I’m so happy to be part of the CCDS community!  I remember wanting to be a teacher since I was young, and have many teachers in my family. I began my teaching career in Santa Cruz, where I received my credential and Master’s in Education at UC Santa Cruz. My first eight years of teaching…

I started teaching my teaching career in  fourth grade at Saint Matthew’s Catholic school in San Mateo.  I also taught in the middle school and the resource program there.  I started at CCDS in 2006 teaching sixth and seventh grade history and language arts.  I moved back to fourth grade in 2015. My favorite teacher…

Hello! I am so excited to be joining the CCDS team. I have taught 4th grade for five years in Butte County. 4th grade is fantastic! I love connecting with students and families, and sharing in the whole learning process as we go. I firmly believe in lifelong learning, and am so glad to be…

I came to Chico in 2003 to study art at Chico State and never left! I hold both an Art and a Multiple-Subject credential, and completed my M.Ed. in 2023 with an emphasis in curriculum and instruction. I bring to CCDS my experience teaching visual art, ceramics, graphic design, yearbook, theatre, and independent study. Off-campus,…

I am thrilled to join the CCDS community! This will be my sixth year teaching fourth grade. Previously, I taught 4th and 4/5th grade in San Leandro, CA. I earned my undergraduate degree and teaching credential from California State University, Chico. I was lucky to serve as a student-teacher at CCDS and fell in love…

¡Hola! I’m Max Montgomery—second-grade teacher, Chico local, and firm believer that great learning happens with a guitar in hand.  My classroom is student-centered, energetic, hands-on, and often filled with live music and joyful collaboration. Coming from a family of educators (my mom teaches history over at PV High!), teaching is truly in my DNA. One…

Hello CCDS! I am overjoyed to be joining the team as a 2nd grade teacher! This will be my second year teaching, but prior to that I have been a preschool teacher as well as a communications trainer. I earned my Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education along with my multiple subject credential at Grand…

Greetings CCDS! I received my Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Humboldt State University, and worked in the field for a couple seasons studying Northern spotted owls and field botany before I began to lean into my natural affinity for teaching. I received my multiple subject teaching credential concurrently with my Master of Education with…

I absolutely love teaching at CCDS and feel incredibly privileged to spend my time doing something I am so passionate about.  Our school is a magical place -the kiddos, the families, the staff, the philosophy and vision of education that is shared all adds to the sparkle and shine of CCDS.  This will be my…

I’m thrilled to join this amazing school community and embark on my first year teaching 1st grade! While this is my debut in a 1st-grade classroom, I bring 16 years of experience in elementary education—including 11 years in special education and 5 years as a reading intervention specialist. My background has deepened my passion for…