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Hi Families! I am Mrs. Payne and this is my second year working at AAA. Last year, I taught 1st Grade and this year I teach 2nd Grade. I am from Muscle Shoals, AL and I currently live in Athens, AL with my husband Tyler and our three dogs-Milo, Memphis, and Murphy. We have a little boy on the way in June 2025! I enjoy musical theater, pageant coaching and singing opera. Additionally, I manage a 501c3 nonprofit organization “Chelsea’s Cause: Putting Patients First.” At 19 months old, I suffered a traumatic brain injury. “Chelsea’s Cause” focuses on traumatic brain injury prevention and awareness in the state of Alabama.

M.Ed.in Early Childhood, University of North Alabama
B.S. Public Relations, University of North Alabama

Emergency Certificate 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2024 [Valid]

Issued on 11/1/2022   

Emergency Certificate- First Issuance (EC1)   

Grade Level: NONE   

Early Childhood Education (0H5JK)

2nd

Elementary Instruction

Colbert County Schools-Family Liaison, Public Relations Coordinator, Grant Writer, Director of Colbert County Education Foundation, 
Academic Competitions Coordinator