We recognize many schools have former students working as teachers, paraprofessionals and other staff. This article just highlights a few of them!
Olivia King
Literacy Paraprofessional
“The teachers were so good; it made me want to come back and work here.”
Jacob Davis
SpEd Paraprofessional
“I enjoy the sense of community here and it’s something I wanted to be a part of.”
Simon Davis
Recess Aide
Jarrett McCulloch
Chemistry Teacher
“I always enjoyed my time here, and I always appreciated that it’s a very small school. I thought that allowed teachers to have a good relationship with the students. I always enjoyed that as a student and wanted to provide that as a teacher as well.”
Gracie Crane
“Overall, it’s a good learning environment for the kids.”
Alyxandra Morrill
Secretary
“It’s fun to interact with all the kids. It is a close, tight-knit community.”
McClain King
First-Grade Teacher
“It’s so cool that I am working with people who have taught me. Seeing the flip side of that has been great. There is so much love at the school here.”
Other employees not pictured:
Haley Crane
Paraeducator
Shaley Mills
Paraeducator
Jeremy DeForest
Jr. High Boys Basketball Coach
Sydnie Buck
Support Services Secretary
Baylee Dutson
PRN Sub SpEd Paraeducator
Summer Mohowski
PRN Sub SpEd Paraeducator
Shawnette Abraham
Secretary
“I attended K-6 when it was a district school and have worked at the school since it was opened as a charter school in 2007.”
Maddy Pettit
Second-Grade Teacher
Serena Knaphus
Fourth-Grade Teacher
“I love the community here. With our families and our staff, we are a tight-knit community.”
Hanna Broome
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Other employees not pictured:
Calli Hodson
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Paige Pectol
Third-Grade Teacher
“Our teachers are amazing, with high trust and collaboration, and they are willing to go to each other to meet student needs. I love who I work with.”
Ashton Haga
Second-Grade Teacher
Megan Dufield
Art and Yearbook Teacher
“I love this school. I can say that with a true passion. The teachers genuinely care about the teachers. The admin genuinely care about the teachers. It makes things work. I can tell the students, ‘I’ve been in your shoes; I can help you with this.’”
Connie Barrett
Social Dance and Food Teacher
“I remembered how much I learned from my teachers and how much they influenced me to do well in high school.”
Provo Elementary
Sofia Fischio-Pingel
Art Teacher
“I love working for a charter school where specialties are full-time. I love the opportunity to work with students year to year and have the opportunity to build my own program. Freedom does a great job at building connections and student growth.”
Bella Tucker
RTI Paraprofessional
Karina Flores
Paraprofessional
Mollie Howard Woods
Second-Grade Teacher
“I love our emphasis on character values; teaching kids to thrive academically and in terms of their character is important to me, too. We prioritize ability grouping, making sure that kids can learn at their level and feel successful, which really helps in their growth. It helped me as a kid.”
Kaylee Sparks Pitts
Teacher Mentor
“I went from a student to a sweeper after high school, to a paraprofessional during college, to a teacher, and now a teacher mentor.”
Allyson Pierce
Admin Assistant, Data Manager
Other employees not pictured:
Alaysha Whitehead
Paraeducator
Hayden Howard
Paraeducator
The following employees are still in high school or college and work part-time as custodial sweepers:
Bella Livingston
Lizzie Manning
Annabelle Rowley
Evan Rowley
Sam Ramirez
Rachel Wright
Reading Interventionist
“I have so many good memories here. I was a charter school kid for my whole life. I loved the small close environment and the focus on education was a big deal to me and my parents.”
Lindy Wilkinson
Second-Grade teacher
“I just love Odyssey. This is basically just my home. Odyssey just raised me. The focus has never changed.”
Katie Hunt
SpEd Teacher
“I feel like I have made a big family and friend connection here as a student. I’m married to someone I met in fourth grade here. I love the sense of community and belonging that charter schools create. Now that I am an employee here, I have the same family connection and bond with my coworkers.”
Candace Higginbotham
SpEd Teacher
“I found my love for learning at Thomas Edison, and I had so many awesome teachers throughout my time at Thomas Edison. It made it really easy to envision what kind of teacher I wanted to be. There’s not a better place to be that kind of teacher than where you had such great examples.”
Avery Killpack
Second-Grade SpEd Aide
“I chose to come back because I really admire the professionalism and commitment from all the teachers here. The school has always created such a positive learning environment that causes the students to thrive.”
Addison Loveland
Aide
“I can see the skills I got here that helped me in high school. The structure is truly amazing.”
Ashlyn Bair
Third-Grade SpEd Aide
“The teachers in here are so amazing, and I knew I wanted to learn from great teachers.”
Mackenzie Jensen
Aide
“Everyone that works here genuinely cares about their students and wants to see them improve and succeed.”
Sydnee Finley
Fifth-Grade SpEd Aide
“Working here helped me realize what I wanted to do. I love working with kids and am working on my teaching license.”
Tia Davis
Seventh-Grade English Teacher
“After working at other schools, I came back with a new appreciation for the mission and vision of the school and how to help students achieve that.”
Andrew Brown
SpEd Paraprofessional, Coach
“I came back because I believe in Maeser’s mission. It’s full of experienced and dedicated teachers who really believe in the Socratic learning method and devote their lives to the bettering and growth of the students they work with. I loved what they did and wanted to be part of their team.”
Devin Glenn
Eight-Grade English Teacher
Other employees not pictured:
Angelina Capella
High School JV Girls Basketball Coach
Michael Cross
High School JV Boys Basketball Coach
