Contact Information:

Cody Raper
Cleveland Middle School

3635 Georgetown Rd.
Cleveland, Tennessee 37312

423-479-9641
craper@clevelandschools.org

Education:

Lee University

Undergraduate - B.S. Business Administration and Accounting

Graduate - M.A.T. Secondary Education

Professional Licenses:

Tennessee Teaching License

Endorsements: 474, Business Education 7-12  |  475, Business Technology, 7-12 |  477, Engineering, 5-12

Brief Biography:

Originally from Madisonville, Tennessee, I graduated from Tellico Plains High School in 2005- Go Bears!.  The following fall I began attending Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee and double majored in Business Administration and Accounting with a minor in Religion.  In the Spring of 2009 I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree.  Immediately after graduating, I began the Master of Arts in Teaching program at the Helen DeVos College of Education at Lee University with an anticipated graduation of Summer 2010.

In the winter of 2006-2007 I studied abroad in Romania and witnessed the country’s admission into the European Union on New Year’s Day 2007.  While there, the team I traveled with worked w ith an orphanage in the heart of its capitol, Bucharest.  The trip broadened my horizons to different cultures and lifestyles and increased my humility for how truly blessed I am and increased my urgency to help those who are disadvantaged both domestically and around the world.  (One of my favorite charities is the Blood:Water Mission in which $1 provides a year’s worth of clean drinking water for an African.)

I attend First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee.  In my spare time I enjoy reading both nonfiction and fiction literature.  I spend a lot of time researching leadership studies and am currently writing a thesis for my masters program on emotionally intelligent leadership (or Primal Leadership as coined by Daniel Goleman).  Additionally, I enjoy technology projects-- such as this website-- and reading or exploring the latest computer trends and how to integrate them into my classroom.

I am CPA exam ready, meaning that I have met all of the requirements i n the state of Tennessee to sit for the Certified Public Accountant’s exam and become a public accountant.  I enjoy analyzing companies and picking them apart financially and analyzing the financial structure of corporations.

Other than that, I enjoy the occasional television show such as Psych or The Office and spending time with my friends and family.

I hope that this has given you a small insight into my life.

Sincerely,

Cody Raper