Daphney Shade

Gifted Specialist

205-432-3312

Courses Taught:

Gifted Education

Staff

Bio

I am a product of the Bessemer City School System. I attended Charles F. Hard Primary and Middle School. I am a 1992 graduate of Jess Lanier High School. I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies in Elementary Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I have a Master’s level additional certification in Gifted Education from Samford University. I am also a National Board Certified Teacher. I began teaching in Bessemer in 1998. I taught first grade at Charles F. Hard Elementary for two years. For eleven years I taught second grade at Westhills Elementary School. I have been a System-Wide Gifted Specialist since 2012. I service students in grades 3-5 at Charles F. Hard Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, and Jonesboro Elementary. I also provide consultative services for grades 6, 7 and 8 at Bessemer City Middle School.