About Dr. Foster

Dr. Angela Foster is originally from Lake City, South Carolina where she graduated from the Florence School District #3 public school system. She earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of South Carolina system in 2001 and a Masters’ Degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education with an endorsement in Gifted Education from Converse College in 2005. In 2013, she earned a Master's Level Certification in School Administration from Wingate University and completed the doctoral program at Wingate University in 2021 earning an education specialist degree and a doctorate in educational leadership.

Dr. Foster was named the Union County Public School’s Assistant Principal of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year. She is entering her 21st year in education and is honored to serve as the principal of Marshville Elementary School. She previously taught for 12 years as an elementary school teacher in grades three through five and served seven years as a middle school assistant principal at East Union Middle School and Monroe Middle School.

Dr. Foster resides in Union County and has three daughters and a grandson. Her two youngest daughters graduated from Piedmont High School in 2020 and 2018; while, her oldest daughter graduated from Weddington High School in 2010. Away from work, she enjoys traveling, attending Carolina Panthers games, spending quality time with family and friends, and serving as the second vice-president of her high school alumni association.

Dr. Foster is fully invested and continues to have a deep commitment to the students, families, staff, and members of the Marshville community. She continues to look forward to the many positive and rewarding years to come and strives to develop and grow all students in order to support them on their paths to being college and career-ready.

Degrees and Certifications

• Elementary Education, B.A.
• Elementary Education, M.Ed
• Early Childhood Education, M.Ed.
• Gifted Education Endorsement, M.Ed.
• K-12 Administration, M.Ed. Add-On License
• Education Specialist, Ed.S.
• Educational Leadership, Ed.D.

Contact Dr. Foster

• Phone: 704-296-6340
• Email: angela.foster@ucps.k12.nc.us

About Mrs. Miller

Mrs. Miller is originally from southern Virginia, where she excelled in music and languages in school. She became fluent in Spanish through a summer experience in high school and has had a passion for language immersion programs since. She earned a B.A. in Spanish from Virginia Tech, worked as a web designer for a bit after college, and then earned her M.A. in Spanish literature and linguistics at Florida State University, where she met her husband, Paul.

She lived in Charlotte from 2004 until 2018, during which time she taught IB and AP Spanish at the high school level, dual-immersion Kindergarten, and middle school science. She earned her National Board Certification in Early Adolescent Science while she completed her Educational Leadership program at Queens University of Charlotte. She also authored teaching units on language and science as part of the Charlotte Teachers Institute experience con UNCC. She traveled to Guatemala to train teachers and leaders on best practices in education and has written curriculum and presented in the field locally, statewide, and nationally.

In 2018, Mrs. Miller became principal of a California dual-immersion program and served for two years. During that time, she led the transformation of the school to a more successful program with updated pedagogy and expanded the rigor in language and Math instruction for all students. Mrs. Miller led her staff to earn the California Distinguished Schools Award, while also leading significant improvements in the performance of English Learners and socio-economically disadvantaged students by large margins on state assessments. With family back on the East Coast, she and her husband decided it was time to return home.

Currently, Mrs. Miller is pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership with a current focus on equity in public education. She also has a passion for the teaching and learning of language, inquiry-based learning, and personalized learning. She enjoys designing professional development on translanguaging, second language acquisition, SIOP methodology, and linguistics for educators.

In her free time, she sings in bands with her husband, plays with her dogs and cat, reads historical fiction and nonfiction, and knits.

She is thrilled and honored to be joining the administrative team at Marshville Elementary and looks forward to supporting Dr. Foster, the staff, the students, and families!

Contact Mrs. Miller

• Email: tabitha.miller@ucps.k12.nc.us