My name is Candice Leaverton and this is my 18th year as a Special Education Teacher. In 2020, I successfully defended my dissertation and graduated with my Doctorate in Educational Leadership. I grew up in Clarksville and attended Austin Peay State University for my Bachelors degree. My husband Jason and I have been married for 20 years, and we have one daughter named Alyssa who is 19. Thanks to my husband's Army career, I have had the privilege to teach in Alaska, Georgia, Italy, and now back home to Tennessee. In addition to teaching in various places, I have also had the privilege of teaching at every grade level from Pre-K-12th grade. When I am not at school fulfilling my role as a Special Education Teacher as well as Special Education Department Chair, I build outdoor furniture with my husband in our wood shop. I feel honored to be part of such an amazing school full of wonderful students. We expect excellence, and I will push every student to meet their potentional.