Dr. Katherine Brown
Chief Academic Officer
Email: katherine.brown@barrow.k12.ga.us 
 

Dr. Katherine Brown has nearly 20 years of experience in education, including teaching, enrichment and gifted education specialist positions, and school administration. She is focused on providing differentiated learning experiences for students that foster a lifelong love of learning.

Dr. Brown has received several honors and awards, including being selected as the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals District 2 President and a New Principal Coach and Bootcamp Leader. She also earned the Georgia Council for Teachers of Mathematics Teacher of Promise Award and National Association for Gifted Children Harry Passow Classroom Teacher Award. While teaching in Barrow County, her classroom was filmed by the Georgia Department of Education as a model for teachers.

Dr. Brown and her husband are both educators. They have four children and love traveling to national parks and monuments. A favorite of theirs is camping at the Dry Tortugas National Park.
 

EDUCATION:

• B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education | Valdosta State University, 2005
• M.Ed. Educational Psychology | University of Georgia, 2007
• Ph.D. Educational Psychology | University of Georgia, 2011
   

Dr. Brown’s professional certifications include:

• Clear and Renewable T-7 Certificate-Early Childhood Education, Pre-K-5
• Georgia Educational Leadership Building Level Certificate
• Dyslexia Endorsement (Awarded Summer 2025)
• Gifted Education Endorsement

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  Pre-K, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Linda Trotter
Teaching and Learning Administrative Assistant
Email: linda.trotter@barrow.k12.ga.us

Shawn Puckett
Academics Administrative Assistant
Email: shawn.puckett@barrow.k12.ga.us