Phone: 843-900-3222 Email: hootst@bcsdschools.net

Dr. Hoots has over 40 years of experience in education and a diverse professional resume at both the elementary, middle and high school levels. She received her Master’s in Special Education from Fayetteville State University and her doctoral degree in administration and supervision from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Hoots began her career as an interim kindergarten teacher before accepting a special education position at Cape Fear High School. She served as a special educator in Cumberland County and Wake County, North Carolina as a resource teacher, inclusion teacher, and self-contained teacher.

Dr. Hoots’ career also led her to become a district compliance specialist and a Director of Special Education in Franklin County, North Carolina. She has served as an assistant principal, and principal, of both a middle and high schools. Dr. Hoots also spent time working with the Horry County Alternative Education School. In addition, she also served in various administrative roles at the high, middle and elementary school levels. 

In 2018, Dr. Hoots relocated to Berkeley County School District as a coordinator/instructional specialist for our Special Services Department. She served as Interim Principal at Nexton Elementary during the 2019 -2010 school year, and was named as permanent principal in March of 2020.  She says that her passion has always been to serve children and the community, and she is excited and honored to be a part of the Nexton Elementary family.

Phone: 843-900-3222 Email: JashienskiA@bcsdschools.net

I am extremely blessed and excited to be a part of the Nexton Family. This area is full of growth, life, and unlimited potential. As an administrator, I want to continue to grow the climate and culture that Dr. Hoots has established and make Nexton Elementary the top elementary school in Berkeley County. With 14 years of teaching Physical Education and coaching sports, I bring a competitive and hard work approach to work every day. I want to model that to all students because those are life skills that will make any student in the building successful. We should compete to be our best and we get there by hard work.

I was born and raised in Berkeley County. I attended College Park Elementary, College Park Middle, and Stratford High School. After graduating from Stratford in 2002, I attended Coastal Carolina University where I majored in Physical Education. I later obtained a Master's Degree Of Education In Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University and an Educational Administration Degree from Lamar University.

My career in education began in 2006 at South Florence High School where I was a physical education and football/basketball coach. After one year, I moved to Berkeley County and began teaching at Sangaree Intermediate School and coaching football at Stratford High. I taught at Sangaree Intermediate for nine years until I was offered a position at Stratford to be a Physical Education teacher and Varsity Offensive Coordinator. In 2018, I made a decision to take a position at Westview Middle School and be in the feeder school system with my three children and become the Head B-Team and JV football coach.

Leaving teaching and coaching was difficult because it is a love and passion, but even though I am no longer coaching high school athletics, I still intend to coach my children’s sports teams because I want to continue to invest in my children and the children of the community. Youth sports can mold and change lives and I want to use that platform to reach every child. Outside of athletics, I enjoy being outdoors whether it is on the lake, at the beach, or in the woods.

Berkeley County School District has shaped my career by allowing me to be in great programs like Teacher Cadets, giving me opportunities to play sports, putting me around great mentors such as coaches and teachers, and allowing me to grow as a professional.

Phone: 843-900-3222 Email: WhiteJessica@bcsdschools.net

I've taught in Berkeley County my whole career and I love the community I serve. I've been blessed to be at Nexton since its opening. I have taught 2nd and 5th grade and have also served as a reading coach here at Nexton. I've known that I've wanted to be a teacher since I was a young child. I love watching as students grow, develop, and become amazing adults. I was born and raised in the Lowcountry and attend Charleston County Schools. I went to Charleston Southern University where I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Elementary Education and Elementary Administration. It was both an easy and difficult decision to leave the classroom because I love working one on one with students so much, but I also knew I was called to step out of the classroom and serve teachers and students in a different way. I love working now with teachers and students and watching their hard work build an amazing school!