Administration
Principal
Ms. Lisa Mason-Hollins
Lisa Mason-Hollins, a native of Houston, Texas is a 2002 graduate of Grambling State University with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education. She earned her Masters of Education from LA Tech University in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology. During the 2012 – 2013 school year, she was the South Highlands Magnet School Teacher of the Year and Caddo Parish Public Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. Ms. Hollins teaching experience includes all elementary grades, District Instructional Technologist, District New Teacher Coach, Caddo Teaching Academy Program Coordinator, and Assistant Principal at Caddo Middle Magnet.
As principal of Judson Magnet, Ms. Hollins is able to follow her passion empowering teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to make quality decisions about teaching and learning in their classroom using technology integration, while igniting a fire in their students for solving problems no amount of failure can smother.
Instructional Coordinator
Mrs. Pheadre' Smith
Pheadre’ Goines-Smith is excited to join the Judson Warriors as the Instructional Coordinator, following 16 years of service to Caddo Parish Schools. She is a native of Shreveport, LA, and a product of Caddo Parish Schools graduating from C.E. Byrd High School. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Masters Plus 30 Hours in Educational Leadership, all from Louisiana State University Shreveport.
In 2006, Mrs. Smith began her teaching career at Westwood Elementary, followed by Oak Park and Midway Elementary Schools. She has taught grades first through fifth while specializing as a Reading Specialist. Mrs. Smith served as a New Teacher Content Coach supporting and mentoring teachers in the Caddo Teaching Academy from August 2018 until May 2022. While serving in Caddo Parish, she received the Red Apple Award and Teacher of the Year in 2018 at Midway Elementary School, advancing as a district finalist for Elementary Division Teacher of the Year.
She is married to Larry Smith, who serves as a middle school teacher and coach for Caddo Parish Schools. Mrs. Smith is the proud mother of Ja’Quel Brooks and Kambria Smith. Her goal as an instructional leader is to promote educational excellence by growth and development obstructing high achievement levels.
Counselor
Mrs. Metcalf
Katherine Metcalf, a life-long resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, is a graduate of Louisiana State University Shreveport earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. As a classroom teacher of second grade, she studied the behaviors and motives of her students. She became so intrigued with the results of her study motivating her to attend Louisiana Tech in pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Social and Emotional Learning and Counseling. After earning that degree and at the onset of her Counseling career, she employed many of the practices in the Louisiana Counseling Model with success. Mrs. Metcalf continued learning and has earned 30 hours of additional education and training in Administration and Supervision. She is a National Board Certified Counselor and a National Board Certified School Counselor. She is also a Trust-Based Relational Intervention Facilitator in Caddo Public Schools.
As a proud grandmother of two, Cory Paul, Jr. (6) and Courtney Marie (4), she has practiced meeting the individual demands of each. As handed down from two generations of educators is our belief that all children are unique. Coupled with this belief is that all children in their uniqueness have different needs that must be met. Building the Judson’s Counseling Program around the Louisiana Counseling Model provides success with this challenge. The tools that are used are directly from this model. Her goal is to meet each student individually, filling each of their buckets with “what is requested though not asked” strengthening each socially and emotionally throughout their educational journeys.