Academics

OCA adheres to a high standard for academic goal-setting. Curriculum, rigorous standards, and best practice strategies combine to create a rigorous learning environment for students.

Preschool
Elementary
Jr/Sr High

Our Faculty

OCA faculty members are highly qualified educators who strive to help their students unite a passion for Christ with excellence in academics. Every member of the faculty signs a statement of faith, aligning themselves with the calling from God to educate from a biblical worldview.

Bankston, Krystal

Jr/Sr High Teacher   krystalbankston@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Barker, Samantha
Befus, Tim

Jr/Sr High Teacher   timbefus@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Brown, Belinda

3rd Grade Teacher  belindabrown@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Cook, Myra

Music/Drama Director   myracook@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Edwards, Bryan

Jr/Sr High Teacher   bryanedwards@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Foster, Jennifer

Preschool Teacher   jenniferfoster@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Givens, Kraig

Jr/Sr High Teacher   kraiggivens@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Green, Celina
Kinard, Katie

Kindergarten Teacher   katiekinard@oca.oakwoodbc.org

McDaniel, Janice

1st Grade Teacher   janicemcdaniel@oca.oakwoodbc.org

McDonough, Madi

6th Grade Teacher   madimcdonough@oca.oakwoodbc.org

McDonough, Matthew

Jr/Sr High Teacher   matthewmcdonough@oca.oakwoodbc.org

McDonough, Stacy

Preschool Teacher   stacymcdonough@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Michaelian, Kari

6th Grade Teacher   karimichaelian@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Mount, Erin

Kindergarten Teacher   erinmount@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Pickard, Stephanie
Pryor, Brittany

Preschool Teacher   brittanypryor@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Purser, Laura

College Advisor/Band Director   laurapurser@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Scarbrough, Jessica
Shamblin, Emily

4th Grade Teacher   emilyshamblin@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Silva, Lauren

3rd Grade Teacher   laurensilva@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Stoker, Monica

4th Grade Teacher   monicastoker@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Trundle, Brooke

2nd Grade Teacher   brooketrundle@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Whitescarver, Stephanie
Williams, Stacy

Jr/Sr High Teacher   stacywilliams@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Wooten, Mitchell

5th Grade Teacher   mitchellwooten@oca.oakwoodbc.org

Accreditation

Oakwood Christian Academy is fully accredited by North American Christian School Accrediting Agency (NACSAA), National Council of Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS), and the Georgia Association of Christian Schools (GACS) which is a charter member of Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission (GAPSAC).

Accreditation is a means whereby the American Association of Christian Schools can assist member schools in building stronger Christian schools. AACS is a national/international accreditation body.

The accreditation program of the Georgia Association of Christian Schools has been recognized and approved by the following Georgia state boards and authorities:

The Georgia Board of Education has approved the Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission (GAPSAC) of which the Georgia Association of Christian Schools is a charter member. All schools provisionally or fully accredited GACS are entitled to benefits, including transfer of grades and credits to public schools, on the same basis as students from public schools. No additional tests over and above those required by public school students have to be taken by students from GACS accredited schools, nor additional measures whatsoever will be required.

Graduates of schools that are candidates for accreditation provisionally accredited or fully accredited by the Georgia Association of Christian Schools are eligible for HOPE Scholarship on the same basis as are graduates from public schools in Georgia. Application for these scholarships may be made through the Georgia college or university to which the student has applied.

The Georgia Board of Regents has approved graduates from GACS provisionally or fully accredited schools for entrance to colleges of the University System of Georgia (USG). However, individual colleges of the USG may place additional requirements, over and above those required for graduation by the Georgia Board of Education, on all students (from both public and private schools) applying to a particular college. Usually, these requirements are based on the “Freshman Index” which is a combination of SAT scores and course grades from the student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA).

For this reason, we recommend that any student planning to attend a college or university of the USG to contact that particular college or colleges no later than the beginning of their junior year of high school to be assured the student is on track to meet admission requirements. Information on the Freshman Index may be requested from any college or university of the USG.