Speciality Areas

Teacher: Katilyn Melton 

Subjects Taught: K-4 Music & Jacket Sing-Sations

Education: I graduated in May of 2019 with a Master of Music degree in Music Education from Kent State University. I graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville State University with special honors in music in the fall of 2013. At Jacksonville State University, I received a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music Education. I am certified as highly qualified in choral music education for Pre-K-12th grades. 

Experience: I have been teaching music at OES since August 2019. I previously taught music in the Pell City School System from January 2014-May 2019.

Bio: I have been teaching music since January of 2014. My husband's name is Michael. He is the band director at Alexandria High School. We have been married since June of 2015 and have two daughters named Ellie and Nora. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, painting, crocheting, crafting, and spending time with family and friends. 

Music Education Philosophy: Music is an indispensable part of human life that impacts learning and enhances quality of life. Studies show that music has a positive effect on a person's mental, physical and emotional well-being. Here at Oxford Elementary School, we believe that every child has musical talent. Our goal is to make sure that every child succeeds in music, expresses themselves through music, discovers their own musical abilities and applies those abilities in the classroom and beyond. We strive to provide an educational program that is designed to teach the performing arts to children in a way that will help them develop creativity, positive self-esteem, aesthetic awareness, independence, an appreciation of diverse cultural heritages, a sense of responsibility, and valuable life skills.

Teacher: Kelly Roberts

Education: I began teaching with the Oxford City School System in August of 2005. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Jacksonville State University and gained a Master’s Educational Specialist degree in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama. I also earned my Gifted Specialist certification from the University of Alabama. Prior to becoming an educator, I worked in retail management in various states across the midwest and east coast.  

Experience: Over the past 19 years, I have been a classroom teacher in both 3rd and 4th grades for 10 years, the gifted specialist for 2 years, the 5th and 6th grade pre-engineering teacher and robotics coach at C.E. Hanna for 5 years , and I am currently the Maker Space teacher at Oxford Elementary School.While the robotics coach at CE Hanna, I received the Create U.S. Open Robotics Teacher of the Year Award in 2020. 

Bio: I am married with 2 teenage children; 15 year-old son, Sean, and 14 year old daughter, Kaylee. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I love to spend time outside, watching my daughter play sports, playing with my dogs, and traveling.

Makerspace Education Information: The Makerspace classroom provides hands-on, creative ways to encourage and engage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they engage in the areas of science, math, engineering, and tinkering.  We currently have adopted the We Build It Better curriculum to provide a unique learning experience that enforces workforce concepts and skill-building activities

Teacher: Cristy Clements

Subjects Taught: K-4 Art

Education: I graduated in April  of 2021 with my Masters from Jacksonville State University. I graduated in April of 2005 with my Bachelors from Jacksonville State University.

Experience: This is my 19th year teaching. I have been teaching Art for three years.

Bio: I have been teaching in Oxford City Schools since August of 2005. My husband's name is Warren. He is the hydrant engineer at M&H Valve in Anniston. We have been married since February of 2010 and have two daughters named Elaina and Julia. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, baking, painting, crafting, spending time with family and friends,  following my girls to their many activities, and volunteering with a local Girl Scout troop.

Art Education Information: My overarching goal in the art classroom is that the students will love art so much that they want to be creative outside of the school building.  I absolutely love seeing art that my students have completed at home.  In art we learn about the elements of art and how we can use them when creating art.  We also learn different techniques with a variety of mediums.