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Meet the Teachers and Leaders

Learn more about the teachers and leaders who shared their classrooms and schools with us. When you select each educator, you will learn more about the teacher’s and leader’s backgrounds and educational philosophies, and you can access each teacher’s and leader’s suite of videos and artifacts through these pages.

 
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PK

Amy Haffner

School: Illinois Park Early Learning Center, U-46

Position: Blended Pre-K Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 19

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GRADE
3

Andy Frankel

School: Pattengill

Position: Third Grade Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 4th Year in Ann Arbor, previously taught for five years in Baltimore City, Maryland.

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PK

Apryl Lowe

School: Illinois Park Early Learning Center, U-46

Position: Principal

Number of Years Teaching: 7 years as Principal, 9 years full-time Teaching; 3 years part-time Teaching

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GRADE
PK

Dr. Molly S. Herman

School: Valeska Hinton, ECEC

Position: Teacher of the Deaf

Number of Years Teaching: 15

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PK

Ellen Ramsey

School: Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center

Position: Pre-k special education Teacher for life skills classroom and autism classroom.

Number of Years Teaching: 20

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GRADE
PK

Eva Gonzalez Heredia

School: Illinois Park

Position: Bilingual Preschool Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 12

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PK/K

Karen Smith

School: U-46 Center Office with support to seven elementary schools

Position: Full Day Kindergarten Teacher Leader

Number of Years Teaching: 30 years as Teacher, 2 years as Teacher Leader

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PK

Katie Cobb

School: Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center

Position: Principal

Number of Years Teaching: 10 years teaching & 8 years administration

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GRADE
PK

Kelly Crenshaw

School: Westerman Preschool and Family Center

Position: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher - SPED

Number of Years Teaching: 13 years

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GRADE
K

Kim Deering

School: Prairieview Elementary

Position: Kindergarten Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 16

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GRADE
K

Martha Mancera

School: Lowrie Elementary School

Position: Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 15

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GRADE
PK-8

Melita Alston

School: Bryant/Pattengill Elementary

Position: Principal

Number of Years Teaching: I taught for five years before becoming an administrator. I have been an administrator since 2006.

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PK-5

Michelle Pogliano

School: Westerman Preschool and Family Center

Position: Director of Early Childhood Programs/Principal

Number of Years Teaching: Speech Language Pathologist for 11 years; Administration for 10 years

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GRADE
PK

Michelle Wolfe

School: Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center

Position: Teacher of the Deaf

Number of Years Teaching: 5

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GRADE
PK

Sophia Dubreuil

School: Westerman Preschool and Family Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Position: Early Childhood Educator/Pre-K Preschool Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 29 years

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GRADE
1

Valeska Bass

School: Bryant Elementary School

Position: First Grade Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 8 years

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GRADE
K

Zahideé Marcano

School: Ronald O' Neal, U-46 Elgin Public Schools

Position: ELL Kindergarten Teacher

Number of Years Teaching: 20

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