Hi!  My name is Deborah Kelley.  2021 will be my first year as the Instructional Facilitator and Literacy Coach. I was the Interventionist and Literacy coach at Jeffreys Grove Elementary School for 5 years.  I began teaching in 2001 as a second grade teacher.  I was born and raised here in Raleigh!!  I married my high school sweet heart and we have one daughter. We are huge hockey fans!!

My Education Bachelor of Science  -  University of North Carolina at Greensboro

My Background: Both my parents are from Egypt and my step mother is from Venezuela. I was born in Pennsylvania and have lived both in the US and overseas. I am tri-ligual in English, Arabic, and Spanish.

Education: I graduated from Washington State University in 1996 with a degree in Psychology and a double minor in Sociology and Spanish. I went to graduate school to get my Master's in Teaching in 2001, and have been teaching ever since. I am certified to teach K-6, K-12 Spanish, K-12 Reading Specialist, and AIG. I am National Board Certified. I have experience in teaching 2-6 grades all subjects and AIG.

About Me: My husband and I moved to NC in 2006 from WA. I have 2 sons Zakariya (Ziko) who is currently going to college at Washington State University, and Bassil who is currently going to Enloe High School. I love to travel all over the world and experience new things, go camping, boating, read, and play games with my family and friends.

My name is Julie Poyer. I am originally from Ellicottville, New York, a small town about an hour south of Buffalo. I graduated from Buffalo State University, came down to visit Raleigh and never left. :) I have taught in Wake County for many years and am thrilled to be part of the community at Jeffreys Grove!

My husband,Tim, and I have 2 daughters - Emma is a freshman at NC State and Calli is an 8th grader at Carroll Middle. We have 2 lab rescues, 2 cats and 3 chickens. When I’m not at school, I love to read, garden, ski and go to the beach.