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Math Specialist

Mr. Mehlhaff

B.A. Liberal Arts, St. John's College

M.Ed. Elementary Education, Antioch New England Graduate School

8 years of teaching

Favorite Book Character: Spider Man

Favorite Game: Tag

For fun: Riding my unicycle

Literacy Specialist

Mrs. Slade

B.S. Elementary Education & Early Childhood Endorsement from Southern Utah University, Literacy Endorsement, M.S. Global eLearning from Texas A&M-Commerce

Five years of Teaching Experience

Favorite Children’s book Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon by: Patty Lovell & The Giver by: Lois Lowry

Favorite Game: soccer

Favorite Food: cheesecake

Favorite Color: hot pink

One thing you do for fun: I love to go out to dinner, play with my two kids, and go on long runs

Special Education Facilitator (K-5)

Mrs. Gillette

Degrees earned and from where: B.A. – double major: Sociology/Political Science from Whittier College in So. California - M.A. in Educ. from Whittier College

Years of teaching: This is my 41st year in education – 38th in Special Ed. I was a General Education and Special Education teacher and a District-Wide Resource Specialist as well as an Administrator (Special Ed. Supervisor and Site Principal for a Spec. Ed. school) before coming to NVVA.

Favorite Children’s book/ Favorite book character: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Favorite Game/ food or color: Scrabble/crab legs/blue

One thing you do for fun: Photography/going out to eat

Literacy Specialist (K-2)

Mrs. Rhodes

Degrees earned and from where: Bachelors from BYU, Masters from UNLV

Years of teaching: 13

Favorite Children’s book: Hooway for Wodney Wat

Favorite food: Chips & salsa

One thing you do for fun: cycling

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