Terri Butts was born and raised in New Haven, CT. She moved to
Lugoff, South Carolina in 2000 with her husband and 2 children after
living in both Hampton, VA and Long Beach, CA. Terri earned her
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Hampton University. She
worked in many areas from childcare to social services before finding
her true calling in teaching.  In 1995, Terri earned a Master of Arts in
Teaching from the University of South Carolina. 
In her 30 plus years as an early childhood educator, she has served as a
cooperating teacher, an instructional coach, a certified mentor and
evaluator in both Kershaw County and Richland District Two schools,
and an adjunct instructor for Winthrop University. Terri is a National
Board Certified Teacher and was the awardee of the 2015 National
Education Association Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. She
has served as a member of the South Carolina team at the Southern
Regional Education Board (SREB) Teacher Evaluation Convening and
on the S.C. Department of Education Educator Evaluation Advisory
Team.
Terri, now a retired educator, is a full-time caregiver of her father. She,
and her husband Edward of 39 years, are the parents of two adult
children and proud grandparents of two wonderful grandsons.