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Mrs. Jamie Adolphson is the Jefferson Elementary Principal. She earned her undergraduate degree from Bradley University and her Master’s in Educational Leadership and Administration from Saint Xavier University.

Jamie has served as an Assistant, and then the Associate Principal at MHS over the last 7 years. Before that she taught for Pekin District 108 as an emotional/behavioral classroom teacher before joining the Pekin High School Staff teaching Special Education Science. Jamie spent three years as a Dean of Students at Pekin High School before coming to Morton. Jamie is married to her husband Cory. They have a daughter Kylie and a son Bradley.

As the Principal here at Morton Junior High School, it is my privilege to serve the Morton-Groveland community. I have been here at Morton Junior High School since 2006 after spending nine years at Tri-Valley Middle School as a 6th Grade Language Arts, Reading and Social Studies teacher and basketball and track coach.

As a life-long Central Illinois resident, I graduated from Eureka College in 1997 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in elementary education and a middle school endorsement. While I was at EC, I played basketball and was fortunate to be a member of the National Championship team in 1994. I also graduated from Illinois State University in 2006 with a Master’s degree in Educational Administration.

My wife, Stacy, teaches kindergarten at Starke Primary School in Pekin. We have three children: Abby, Ben, and Katy.

We love being part of this wonderful community and enjoy meeting our Junior Potter families. Please stop by the school any time! My door is always open!

Mrs. Franklin leads the Student Support Services team for Morton 709. She, also, serves as the Principal of Morton Academy.

Under the umbrella of her leadership are Student Support Services including District Social Workers, School Psychologists, Health Care Professionals, and Multi-Language Learner education. More traditional Special Education Programs including Resource Classrooms, RISE (Reaching Independence/Support & Education), and ACES(Academic Connections/Emotional Support) help students meet their educational goals, grow in soft skills, and prepare them for every next step at school and in the community.

I grew up in Waukegan, IL. I obtained my Bachelor's Degree from Illinois Wesleyan in 2011 and received a Masters in Reading Education in 2015 from St. Xavier University. I became Board Certified in 2018 as a Middle Childhood Generalist.  In 2024, I completed my Educational Leadership Certificate at SIUE. I began teaching in Chillicothe, IL where I taught 5th grade for six years. I came Morton School District in 2017 to teach 4th Grade at Lincoln. I’ve spent the last two years serving as one of the elementary instructional coaches. My wonderful husband and I have two curious and busy boys, Leo and Charlie.

Mission Statement
It is my personal mission to provide all students with the highest quality of education. I promise to do so in a safe learning environment that will continually support the academic, social, emotional, and physical growth of my students. I will strive to teach with curriculum in innovative ways. Not only will I teach and stress the importance of academics, I will work hard to help students and teachers develop the skills they need to be knowledgeable, value-driven, learning-seeking, and critical thinkers in our learning community. I love what I get to do every day.

I have been honored to serve as the principal and to work with the students, staff, and parents of the Lettie Brown community since July 2012.  After graduating from Illinois State University, I began my career in education as a social sciences teacher at Prairie Central High School in Fairbury, Illinois.  After teaching high school for three years, I returned to school to achieve my masters degree in the field of social work at the University of Illinois.  I was employed as a school social worker with Morton CUSD 709 for thirteen years before being appointed the principal of Lettie Brown.  I completed my administrative certificate from Bradley University in May 2006.  I truly consider it an honor and blessing to serve as the leader of Lettie Brown, and my family and I are thankful to be members of a community that places a high value on education. 

Mission for the School:   Mrs. Waterfield's mission for Lettie Brown is to make safety a top priority, to continually promote a positive school culture, to encourage collaboration and commitment among all stakeholders, and to help each student reach his/her maximum potential.  Truly, each student is a blessing, and he/she makes a special and unique imprint on the halls of Lettie Brown!