle.Kagebin@llalschool.org
Sonia Frazier, 1st Grade Teacher
Email:
Sonia.Frazier@llalschool.org
Lisa Mitchell, 1st Grade Teacher
Email:
Lisa.Mitchell@llalschool.org
Lindsay Ward
1ST and 2nd Grade Teacher
Lindsay.Ward@llalschool.org
Heather Morgon, 2nd Grade Teacher
Email:
Heather.Morgon@llalschool.org
Willie Williams, 3rd Grade Teacher
Email:
Willie.Williams@llalschool.org
Robert Chin, 4th Grade Teacher
Email:
Robin.Chin@llalschool.org
Laura Vera, 5th grade Teacher
Laura.Vera@llalschool.org
Middle / High School Teachers
Ahmed Hathout, Science Teacher
Email:
Ahmed.Hathout@llalschool.org
Kristali Ortiz Civics/History/Government Teacher
Email:
Kristali.Ortiz@llalschool.org
Willie Williams, Math Teacher
Email:
Willie.Williams@llalschool.org
Dorian Ervin, Future Ready Lab
Email:
Dorian.Ervin@llalschool.org
Bryttanie Underwood, ELA Teacher
Email:
Bryttanie.Underwood@llalschool.org
Zamir Knighten, Edgenuity Credit Recovery
Zamir.Knighten@llalschool.org
Arlene Gordon, Life Skills teacher
Email:
Arlene.Gordon@llalschool.org
Supportive/Participatory Teachers
Amanda Duke – Elementary, Supportive 1
Email:
Amanda.Duke@llalschool.org
Sara Bennett – Elementary/Med, Supportive 2
Sara.Bennett@llalschool.org
Georgie Melot – Elementary/High, Supportive 3
Email:
Georgie.Melot@llalschool.org
Brian Raper – Elementary, Supportive 4
Email:
Brian.Raper@llalschool.org
Brooke Brandon – Middle School, Supportive 5
Email:
Brooke.Brandon@llalschool.org
Pattie Talaese – Middle School, Supportive 6
Email:
Pattie.Talaese@llalschool.org
Zach Estes – Group Low/High, High B
Email:
Zach.Estes@llalschool.org
Elective Teachers
Deonte Fielder, Physical Education Elementary
Email:
Deonte.Fielder@llalschool.org
Carlos Mercado, Physical Education Secondary
Email:
Carlos.Mercado@llalschool.org
Yolanda Barnett, Art Education
Email:
Yolanda.Barnett@llalschool.org
Destini Williford, The Rhythmic Arts Program (T.R.A.P)
Destini.Williford@llalschool.org
SPEECH
Dr. Tandria Callins CCC-SLP, Executive Director & Principal
Tandria.Callins@llalschool.org
Michelle Barnes, SLP
Email:
Michelle.Barnes@llalschool.org
Wendy Corea, SLP
Email:
Wendy.Corea@llalschool.org
Roxanne Moreira
Roxanne.Moreira@llalschool.org
Meigan Ritter
Meigan.Ritter@llalschool.org
Chaucy Gordon, SLPA
Chaucy.Gordon@llalschool.org
Saralee Orphe, SLPA
Email:
Saralee.Orphe@llalschool.org
OCCUPATIONAL
Devon Schaub, OTR
Devon.Schaub@llalschool.org
Ventrell Battle, COTA
Ventrell.Battle@llalschool.org
Michael Brown, COTA
Email:
Michael.Brown@llalschool.org
PHYSICAL
COURTNEY NARROW, PT
Email:
Courtney.Narrow@llalschool.org
Email:
Brigitte.Jobe@llalschool.org
Wendi Boswell-Schulte, PTA
Email:
Wendi.Boswell-Schulte@llalschool.org
Behavior Technicians
Kenisha Barrett
Kenisha.Barrett@llalschool.org
Kistie Dieudonne
Email:
Kistie.Dieudonne@llalschool.org
Joquet Jiles
Email:
Joquet.Jiles@llalschool.org
Denise Moore
Denise.Moore@llalschool.org
Zamir Knighten
Email:
Zamair.Knighten@llalschool.org
Taylor Jordan
Email:
Taylor.Jordan@llalschool.org
Crisis Management Instructors
Sheenah Adams
Sheenah.Adams@llalschool.org
Deonte Fielder
Deonte.Fielder@llalschool.org
Dr. Tandria Callins, CCC-SLP, Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Tandria.Callins@llalschool.org
If you’re interested in enrolling your student or have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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Winter Haven, Fl 33880
Phone: (863) 268-2903
