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Leadership & Faculty
Shonda Caines
Lower School Head, Director of Exceptional Education Programs
BA English, Covenant College
MEd Special Education, UTC
Tennessee Teaching Certification K-12 Special Education
Shonda Caines, Lower School Head and Director of Exceptional Education Programs, joined the CCS staff in 2014. She is married to JR Caines, an alumnus and former faculty member and the current senior pastor at East Ridge Presbyterian Church. Shonda and JR have three children: Emma, who currently teaches at CCS, Jack (CCS Class of '23), and Lou (CCS Class of '21). Shonda has extensive experience working with students with disabilities, both as a special education teacher and as mother to Jack, who was born with Down syndrome and later received a diagnosis of autism. She received her formal training at Covenant College (BA English) and UTC (MEd Special Education) and is a National Board Certified Teacher.
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MEd Special Education, UTC
Tennessee Teaching Certification K-12 Special Education
Shonda Caines, Lower School Head and Director of Exceptional Education Programs, joined the CCS staff in 2014. She is married to JR Caines, an alumnus and former faculty member and the current senior pastor at East Ridge Presbyterian Church. Shonda and JR have three children: Emma, who currently teaches at CCS, Jack (CCS Class of '23), and Lou (CCS Class of '21). Shonda has extensive experience working with students with disabilities, both as a special education teacher and as mother to Jack, who was born with Down syndrome and later received a diagnosis of autism. She received her formal training at Covenant College (BA English) and UTC (MEd Special Education) and is a National Board Certified Teacher.
