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General Inquiries & Pre-K

Clifton Road Campus

Address: 1700 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: 404.636.4073 | Fax: 404.321.6858

Site Director: Raeshawn Cummings – rcummings@thecliftonschool.org

Assistant Director:
Arlene Morales,
amorales@thecliftonschool.org

Business Manager (Tuition): Safa Sirajud-Deen – ssirajud@thecliftonschool.org

Kitchen (Allergies/Dietary): Cliftonkitchen@thecliftonschool.org

Curriculum Coordinators: Temeka Elder & Tiffany Wilburn

Early Intervention Coordinator: Aleece Beattie

Clairmont Campus

Address: 1900 Starvine Road, Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404.315.6340 | Fax: 404.486.7322

Site Director: Loni Smith – lsmith@thecliftonschool.org

Assistant Director:
Kayla Lewis, klewis@thecliftonschool.org 

Business Manager (Tuition): Daneill Gunn – dgunn@thecliftonschool.org

Curriculum Coordinators: Faiza Andrew & Kyoquante Johnson

Early Intervention Coordinator: Kari Ford-Saxton

Front Office Managers:
Doris Rice, drice@thecliftonschool.org
Anita Morris
amorris@thecliftonschool.org

Kitchen (Allergies/Dietary): Clairmontkitchen@thecliftonschool.org

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Locations

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404-315-6340
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2025 – 2026 Clifton School Closings

Our hope for The Clifton School is to cultivate a community full of wonder, dreams and possibilities: a unique place where we value diversity and progressive education based on research.
Date Holiday
September 1, 2025 Labor Day
October 13, 2025 Staff Professional Development Day (Columbus Day)
November 26–28, 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Winter Holiday
January 19, 2026 MLK Jr. Day
February 16, 2026 Staff Professional Development Day (President’s Day)
April 10, 2026 Spring Break
May 25–26, 2026 Memorial Day Holiday
June 19, 2026 Juneteenth Holiday
July 3, 2026 Independence Day
July 29 – August 3, 2026 Move-up/Professional Day
August 4, 2026 First Day of School

Meetings and Events

Date Event
March 8, 2026 International Women’s Day
March 2026 The Clifton School Annual Art Auction
April 11–17, 2026 Week of the Young Child – NAEYC
April 2026 Child Abuse Awareness Month
February 2026 Black History Month
May 2026 Asian Heritage Month
September 2026 Scholastic Book Fair
September 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month

As a non-profit corporation, we are managed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives of EmoryChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Our daily operations are administered by the Executive Director and by the Site Directors at Clifton and Clairmont.

Hayden Mathieson~ President

Chief Business Officer
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

TaWanda Austin, R.N.,M.S.N.

Department  Director, General Surgery
Emory Healthcare

Ashley Teal~ Treasurer

Business Manager
Research & Health Sciences

Mekeshua North

Director of Human Resources Staff Development and Training
Emory University

Laura Markle

Director of Benefits
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Kenya Ford

A representative of the CDC employee population

Katherine Turner Hoffman, MPH~ Vice President

A representative of the CDC employee population

Callan Bahr~ Secretary

Director of Physician Practice Operations
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta