Administration

Principal

Lori Grace Torrey

Welcome to Spann Elementary. I am elated to be a part of the Spann family. It is our goal to achieve high academic excellence while nurturing our students in a multicultural environment. We are SPANNTASTIC!!!

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Masters of Science in School Counseling
Specialist Degree in Education Leadership

Assistant Principal

Dr. Kristen Powell

Kristen Powell began her educational career in the Jackson Public School District in 2017 as a fourth-grade teacher at Obama Magnet Elementary School. Ms. Powell spent five years teaching fourth grade before accepting a position as a math curriculum lead in our district’s Office of Teaching and Learning. Ms. Powell has accepted principalship as an assistant principal at Spann Elementary to “Educate Scholars on Purpose with Purpose” to strive for excellence!

Her educational career has prepared her with a broad educational experience. Ms. Powell first received a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Jackson State University. In 2019, she then attended the University of Mississippi where she earned her Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction. Ms. Powell graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi where she obtained both her specialist and doctorate in Leadership and Supervision.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Masters of Science in Curriculum
Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership
Educational Doctorate in Educational Leadership