Administration

Principal

Mr. Michael Bissell

Mr. Michael Bissell

Hello Chalkville Elementary family! My name is Michael Bissell, and I am honored to join the Cougar Community at Chalkville! I will be adding some biographical information to this page once I get settled in. Stay tuned! 

Sincerely,

Michael Bissell

"Give of yourself so that others might see what it takes to be great!"

In the words of Amanda Gorman, "This is the era of just redemption."

Phone: 205-379-2950

Email: E-mail Mr. Michael Bissell

Assistant Principals

Mrs. Yohna Mills

Mrs. Yohna Mills

My name is Yohna L. Mills, and I am so excited to start this new adventure in my educational career. I have spent 30 years in education as a classroom teacher. I have taught grades 1-8. I began my career in the Parochial School System from ‘91-’02. I left that position in 2001 to begin in public school education at Avondale Elementary School, where I taught grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th until 2016. During my tenure at Avondale, I was able to receive my National Boards in Middle Childhood Generalist and then my Educational Specialist Degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of Montevallo.  I moved to Margaret Elementary School where I taught 5th grade Science until 2019. I was then presented with the opportunity to teach 6th grade math and science at Irondale Middle School. At Irondale I was tasked with being grade level leader, sat in many leadership positions at the school level and had the opportunity to work with administration as a leader in the school. In 2022, I was honored to be a Teacher of the Year finalist for Jefferson County. I look forward to working with administrators, teachers, all school staff, parents, and most of all the students, to help make Chalkville Elementary the best that it can be.

My educational journey:

1990 UAB BS in Elementary Education

2010 NBCT MC Gen

2013 University of Montevallo MA Educational Leadership

2015 University of Montevallo Ed S Educational Leadership

2022 Irondale Middle School Teacher of the Year 

Phone: (205) 379-2950

Email: E-mail Mrs. Yohna Mills

Mr. Martin Austin

Mr. Martin Austin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He originally attended California State University at Northridge, but transferred to Miles College, where he received a BA in Journalism. He then received a Masters in English from Alabama State University. Mr. Austin also has a Masters from UAB and an Educational Specialist degree from the University of Montevallo. Mr Austin is married and has one daughter, who is a high school junior.