3rd Grade - Section A

Siri DeForest Reynolds

Education:  

  • Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from the College of Saint Rose at Albany, New York.
  • Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
  • My long term goal is to earn my Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership in order that I may become a transformational leader who contributes to the improvement of educational environments.

Experience:

  • Substitute teacher in Saint James Charter School & Albany Academy for Girls.
  • Permanent Substitute and T.A. at Eagle County Charter Academy.
  • Tutoring for children grades K-6. Kindergarten Teacher at Meadow Mountain Elementary.
  • 1st and 3rd Grade teacher at Stone Creek Charter School.

Strengths:
High educational expectations, promoting an open learning environment where children feel confident and capable of taking educational risks, communication, building a relationship of trust with each of my students, meeting each student at their level throughout the year and empowering students.

Personal:
I am originally from a small town outside of Albany in Upstate New York. I grew up on endless open land where I was constantly outdoors with my horses. From early childhood I have taken gymnastics, ballet and tap. During high school I participated in musicals, cheerleading, volleyball and track (in 10th grade I broke the track record for 400 hurdles and it still stands)!

Passions/Interests:  
Teaching, Muay Thai kickboxing, snowboarding, reading, writing and tending plants and animals.

My Vision for Stone Creek Charter School:
To use my passion for teaching to support the mission of SCCS to developing each child’s mind, exciting each child’s spirit, and empowering each child to change the world!  

  

3rd Grade - Section B

Megan VanderTuin

Education:

  • Graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2004 with a degree in Elementary Education and a 3.7 GPA.  Minor in Ethnic and Gender Studies. 
  • Received the Educational Testing Service Recognition of Excellence by scoring in the top 15 percent of candidates nationwide on the PRAXIS II exam.

Experience:

  • Preschool teacher in Ft. Collins, CO while attending UNC in Greeley.
  • Student taught in Timnath, CO and O’Fallon, MO. Technology teacher at Meadow Mountain Elementary for one year.
  • Kindergarten teacher at Stone Creek Charter School for 2 years. Currently teaching 3rd grade at SCCS.

Strengths:
High expectations for students, promotes citizenship, highly organized, excellent classroom management, responsible, promotes responsibility among students, good sense of humor, challenging but FUN. 

Vision for SCCS 3rd Graders:
Value the importance of volunteering and citizenship locally and globally, realize learning can be challenging and fun, create lifelong learners, and continue to excite the spirit and develop the mind.