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Mesa Teachers & Staff

Josh Baldner, Principal	BA - Beloit College, Beloit, WI in Literary Studies Teacher Licensure - Beloit College MA - University of Colorado, Denver in School Administration, Leadership, and Policy Studies “Students don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care.”	Emily Robbie, Office Manager	BA - Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA Training Certificate for College Graduates, Katherine Gibbs School, New York, NY MPA - University of Colorado, Boulder

Alison Stephens –  Kindergarten
Heidi Orr - 1st Grade	BS –  California State University Hayward in Early Childhood Development Elementary Teacher Certification - University of Colorado, Boulder	Michele Nankervis - 1st Grade	BA –  University of South Australia in Early Childhood Education MA –  Regis University in Education MA –  University of Colorado, Denver in Information Technology and Library Science "I believe that children learn best when they have frequent opportunities to engage in interesting, challenging, purposeful, and authentic activities and tasks.   It’s important to use student evaluations and current research to guide instruction on a student-by-student basis every year.   Learning should be stimulating in a nurturing and compassionate classroom."
Colleen Peketz - 1st Grade	M.Ed. –  Regis University "...kids will take a chance.  If they don't know, they'll have a go.  Am I right?  They're not frightened of being wrong.  Now, I don't mean to say that being wrong is the same thing as being creative.  What we do know is, if you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." ~ Sir Ken Robinson
Clare Schoolmaster   - 2nd Grade	BA –  University of Arizona in Journalism MA –  Regis University in Elementary Education "Schools and classrooms are communities of learning not judging. Students are given worth and status, not for what they know but for what they can contribute. A true teacher seeks to discover how their students know not what they don't know."	Rachel Anderson  - 2nd Grade	BA –  Brown University in American Civilization MA –  Florida Atlantic University in Elementary Education "It is my goal to create a learning environment where students feel welcomed, valued, and successful."
Juli Aderman-Hagerty  - 3rd Grade		Marti Manning   - 3rd Grade	BA –  University of Colorado 48 hours of additional professional classes "To create a safe, inviting, and stimulating classroom environment, provide opportunities for all children to be supported and challenged in their learning, and foster a life long love of learning and self-confidence in each child."
Gretchen Jimenez - 3rd Grade	BA –  University of Colorado, Boulder in English Literature Elementary Teacher Certification - University of Colorado, Boulder MA - University of Colorado, Boulder in Elementary Education
Tanner Dayhoff  - 4th Grade	BA - University of Northern Colorado in Elementary Education MA - University of Colorado, Denver in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies (in progress) “I’m not as good as I want to be, I’m not as good as I’m going to be, but I’m better than I was.”	Sarah Thompson   - 4th Grade	BA – University of Colorado, Boulder in English Literature and Composition Secondary Language Arts teacher certification, University of Colorado, Boulder MA – Grand Canyon University in Elementary Education
April Busch - 4th Grade	BA –  University of Central Florida in Elementary Education MA –  Grand Canyon University in Teaching “A hundred years from now, it will not matter what your bank account balance was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove, but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child.”
Devira Chartand - 5th Grade	MA –  University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado in Elementary Education MA –  Colorado Christian University in Counseling "The purpose of education is not to fill empty vessels, but to light fires." ~ W.B. Yeats	Rico Kellogg - 5th Grade	BA –  Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Post-BA –  Licensure, University of Colorado, Boulder MA - University of Colorado, Boulder in Elementary Education "The person you are is less important than the person you're becoming."
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Jennifer Brinker  - 5th Grade	BA - California State University, Chico Credential with CLAD certification - California State University, Monterey Bay "Congratulations! Today is your day. You're mountain is waiting ... so get on your way!" ~ Dr. Seuss
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April Christenson - Visual Arts	BA –  Akron University, Akron, Ohio in Art Education MA –  Lesley College, Denver, in Education - Creative Arts in Learning "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein	Linda Garby and Debbie Pentz - TAG	Debbie Pentz: BA - Dickinson College in Political Science JD - University of Colorado Environmental Policy Certificate - University of Colorado Ongoing Talented and Gifted training provided by BVSD Office of Advanced Academic Services Training in teaching youth advocacy skills - Project Citizen
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Babs Albiniak - Kindergarten Enrichment Specialist	BS –  Eastern Illinois University in Elementary Education "Education should be fun and relevant to the children's experiences. If the material presented and the activities planned enrich their lives, then we have succeeded!"	Karel Boswell  - Literacy	BS –  University of Colorado in Elementary Education MA –  University of Northern Colorado in Special Education (Learning Disabilities) "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." ~ Chinese proverb
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Holly Charles - Music	BM - West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania in Music Education MA - Montclair University, Montclair, New Jersey in Music Education Kodaly Certification, Levels I and II, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey "Music is the universal language of mankind" ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Jacy Bruno   - Physical Education	BA - University of Nebraska at Kearney in Elementary Education and Physical Education, K-6 MA - Doane College in Curriculum and Instruction +48-graduate level courses The way I see it #298 ... "Our prejudices arise from the fear of things we do not understand.  If my generation has a single goal, it must be to promote education -- education that advances us not only technologically, but also intuitively and emotionally.  In today’s fast-paced world, advancing has to mean more than scientific discovery; it is our responsibility to force ourselves beyond our comfort zones and become knowledgeable about the people around us." ~ Jessica Arden Ettinger, Starbucks customer and student at the University of Virginia
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Arlene Gregersen - Teacher Librarian	BS - University of Wyoming in Communications MA - University of Colorado, Denver in Curriculum and Instruction Professional Teaching Licensure, K-6, Regis University Elementary Teacher Librarian Endorsement, University of Colorado, Denver	Caroline Hogue - Resource Room
Kendra Wilczewski, Registrar/Mesa Webmaster Leslie Gaiser, Learning Center for Affective Education Katie Finn, Occupational Therapist Caroline Campbell, Speech/Language Specialist Debbie Price, Psychologist/Social Worker Heidi Meyers, Nurse Gary McNurlen, Computer Technology Mindy Anderson, Instrumental Music (Strings) Dave Laub, Instrumental Music (Woodwinds) Jeff Rubin, Instrumental Music (Brass) Nancy Casey, Literacy Para Educator Amy Carter-Kemp, KG-Enrichment Assistant Lisa Goldstein, Health Room Meire Martini, Literacy Para Educator Brian Ball, Special Ed Para Ann Nightingale,  Para Educator, Resource Room Amy Shanahan, Para Educator Connie Tadehara, Library Assistant Alex Zinga, Math Tutor Linda Foxhoven, Head Cook Andrew Schafer, Head Custodian Luther Mares, Custodial Helper Hayden Alewine, YMCA Before- & After-School Programs   Back to top