Hi! My name is Kala Jones-Stokes, and I am new to Cattell this year. I have been working with children in some capacity for the last 17 years. I started out at Metro Kids, which transitioned into childcare, then social work as a foster care case manager for the Division of Family & Children Services in Atlanta, and now in the school system first as a PreK associate at JF Taylor and now with SUCCESS. I am a product of DMPS having attended The Downtown School (inaugural class), Merrill Middle School and finishing up at Roosevelt High School. After graduating, I moved to the south to attend college where it was warmer. I have lived in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, and I moved back to the Des Moines area in 2018 and began working for DMPS shortly after. I have a Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Sociology from Iowa State and am currently attending the University of Iowa to obtain my Master of Social Work degree. I like all things Beyonce’, Harry Potter, and rainbow and I am so excited to be a resource to ensure our students and families are successful. If you need any assistance, please feel free to text or call me on my work cell: 515-393-8527. My email address is Kala.JonesStokes@dmschools.org