My name is Katie Fowler, and I am very excited to be part of the Bay Springs Middle School family. I am the In-School Coordinator of Special Education. Working here is even more special to me, because I have the opportunity to work in the same middle school where I attended as a student.

This will be my 18^th year in education: I taught special education for 5 years at Sand Hill Elementary, 5 years at Sharp Creek Elementary (where I was also the In-School Coordinator for Special Education services), 3 years at Central High School in an adapted special education classroom, and finally here at Bay Springs as an adapted special education teacher before becoming ISC last year. 

I graduated from Villa Rica High School in 2003. I graduated from the University of West Georgia in 2007 with my undergraduate degree in Special Education with a concentration in Intellectual Disabilities. I graduated from Grand Canyon University in 2015 with my Master’s Degree in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Elementary Reading.

I have been married to my high-school sweetheart, Matthew, for 17 years. We have 2 beautiful daughters: Marianne, who is 15 and will be a 10^th grader at Villa Rica High this year, and Audrie, who is 14 and will be a 9^th grader at Villa Rica High this year. My family and I have resided in Temple for the past 8 years.

When I am not teaching, I enjoy volunteering at my church - Villa Rica 1^st UMC, spending time with my family, reading, crocheting, and crafting. I have recently become a Band Mom as my youngest, Audrie, plays mellophone and french horn in the band. I also get to support my oldest, Marianne, as she is a wrestling manager for the Villa Rica High School Wrestling team. We are definitely ALWAYS busy!!