Mrs. Chetina Long

My name is Chetina Long, and I am the sixth-grade Mathematics, Science, and Health teacher here at amazing Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School. This will be my third year at TJEMS.

I grew up in Baltimore City where I attended various public schools before graduating from Francis M. Wood Senior High. I studied at Coppin State University where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. I continued graduate studies at Coppin State University and had a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration conferred to me. Later, I attended and graduated from the University of Baltimore’s Master’s degree in Human Services Administration program. I am currently pursuing a Master of Art in Teaching with a focus on Special Education from the University of Maryland Notre Dame.

Although my educational background is in Criminal Justice and Human Services, I have many years of experience working with children in various capacities within the Baltimore City Public School System. I have previously participated in the facilitation of the girl’s group which is an after school extra-curricular activity at Thomas Jefferson and have hopes to continue in the future. I love what I do and take educating our children very seriously. I believe as an educator you should meet the students where they are and help build on their strengths from that point. A person who has never made a mistake never tried anything new and will never know what they can achieve because success is most often reached through failure.