Phone: 803-641-2580
Email: fbarber@acpsd.net
Degrees and Certifications:
USC Aiken - B.A. in Secondary Education English
Southern Wesleyan University - M.Ed.
University of South Carolina - MLIS
I am so excited and thankful to be the librarian at Millbrook Elementary School! I love supporting students and teachers in their quest to become more effective users and producers of information. I also love books, reading, integrating technology into learning, and creating. I believe that no read-aloud is complete without using different voices for characters and enjoy every opportunity to dress in costume for a theme or spirit day.
Prior to becoming a media specialist, I was an English teacher at South Aiken High School for ten years, where I also taught Teacher Cadets and Freshman Success and gained a passion for collaborating with others to optimize success for our students. During that time, I was named South Aiken Teacher of the Year and to the Aiken County Honor Court in 2009-2010. In 2014, I became the media specialist at J.D. Lever Elementary and was named their Teacher of the Year in 2018-2019 and was again named to Aiken County Public School's Honor Court. In 2018, I returned to South Aiken High School in the role of media specialist, bringing me closer to home and my family. However, I missed teaching younger students and moved to Millbrook in 2020-2021. I have previously served on the Aiken County Teacher Forum and the board of the ACIRA. I have also served on various SC Book Award Committees.
I have one daughter who is in high school. When I am not at work or cheering my daughter on at dance, I enjoy working out and serving as a worship leader our age appropriate worship environment for our elementary aged students at Fearless Church.
