Hello! I am the EL (English Learner) teacher here at Back Bay Elementary.  I have taught High School Spanish for 13 years, Elementary Spanish for 1 year, and EL/ESL for 7 years.  I have my BA in Spanish (K-12) with an ESL endorsement from the University of Southern Mississippi.  I love working with our English learners here because I want to make a difference by helping them to not only learn another language, but also to assimilate to a new culture.  Our ELs receive English language support through the domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  I love to help them through lively, varied, and engaging approaches that are appropriate for their grade and level of English knowledge.  Students also develop their social and cultural skills as they go through meaningful explorations of the cultures of their classmates, as well as develop their own deep appreciation of being bilingual! 

I am the proud mom of a daughter, Meredith, and a son, Colton.  We have two kitties, Luna and Hershey and love to watch funny movies and go get ice cream!