 | GODDARD WELCOMES NEW TEACHERS Lisa Blackburn – Lisa earned her BA in History from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She completed a Masters of Journalism at Carlton University and received her ESL certificate from the University of Saskatchewan. She is expecting to complete a second master’s degree in reading instruction from Regis University in December. Lisa comes to us from Sheridan Middle School, where she has been an ESL teacher for six years. Prior to that, she taught ESL at the Spring International Language Center for two years, here in Littleton. She also spent a year in Gunma, Japan, as an ESL instruction. We are pleased to welcome her to our ESL department. Elizabeth Highgenboten - Beth earned a BS in elementary education from the University of Texas at Austin, and a MS in Counseling and Guidance and a Med in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University – Commerce. She is working on a Ph.D. in Psychology at Bryer State University in Alabama and is completing her special education licensure through Metropolitan State College here in Denver. Beth taught fifth and sixth grade for seven years in Richardson, Texas. Then she moved to Garland, Texas, where she was a school counselor (for two years), an assistant principal (for one year) and a district-wide crisis counselor (for five years). She has spent this past year at Columbine Elementary School in Denver and is thrilled to join our staff. She will teach eighth grade special education. Lisa Jackson – Lisa earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has taught special education for five years in San Antonio (three years at Sul Ross Middle School, one year at the Northside Habilitation Program, and this past year at Vale Middle School). She is relocating to Denver with her husband, who works for the US Postal Service. She will be teaching seventh grade special education. | |