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Our Team

To teach the greatest students, you need the greatest teachers, and Renaissance School has recruited some of the greatest staff from across the country to teach this next generation of leaders!

Renaissance teachers carry advanced degrees and certifications, but just as importantly they possess a passion for their jobs as mentors, and a servant’s heart for leading our children into the next generation! When you enroll your child at Renaissance, you can do so with the peace of mind of knowing they will receive not only the best education, but they will be cared for like they were our own!

Check out our amazing staff’s profiles below, including their credentials!

Courtney Klotz, M. Ed.

Executive Director / Head of School

  • Master of Education – American College of Education
  • Bachelor of Science – Troy State University
  • Student Mental Health Specialist – International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards
  • Board Certified Cognitive Specialist – International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards
  • Nonprofit Business Management Certification – University of South Alabama
  • National Association of Special Education Teachers Member
  • Southwest Alabama Educators Work Force Academy Certified
  • Registered Administrator National Society of High School Scholars
  • Crisis Prevention Institute – Classroom Culture Certified Trainer
  • NASET Member Training

Brittany Webber, M.A.

Academic and Dyslexia Interventionist, K-6th Grades Lead Teacher

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, Faulkner University
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, Samford University
  • Alabama Certified Teacher
  • National Association of Special Education Teachers Member
  • Embracing Dyslexia Symposium, William Carey University
  • Notice Ability Professional Development
  • Neuhaus Multisensory Grammar
  • Neuhaus Language Enrichment
  • ARI Training
  • AMSTI Science Trained
  • AMSTI Math Trained
  • Math-U-See Professional Development
  • Alabama Bicentennial Talladega Summer Institute, Alabama Bicentennial Commission
  • NASET Member Training
  • CPR Certified

Beth Zeitlin

Instructor

  • NASET Member Training

David Hovey

History Instructor

  • Master’s Degreee in Religious Education, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities and Business, University of Mobile
  • Associates Degree, Coastal Alabama Community College
  • NASET Member Training

Hope Hardy

Math & ELA Instructor

  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, William Carey University
  • Master’s Degree in Education, Dyslexia Therapy, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Neuhaus Multisensory Grammar
  • Neuhaus Scientific Spelling
  • National Association of Special Education Teachers Member
  • Dyslexia Therapist
  • Certified Academic Language Therapist
  • International Dyslexia Association Member
  • Academic Language Therapist Association Member
  • NASET Member Training

Jenny Hahn

History & Science Instructor

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Marshall University
  • GlobalEd Foundation Global Teacher Certification, In Progress
  • National Association Special Education Teachers Member
  • Neuhaus Reading Readiness
  • Neuhaus Accurate & Automatic Reading
  • National Park Ranger
  • NASET Member Training

Jessica Vipperman, M.S.

Math & Science Coordinator & Instructor

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Louisiana State University
  • Master’s Degree in Education, University of South Alabama
  • Alabama Certified Teacher
  • National Association of Special Education Teachers Member
  • Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Educator Institute Training
  • National Teacher Institute American Battlefield Trust Summer Institute Training
  • Wild Heart Teacher Retreat
  • US Naval Academy Set Sail STEM Institute Training
  • National Geographic Explorer Classroom Participant
  • Auburn Extension Science Teacher Certified
  • Extra Yard for Teachers, South Alabama Participant 
  • NASET Member Training
  • CPR Certified

JoAnn Clemmons

English Language Arts Coordinator & Instructor

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Sul Ross University
  • Texas State Bilingual Early Childhood Certified
  • Texas State Pedagogy Professional Responsibilities Certified
  • Child Intervention Certified
  • Barton Trained
  • Neuhaus Language Enrichment
  • Neuhaus Multisensory Grammar
  • National Association Special Education Teachers Member
  • Embracing Dyslexia Symposium
  • Alabama Bicentennial Mobile Summer Institute, Alabama Bicentennial Commission
  • Autism Partnership Foundation – RBT 40-Hour Training
  • Medal of Honor Character Development Program Training
  • National Council for Behavioral Health – Mental Health First Aid Trained
  • Diversity in Story Telling: The Untold History of Mobile (AHI)
  • Exploring the Mysteries of Mobile (AHI)
  • Teaching Geography Standards Through the Alabama Bicentennial (AHI)
  • NASET Member Training
  • CPR Certified

Joanne Baumhauer

Life Skills & Career Development Instructor

  • Bachelor of Arts, Spring Hill College
  • GlobalEd Foundation Global Teacher Certification
  • Crisis Prevention Institute Certified
  • RBT Training – ReThink Ed
  • Barton Trained
  • National Association Special Education Teachers Member
  • Neuhaus Scientific Spelling
  • Neuhaus Multisensory Grammar
  • Math-U-See Professional Development
  • Alabama Bicentennial Andalusia Summer Institute, Alabama Bicentennial Commission
  • IAP College Career Coach Certification
  • Google Fundamental Training for Educators – Level I
  • NASET Member Training
  • CPR Certified

Enrichments Instructors:

Carrie Hovey

Life Skills

Danielle Pyron

Life Skills

Maria Hoffman

Nature Academy/PE

Johnny Crawford

Physical Education