I have been a part of the Liberty Elementary Lower Montessori Program since 2015. I continue to be excited daily with all the possibilities and opportunities to learn in this unique program. I came to the Boise School District with seventeen years’ experience in the Meridian School District. I taught fourth, first, and first/second grades in my first seven years at Mary McPherson Elementary; my last eleven years in Meridian were in first grade at Christine Donnell School of the Arts. I have a BA in Elementary Education from Whitworth University and a MA of Education: Creative Arts and Learning from Lesley University. I completed my Montessori certification with North American Montessori Center and have had lots of on-the-job training from my Montessori team, Ms. Tenley, Mrs. Taylor, and Ms. Coffey.