Core Subjects

Our ELAR  teachers work together as a department to ensure that students are capable and enthusiastic readers and writers. We work hard to prepare students for high school and beyond, but we also focus on the pure joy and personal enrichment that come from reading and writing. 
 

Denton ISD Secondary ELAR Web Page

ELAR

• Kristina Boone - 6th Grade
• Jana Cantrell - 6th Grade 
• Evan Roope - 6th Grade  

• Evan Roope - 7th Grade  
• Emily Vetromile - 7th Grade
• Steve Babcock - 7th Grade

• Emily Pierce - 8th Grade  
• La'Tesha Bradley -  8th Grade  

EXPO

• Avery LeBlanc - 7th & 8th Grade 
• Emily Pierce - 6th Grade       

Other Programs

• Michelle Addison - Dyslexia
• Dara Harden - Reading Intervention
• Sonia Hernandez - ESL
• Heather Warren - ESL
• Lydia Richard - SpEd ELAR 6th
• Alyssabeth Lafferty-Reside - SpEd ELAR 7th
• Esther Bourgeois - SpEd ELAR 8th

Denton ISD Secondary Math Web Page

Math

• Jessica Coffman - 6th Grade
• Eric Johnk - 6th Grade  

• Susana Yanez - 7th Grade  
• Karen Quigley - 7th Grade  

• Julie Holland - 8th Grade  
• Courtney Swindle - 8th Grade   

Other Programs

• Christian Linehan - 6th Grade Math SpED Inclusion, Resource, & Intervention
• Alison Hosack - 7th Grade Math SpED Inclusion, Resource, & Intervention  
• Shawn Smith - 8th Grade Math SpED Inclusion, Resource, & Intervention  

The middle school science curriculum is a spiraling, integrated curriculum.  At each grade level students will learn life, earth, and physical science concepts.  Topics spiral through 6th, 7th and 8th grade so that students build on the knowledge gained from one grade level to the next to attain mastery of the subject.  Our curriculum also consists of recurring strands such as constancy and change, systems and the relationship between structure and function, which are big picture concepts students need to understand about science. 

Our science department is made up of very skilled and knowledgeable teachers that promote scientific inquiry and problem solving through hands on laboratory experiences.  This year, we will be working together as a team to incorporate the 5E instructional model in our lessons to enhance student learning.  As a department we work together closely to provide students with experiences that challenges them and builds self confidence and provides opportunities for students to achieve and succeed.  Students exiting our science program at McMath will have the knowledge base and skills to be successful as they continue their science education in high school and as they continue to explore the world around them.

Denton ISD Secondary Science Web Page
 
6th Grade

• Tanner Myers 
• Paul Selck
   

7th Grade

• Paul Gillilan
• Danielle Martinez
   

8th Grade 

• Danielle Martinez 
• Laura Threlfall

The Social Studies department at McMath is staffed by dedicated, knowledgeable, and highly qualified teachers who make it their goal to enthusiastically present social studies lessons that exceed state and local standards and prepare students for the responsibilities and benefits of good citizenship.  

Denton ISD Secondary Social Studies Web Page

Sixth Grade World Cultures:

Davis Simmons

Tanner Myers 

Seventh Grade Texas History:

Sean Odrosky

Matt Hilliard

Eighth Grade U.S. History:

Sean Odrosky

Michelle Duesmann