Hello, My name is Lauren Chadwick and this is my 8th year in education. This year I will the the ELD Coordinator for the Elementary School. I earned my Bachelor’s Degree from Missouri Western State University with a concentration in Special Education. After giving birth to my daughter Ruby Rae, I graduated with my Masters […]

Hello! My name is Taylor Hernandez and this is my tenth year of teaching. I began teaching 3rd grade, while the school was formerly known as, Della Lamb Elementary Charter School. I taught 3rd grade for 8 years and this year I am looking forward to supporting 3rd grade language needs as an ELL specialist. […]

My name is Nicolas Ceballos-Guzman and this is my eighth year in education. I began my teaching career in Colombia while I was doing my Bachelors Degree in Modern Languages Education at the Universidad del Quindio. After my graduation, I continued teaching at Centro Colombo Americano Medellin. In August of 2021, I started my Master […]

I am the Newcomer teacher for grades 3-6. This is my 28th year teaching. I have been teaching English Language Learners for at least 17 of those years. I received a Master’s degree from Park University in Reading and Literacy and my ELL certification from the University of Missouri and UMKC. My elementary education degree […]

My name is Kaylin Griffin, and I will be the Reading Specialist at Kansas City International Academy this year. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Spanish and a minor in Communications from the University of Arkansas in 2018. I began my career in education in 2018 teaching third grade […]