Board Chair Statement

“The future of The Schools of McKeel Academy has never been brighter! With Michele Spurgeon as Director of Schools and Alan Black as Chief Strategic Officer, this dynamic leadership pair brings both continuity and bold vision. Together, they will elevate our schools’ vision of producing lifelong learners and leaders who thrive in our global society.”

—Andrew Snyder, Board Chair
The Schools of McKeel Academy

Elvira Randall

Elvira Randall

Language Arts Team

This is my 31st year of teaching and my 11th year at McKeel. I can honestly say that I still enjoy teaching, even more so than when I was a beginning teacher. Meeting my former students out in the community now grown and successful with their own families and hearing that they still remember things from my class is always a treat. 

My degree from Southeastern University is in English secondary education.  When I am not in school, you will most likely find me outside in nature--- hiking, riding my bike, kayaking, or simply relaxing on my back porch with a book.

This year we will be reading diverse pieces of literature: A Raisin in the Sun (play by Hansberry),  speeches in response to the Equal Rights Amendment (Shirley Chisholm/ Phyllis Schlafly), Lord of the Flies (novel by Golding), and Macbeth (play by Shakespeare). All of these selections have a common thread -- the perception of good and evil along with the struggle for POWER.


“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” - Coco Chanel