Welcome!
MY GOAL for each of you is that you will learn to embrace life, respect others, and become a responsible citizen in society by making connections to the literature that you read and finding your voice through the work that you create.
About Me
I was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas. My husband, Jim, and I have been married for 33 years, and we have three grown children. Our oldest, Zach, lives in Los Angeles, California and works in HR for a marketing company. Josh, our middle child, is married to a wonderful young woman named Samantha, and they have three beautiful children, Ember, Porter, and Violet. Josh is a software engineer and lives in Basehor, Kansas. Our youngest, Alyssa, is married to her sweetheart, Chantry, and they live in St. Anthony, Idaho.
My experience in education began when I became a para for the Special Education Department at the high school level. It didn’t take long for me to realize my passion for teaching, and I went back to school to obtain my teaching degree. I was blessed to graduate with honors from Washburn University in 2010 with a degree in English/Secondary Education. It was one of the best decisions of my life. I love being a teacher!
My experience in education began when I became a para for the Special Education Department at the high school level. It didn’t take long for me to realize my passion for teaching, and I went back to school to obtain my teaching degree. I was blessed to graduate with honors from Washburn University in 2010 with a degree in English/Secondary Education. It was one of the best decisions of my life. I love being a teacher!