Janelle Garner
janelle.garner@cowetaschools.org

 My name is Janelle Freeman Garner.  I was born in LaGrange, Georgia on June 27, 1954.  We moved to College Park, Georgia when I was 9 years old.  During that time, I went from a small rural school with dual classrooms; to a city school with academics and special activities I had never been exposed to.  I always looked at school as a place for an adventure.  I loved the atmosphere.  I still do!  I graduated from MD Collins High School in 1972 and attended dental hygienist school and worked in that field for two years
By this time I was married and became a stay at home mom for the next 7 years to my two children Jennifer and Zack.  I began a career in the airline industry in 1983 and loved it!  My first job there was pricing tickets, by hand, no computers then!!  After 3 years I received a promotion to assistant manager in the Consumer Affairs Department. I handled lost and damaged baggage and cargo claims. I traveled to many different places training other personnel to do the same.  I loved my job there, but I had always wanted to be a teacher.  So in 1993, I attended Clayton State College and received an Associate’s Degree in Education.  I received my Bachelor Degree in Middle School Education from Brenau University in 1996. In 1997, I left the airline to begin teaching in Clayton County at Kendrick Middle School, 6^th Grade Science and Math.   I taught there for 3 years and relocated in Coweta County. During the next four year, I earned my M Ed. and an Ed. Sp degree in Middle School Education from the State University of West Georgia. 
I became interested in second language learners during my first year of teaching when I had eight languages in my homeroom.  I received certification in ESOL in 2001 and began teaching ESOL the next year.  I came to Moreland in 2004 and truly enjoy working with the staff and students here.