Welcome to 3rd Grade
Mrs. Toletha S. Ison

My Favorite Quote:
"Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be." ~Rita Pierson

HELLO, MY NAME IS TOLETHA ISON AND THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT BESS T. SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY BUT I HAVE TAUGHT IN HAMILTON COUNTY FOR FOUR YEARS. I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA WITH A BACHELORS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WITH AN ADDED ENDORSEMENT IN K-12 EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION. I WAS BORN IN CHATTANOOGA, TN AND ATTENDED BESS T. SHEPHERD WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FIVE OF MY SEVEN KIDS ATTENDED BESS T. SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY.  WE ARE BESS T. SHEPHERD! IN MY DOWNTIME, I ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, MENTORING TODAY'S YOUTH (in and out of the church), AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.