Administration
Mr. George White, Interim Principal
White began his career in CCSD in 2004 as a teacher assistant. He became a classroom teacher at the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year and served in that capacity for six years. Having demonstrated excellent instructional skills and leadership in the classroom, White was selected to become an assistant principal at Morningside Middle School in 2012. He served in this role for 11 years. In January 2023, White was appointed as interim principal at Morningside Middle School.
White earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Benedict College and his Master of Arts in Education/Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix. He completed the South Carolina Alternative Certification Program for Teaching Licensure.
Mrs. Denise Shaw-McBride, Grade Level Administrator
Denise Shaw- McBride has served as an assistant principal with CCSD for three years. Denise earned a BS in Sociology from Charleston Southern University, an M.Ed in Secondary Counselor Education from The Citadel, and an Education Specialist in Elementary and Secondary Education School Supervision from Capella University and is currently a state certified administrator for grades K-12. Denise has one daughter who is a graduate of Goose Creek High School & Jacksonville University and is currently a registered nurse in Florida. Denise resides in Ladson with her husband Roy.
Ms. Kim Witherspoon, Grade Level Administrator
Kim Witherspoon graduated from Lincoln High School in 2000 and joined the district during her senior year as a teacher cadet and tutor counselor for St. James Santee Elementary School’s Kaleidoscope Program. Although she had a passion for working with children at an early age, it was not until her later years in college while working with the Gear Up Program that she realized she wanted to become an educator.
After college, she became a science teacher at First Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2004. Later, she moved back to South Carolina and began working in the science department at her alma mater, Lincoln High School. In 2011, Witherspoon joined the Morningside Middle family and served there for six years, teaching 8th grade science.
In 2017, she continued her teaching career at St. Stephen Middle School in Berkeley School District to be closer to home and her young son. After teaching 6th grade science for three years in Berkeley County, Witherspoon returned to the district and continued teaching middle level science. She became an Assistant Principal at Morningside Middle School in 2023.
Witherspoon obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry in 2004 from Claflin University. Later, she pursued her education and completed a Master's degree in Health Services Administration from Strayer University in 2010. She also holds a Master's degree in Secondary Administration and Supervision from Charleston Southern University, which she obtained in 2020.
Mr. VonTravis Crawford, Grade Level Administrator
Von'Travis Crawford is a Charleston native, a product of CCSD and Stall High School alumni. After graduating, he accepted a full offer from Georgetown University's School of Nursing and Health Studies class of 2012. During his collegiate studies, Crawford worked on campus for housing AmeriCorps in their JumpStart program and collaborated with Howard University School of Medicine to study nocturnal discrepancies in those with PTSD. Crawford also pioneered equity and social justice on campus by starting the Minority Health Initiative Group in order to improve health concerns for students on campus. In order to increase his spanish language proficiency, Von'Travis traveled to Salamanca, Spain and traveled to Europe to expand his perspective. Teach For America moved from DC to Dallas to be a high school science teacher, then became an instructional coach while joining Dallas ISD and Southern Methodist University's Masters in Educational Leadership with an Urban Specialization. Completing the program opened the opportunity for Crawford to join Dallas' Accelerated Schools Program and turned a school around from IR-6 to Blue Ribbon performance. Crawford moved back to Charleston to give back to his community and ensure that future generations have access to the opportunities that didn't exist during his upbringing and prove that EQUITY EXISTS!!!