Education Specialist
I have over 20 years of educational experience and have served within a variety of settings, including non-public, traditional public, and charter schools. In addition to teaching grades K-6 in a traditional elementary classroom, I taught grades 7-12 in a juvenile group home setting, was an inner-city bilingual classroom teacher, and worked as an elementary reading lab instructor. Within my 13 years of charter school experience, I have served as an education specialist, ES mentor & trainer, intake advisor, and ES advisor. I have been a homeschooling parent for the last decade and along with being an ES, currently homeschool all four of my children who are enrolled in Springs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.Through close collaboration with students and their parents, I embrace the importance of providing an individualized learning environment to help students explore their natural curiosity and achieve success.
Area of Expertise: Education
Degree: BA, California Baptist University
Credential: Clear Multiple Subject, CLAD Certificate
I am an avid cook and especially love learning about and preparing foods from around the world.
I particularly enjoy reading historical fiction, but one of my all-time favorite novels is Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.
English ranks as my favorite subject in school.
Several times a month, I sing and perform with a quartet.
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Springs Charter Schools are parent choice schools where the community is our classroom. Our mission is to foster the innate curiosity of our students, empower their parents, and promote optimum learning by collaboratively developing a personalized learning program for each student.
Eagle = Choice, Freedom, Initiative
River = Community
Book = Empowering Parents (Knowledge is Power)
Torch = Curiosity, Passion for Learning
Hands = Collaboration
Keys = Personalization, Unlocking the Student’s Potential
Oak Branches = Continuous Lifelong Learning
