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Cottonwood Valley Charter School Socorro, NM 575-838-2026 |
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Classes and Teachers[Click here for information on open positions] Cottonwood Valley Charter School is a K-8 public school. In addition to the required math, science, language arts, and social studies courses, we also offer art, music, physical education, and Spanish. Below is some information about our classes and the faculty who teach them. Class supply lists are linked below where available. Electronic versions will be posted during the summer, before the tax-free weekend. For information on the tax holiday, please see this article on the New Mexico state taxation Web site. In 2012, Ms. Berlat's 7th- and 8th-grade writing classes wrote news articles, several of which were published in El Defensor Chieftain. You can enjoy reading them online. You can also read the middle-school students' wonderful Socorro Reflections from 2010, describing things they love about Socorro and the surrounding area. The information in this section of the Web site is reviewed by
K. Williams.
Teachers Administrator: Ms. Karin Williams Contact Before joining CVCS in 2007, Karin spent 28 years as an educator, including positions in Magdalena, Socorro, and Alamo. She has taught children of all ages, and has also served as a mentor and professional trainer of other teachers. In 2010, Ms. Williams was named "Principal of the Year" by the New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools. Kindergarten: Mrs. Jill Abraham Contact Supply List Jill grew up in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. She originally moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1989. She met her husband, Wayne, and had a son, Jordan, while in Albuquerque. Later she moved, with her family, to Tucson, AZ for 3 1/2 years, then to Reno, NV for 5 years. In the fall of 2005, they moved to Belen, NM to be close to both sides of the family. In January, 2006, Jill went back to school for her Early Childhood degree. She graduated summa cum laude in 2009 from UNM Albuquerque. In the summer of 2009, she obtained her Early Childhood license with a TESOL endorsement. During the 2009-2010 school year she substituted in the Belen and Los Lunas school districts. For fun, Jill enjoys reading, crocheting, spending time with family and entertaining friends at her home. First Grade: Mrs. Kim Schaffer Contact Supply List Kim grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where she fell in love with mountains and hiking. Kim graduated with an Elementary Education degree from the University of Utah and married her husband, Steve, in 1986. They have one grown daughter and one son who has graduated from CVCS. Kim has taught in Socorro county since 1992. She took a year-long sabbatical with her family in 1999 to Trondheim, Norway. Kim earned a Masters of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction the summer of 2008, as well as her Level III NM teaching license! She began teaching at CVCS in fall 2008. Second Grade: Ms. Miranda Gonzales Contact Supply List Miranda grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As a sophomore in high school she moved to New Mexico and attended a Private School in Belen where she graduated Salutatorian. In 2003 she married her husband Joseph and soon after relocated to Socorro. Miranda spent the next few years raising and enjoying her two young daughters while attending the University of New Mexico. In 2009 Miranda graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education and is currently licensed K-8. Miranda enjoys reading, baking and gardening. Third Grade: Ms. Madison Hebert Contact Supply List Madison grew up in Southlake, Texas. After graduating high school she moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University, where she met her husband, Justin. Madison graduated from OSU with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education, licensed K-8. She taught 5th grade in Guthrie, Oklahoma for three years while her husband worked for the Forest Service in Magdalena. Madison moved to Socorro in summer 2012 to be with her husband, and is excited to begin her fourth year of teaching! Fourth & Fifth Grades
Middle School
Special Education/Gifted: Ms. Tommie McSherry Special Education: Mr. Jack Hibbs Contact Jack has been active in athletics and fitness his whole life. He graduated from The College of New Jersey where he majored in Political Science and Elementary Ed. He divides his time between Socorro and the Manzano Mountains, where he lives. He came to CVCS in fall 2005 and, before becoming interested in Special Education, taught PE, middle-school history, and Elementary Reading. Spanish: Ms. Sheri Armijo Contact [Note: K-5 students receive Spanish instruction for 30-50 minutes every
day.] Physical Education: Ms. Patti Chavez (K-3rd); Mr. Keith Burns (6th-8th) Art: Ms. Iva O'Connor Contact Ms. O'Connor joined CVCS in the fall of 2009 and teaches art to all grades. Music: Beth Crowder Ms. Crowder joined CVCS in the fall of 2010. Teacher Aides/Instructional Assistants: Ms. Eva Greenwood and Ms. Patti Chavez
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