How we work
Leadership
Meet the Greengate’s Head of School, teaching faculty, administrative staff, Tutors, Diagnotic Team as well as our Founders.
A Message from our Head of School
Dr. Debbie Hargett
Students with dyslexia learn differently, and at Greengate, we teach the way they learn. We provide a rich, individualized, and structured learning environment that allows our students to gain confidence in their abilities to learn, and in turn, leads to improvement in their self-esteem and self-awareness.
Greengate educates talented and bright students with dyslexia by addressing both their intellectual strengths and their learning needs. We utilize the Orton Gillingham approach, a multi-sensory, research-based method to develop reading, writing, and spelling skills.
Our primary focus is our students. From daily, individualized tutorials, to challenging content classes, art, music, and physical education, our highly trained faculty and staff strive to enable students to become problem-solvers, to think creatively, work collaboratively, and to be their own advocate. As many parents have said, Greengate “changes lives” of the students we serve.
We welcome you to visit our school, and see for yourself the difference Greengate School can make!
Board of Directors
Back: Kevin Webber, Norm Tew, Patrick Greene, Stephen Norris, John Sweatman
Front: Tom Kruza, Dr. Wallace Kirkpatrick, Marcia Ramsey, Ann Laue, Tracy Sams, Jim Sacane
Not Pictured: Dr. Stacey Ikard & Carol Tevepaugh
2016-17 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- President- Norm Tew
- Secretary- Marcia Ramsey
- Treasurer- Tracy Sams
Members
- Patrick Green
- Dr. Stacey Ikard
- Dr. Wallace Kirkpatrick
- Tom Kruza
- Ann Laue
- Stephen Norris
- Jim Sacane
- John Sweatman
- Carol Tevepaugh
- Kevin Webber
Get Fast Facts
Greengate is unlike any other school in North Alabama.
- Independent day school for students with dyslexia in grades K-8
- Established in 2002 by co-founders Marcia Ramsey and John Allen
- Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), AdvancED/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE), and the International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- One of only 13 schools in the nation to be accredited by the Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
- Every teacher is a dyslexia specialist
- School hours: 7:50-3:40
- 100% of families requesting tuition assistance have been served through either the Alabama Accountability Act or Greengate’s tuition assistance program
Employment Opportunities
Greengate School actively seeks employees who are dedicated to educating students with dyslexia or other language-based learning difficulties. We are dedicated to hiring talented employees who are committed to educational excellence. Greengate accepts applications year round for teachers, tutors, and substitute teachers. If you are interested in employment with Greengate, please send a resume and cover letter to Dr. Debbie Hargett, Head of School at dhargett@greengateschool.org.