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About Me

The 2025-2026 school year will be my 11th year teaching. I received a Bachelors Degree in Theater from Illinois State University. After working at Universal Studios Creative and EMI Music in Los Angeles, I returned to Chicago where I received my Masters in Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. 
 
After graduating, I worked at Pritzker Elementary teaching the gifted first grade class for 9 years. I also worked as the Gifted Coordinator for the school. I love teaching novels and writers' workshop as part of a balanced literacy program. This will be my second year teaching at Decatur Classical. 
 
When I am not at work I love competing in trivia nights, watching any Chicago sports team, reading, attending comedy shows and hanging out with my handsome cat, Jake. 
 

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Title IX and Bias-based Behavior Student Training

The District’s Office of Student Protection and Title IX’s includes providing training on preventing and reporting abuse to all Pre-K-12 CPS students. Here are some details:

  • The sessions have been broken down by grade and are all around 30-45 minutes. 
  • Parents have the right to opt-out of the Office of Student Protections and Title IX Student Training. If you choose to opt your child out please email your child’s homeroom teacher by Tuesday, October 29. 
  • Decatur will share the training video the week of November 4 with students
  • If you wish to teach your child this material yourself, you can access the videos to the sessions on the OSP website at www.cps.edu/osp. 

For questions about course content, please submit them here, and the OSP Training Team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Tech Contract

Students will sign this technology contract. I want to make sure that students are using technology safely and correctly. 
 
They will use an iPad once a week for about 20 minutes when their Daily 5 group has their technology day.