About Dr. Croffut

Dr. Croffut began her professional career as an elementary teacher and Reading Recovery teacher. She and her family moved to Union County in 2003, where she served as an assistant principal at Union Elementary. Since 2003, she has served as the principal of Union Elementary, Sandy Ridge Elementary, UCPS Director of Elementary Education and, most recently, principal of East Union Middle.

Dr. Croffut received her bachelor’s degree from Lee University and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama. In 2016, she received her Doctorate in Education from Wingate University.

Dr. Croffut resides in Union County. She and her husband have three children, two of which are also educators in Union County Public Schools.

Contact Dr. Croffut

• Email: cindy.croffut@ucps.k12.nc.us

About Mrs. Santana

Mrs. Jessica Santana is in her first year as assistant principal of Rea View Elementary. She began her teaching career in 2006. She has served in Union County Public Schools for 14 years as a teacher, both in regular and special classrooms, and as a Literacy Teacher Specialist.

Mrs. Santana is originally from New York where she received her bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College in Regular and Special Education in 2006. She went on to obtain a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix in Early Childhood Education in 2009.  In 2018, she graduated with a master’s degree from Queens University of Charlotte in Educational Leadership.  

Mrs. Santana currently resides in Union County with her family. Her husband also teaches for UCPS and both of her children attend UCPS schools. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially listening to her son play the guitar and cheering her daughter on at dance competitions.

Contact Ms. Santana

• Email: jessica.santana@ucps.k12.nc.us

• Dr. Jennifer Topper
• 704-296-9898

• Principal: Dr. Cindy Croffut
• Representative: Lisa Stephens

Rea View's Mission Statement

It is our mission to provide:

• a positive, safe, and nurturing environment
• engaging and differentiated opportunities for students to learn
• an emphasis on developing students' character
• opportunities for students to develop their talents and skills in preparation for an exciting future!

Our staff is composed of:

• 1 Principal and 1 Assistant Principal
• 30 classroom teachers
• 10 teacher assistants
• 2 Academically/Intellectually Gifted teachers
• 3 full-time Exceptional Children's teacher
• 3 Exceptional Children's teacher assistants
• 1 Instructional Coach
• 1 Speech Language Pathologist
• 1 Media Specialist
• 1 Guidance Counselor
• 1 Music teacher
• 1 Art teacher
• 1 Physical Education teacher
• 1 French Teacher
• 3 office support staff

Staff shared among schools include: Nurse, English as a Second Language Teacher, Occupational Therapist, and School Psychologist.

Our very active PTO Executive Board, committee chairpersons, and large pool of parent volunteers support our school in so many ways. In each year of our operation, the PTO has led successful fundraising initiatives, which have enabled us to enhance our instructional materials, technology tools, and playground components. The PTO also sponsors important events such as Read with Rocky, Family Fun Nights, staff appreciation events and much more. Our PTO committees organize on-going collections of Campbell’s soup labels, Box Tops for Education, and our participation in the Harris Teeter Together in Education program. An easy way to help is to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Rea View’s code, 6358.

Approximately 125 students attend Rea View’s After School Care program. The program operates each school day from 2pm to 6pm, and is headquartered in our gymnasium. The After School Care program also offers child care on teacher workdays and a summer camp program. For more information about the Rea View After School Program, please contact our director, Mackenzie Love, at 704-290-1534, or via e-mail at mackenzie.love@ucps.k12.nc.us. Spaces in the program fill up quickly and wait lists are common, so be sure to act now to check availability for the upcoming school year.

• Opened in August of 2007
• Rea View’s official school colors are red and black
• Rea View’s mascot is Rocky the Red Wolf
  • The Rea View mascot and school colors were selected by future Rea View students during the spring of 2007.  After two rounds of voting, the red wolf was selected as our mascot. Red, black, and white were chosen as our official school colors.  During September of 2007, students voted on a name for the mascot, choosing from a list of over 20 ideas that Rea View families had suggested throughout the summer.  Rocky is the name for our Red Wolf! 
  • The red wolf is a wonderful representative for our new school.  The red wolf was on the endangered species list and by 1980 they were officially declared extinct in the wild. In 1987, four pairs of wolves were reintroduced into the wild in the Alligator National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.  Today there are about 100 Red Wolves that roam free in northeastern North Carolina. The color of the red wolf varies from cinnamon red, to grey or black.  The red wolf is smaller than the grey wolf, but larger than a coyote.  Red wolves are known for being smart, sociable, living in family units or packs, playing together, and working together.

Rea View Elementary follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for subject area goals and objectives by grade level in the following areas: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Guidance, Music, Physical Education, Healthy Living, and Arts Education.

For more information regarding the curriculum of North Carolina Public Schools, please consult the following website:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum.

• Rea View Elementary is situated on a 55-acre campus just off of Rea Road in western Union County. In addition to 36 homerooms, our facility includes the following:
• spacious gymnasium for Physical Education classes
• separate classroom spaces for music and art instruction
• classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology
• Media Center featuring a wide array of print and digital materials
• wireless internet throughout the building
• separate playgrounds for K-2 and 3-5 students, featuring basketball goals, soccer goals, swings, climbing components, slides, and more
• moveable wall separating gymnasium and dining room space

Students receive weekly instruction in art, technology, music, media center, and physical education. Our guidance counselor teaches classes to all students, in addition to the small group and individual support that she provides on a regular basis.