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    The newest member of our Oakwood family is Dr. Shane Rayburn, Principal.  Dr. Rayburn comes to us from Flowery Branch Elementary where he served as Assistant Principal.  He first came to the Hall County School System in the fall of 2007 as a teacher.  In addition, he served on many important committees both at the school and system levels, including professional learning, media, partnership, technology, RTI Math Taskforce, and SACS.  He was also the school’s response to intervention coordinator.  In 2009, he was selected as Hall County Teacher of the Year. Prior to coming to the Hall County School System, Dr. Rayburn served as part-time assistant professor at the University of Georgia in the Department of Language and Literacy Education as well as adjunct faculty member of Mercer University in the Tift College of Education.  Prior to those appointments, Dr. Rayburn taught in the Richmond and Columbia County School Systems.  Dr. Rayburn is married to Dr. Jennifer Rayburn, a local dentist.  The Rayburns have two children in the Hall County School System.