Mission of the Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts Math Department
The mission of the mathematics department is to provide an environment where students can learn and become competent users of mathematics and mathematical application. Our goal at RMSOTA is to provide mathematics instruction that will encourage students to become accurate, efficient, and flexible problem solvers as they attend to problems and persevere in solving them by reasoning abstractly and quantitatively.
Our Math Faculty
Ms. Kimberly Dove
Ms. Dove has a wide range of teaching and leadership experience, having served 12 years as the Director for AMSTI (Alabama Math, Science, Technology Initiative), and retiring from Alabama after 28 plus years in education. She is pleased to spend the second half of her career working with such a talented and dedicated group of educators at Rainey-McCullers.
Ms. Brittany Livsey
Ms. Livsey grew up in Chicago, Illinois and graduated with an Associates Degree in Engineering Science from College of DuPage. In 2014, Ms. Livsey6 received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with a minor in Physics from Georgetown, Kentucky. She is a recent graduate of the University of Phoenix where she received her Masters Degree in Teaching in Secondary Education. Ms. Livsey is extremely passionate about teaching and loves dancing. She spends her spare time with her two sons and loves DIY projects or arts and crafts.
Dr. Kelley Taylor – Department Chair
Dr. Taylor has been a teacher in MCSD for more than two decades and was fortunate to transfer to Rainey-McCullers when it first opened in August of 2017. She graduated from CSU with her B.S.Ed., M.S. Ed., and Ed. S. Degree in Middle and Secondary Education with a concentration in middle and secondary mathematics. At RMSOTA, Dr. Taylor is a member of the leadership team and testing team and also serves as the school’s Student Support Team Chair and 504 Coordinator. She is a Teacher Support Coach (TSC) for new teachers and recently received her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership recently as well.
Mrs. Nicoleta Millican
Mrs. Millican brings 16 years of experience as a Learning Support Teacher to her new role as a Math teacher, a position she has long aspired to. Her teaching career has taken her from her native country, Romania to South Carolina, Alaska, and various counties in Georgia, including Gwinnett, Towns, and Muscogee. Outside of school, she cherishes time with her family—her daughter and husband—as well as her array of pets, which includes 3 cats, 3 dogs, chickens, and ducks. In the summer, she enjoys gardening and immersing herself in the nature.
Courses Offered
- Advanced Math 6
- Honors Math 6/7
- Advanced Math 7
- Honors Math 7/8
- 8th Grade Math
- Advanced Math 8
- Algebra I
- Geometry
- Algebra II
- Accelerated Algebra I/Geometry A
- Accelerated Geometry B/Algebra II
- Accelerated Pre-Calculus
- Calculus
- College Readiness Math
- AP Statistics
- SAT Prep (Elective)