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An important part of any school is its staff. Meet the people behind Grace Episcopal Preschool.
We
have an experienced and dedicated group of teachers
and administrators. Each one strives to create a
supportive and challenging classroom atmosphere.
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Rev. Steven R.
Rottgers, Rector
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Ms. Ginny Herbert
Head of School
Ginny Herbert
has been the Head of School at Grace for the
last eight years. Ginny graduated Summa Cum
Laude from Southwest Texas State University
in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
elementary education. She taught elementary
school in Hutto for five years before the
birth of her son, Addison, in May 1996.
After staying home with him for a year,
Ginny returned to teaching in Hutto. She got
her mathematics certification for the upper
grades and began teaching middle school and
high school math courses at Hutto High. In
April 1999 she had her second son, Kaden.
After staying home a year with him, Ginny
began at Grace. Ginny continues to teach
math out of her home by tutoring in the
evenings.
The Herbert family welcomed a new addition
in January -- Ainsley was born on January 4,
2007. The boys really adore their new
sister. Ginny and her husband, Chris,
celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in
June. Her family attends Grace Episcopal
Church, and they enjoy baseball, camping,
and water activities. They live in
Georgetown with their cats, Penelope &
Sassafras. Ginny's hobbies include scrap
booking, reading, and shopping.
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Ms. Evelyn Vance
Music Teacher & Administrative Assistant
Evelyn
Vance graduated from Lamar University in
Beaumont, Texas with a degree in
Computer Programming. She worked in the
data processing field for 15 years
before she and her husband Donny moved
to Denver, Colorado. They lived in the
Denver area for 5 years where their
daughter Mackenzie was born in 1994. They moved to Georgetown in 1997 and
enrolled Mackenzie at Grace Episcopal
Preschool. In 1998 Evelyn was hired as
the music teacher for GEP when her
daughter was in the 4 year old class. Her dedication and experience has led to
more and more job responsibilities for
the preschool. She now serves as the
Administrative Assistant and bookkeeper
as well as teaching music. Evelyn’s
love for singing began with her own
preschool years and has continued
throughout her life. She has sung with
many church and civic choirs, including
the Beaumont Civic Opera.
Donny and Evelyn have been married for
21 years. They have one daughter,
Mackenzie, age 14, and 2 cats, Rusty and Zoey. Evelyn’s hobbies are singing,
baking and gardening. |
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Ms. Kara
Temprovich
Two-Day Twos
Kara Temprovich
has been a Grace Mom and substitute for 4
years. Her passion is to teach and work
with children. She loves to watch them
explore and learn. She is very excited for
the opportunity to be part of the Grace
Team.
Kara has lived
in Georgetown for 8 years with her husband,
Eric, and children, Ethan and Jacob. Ethan
has gone through the Grace program and has
entered 1st grade this year. Jacob is
currently a student at Grace. Kara grew up
in Vermont and is very glad to call Texas
home now. Kara enjoys cooking, camping, and
reading, however her favorite past time is
her family.
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Ms. Marty Caskey
Teacher's Aide
Marty Caskey has had three years of
college. She has been married for 14
years to her wonderful husband Lane
and they have three beautiful boys.
Kyle is 11, Cory is 8, and David is
6. The Caskey family has a dachshund puppy named Handsome.
Marty is a member of Grace
Episcopal and is very active in the
church. She teaches the high school
Sunday school class and is
coordinator of the E.Y.C. (church youth
group). She loves to scrapbook,
cook, exercise, and read. |
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Ms. Leigh James
Three-Day Threes
Leigh James
lives in Round Rock with
her husband, Alan, and
children, Kyle and
Matthew. They have two
dogs, one cat, and quite
a few fish! She enjoys
scrap booking and
crocheting. Her family
travels quite a bit, and
they
are currently on a quest
to visit each state
capital! The James
family also likes to ski
and visit the beach each
year.
Leigh
began teaching at Grace
in March of 2004. Prior
to that, she was a
substitute at the
preschool and Grace
parent.
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Ms. Stephanie
Link
Three-Day Twos
Stephanie Link has lived in
Georgetown for nine years.
She started teaching at Grace eight
years ago. She took 4 years off to
have her two sons, Connor (6) and
Colin (3). She has been married to
Sean for almost 11 years. She enjoys
playing tennis and crafting and
anything that involves her two
beautiful boys.
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Ms. Barbara
Kendrick
Teacher's Aide
Barbara Kendrick has been employed at Grace
Preschool for 8 years now, and she
loves it here. She was a
teacher for two years, and now she
is the three day teacher’s aide.
Barbara has two children of her own
at home. The oldest is Mandy
and she is 21 years old, and
the youngest is Jon and he is 15
years old. She and her husband, Allan,
have been married now for 22 years.
She was born in Georgetown and has
lived here for 21 years.
Barbara loves to read, sew,
cook and work on the computer.
She
plans to be with Grace Preschool for
a long time.
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Ms. Micki
Llewellyn
Four Year Olds
Micki
Llewellyn lives with her husband
and children in Round Rock.
Her
oldest child is Ian who is 12
and the youngest is Claire who
is 9. This is her 4th year
teaching at Grace. She really
enjoys working with children.
She and her husband teach Sunday
School classes for elementary
children and Micki also leads a
brownie troop.
Micki grew up in
East Tennessee and graduated
from the University of Tennessee
with a major in history. In
2001, she began working at a
preschool in Round Rock. In the
second year she began teaching in
the four year old class. She loves
working with children the year
before they begin kindergarten.
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Ms. Diane
Colangelo
Four Year Olds
Diane
Colangelo loves her position as
a teacher of the 3-day four year
olds. She has been with
Grace Episcopal Preschool since
2003 and a member of Grace
Episcopal Church since 1996.
Diane graduated Cum Laude from
Lynchburg College, Lynchburg,
Virginia in 1995 with a
bachelor's degree in Elementary
Education. She taught
fifth grade for four years at
McCoy Elementary in Georgetown
before the birth of her son in
2000. She now has two
children, Connor, age 8 and
Nicole, age 7. She and her
husband, Richard, will celebrate
their 16th wedding anniversary
this year.
Diane's wish for her students is
that they develop a love for
learning in a stimulating,
print-rich environment.
Through fun and challenging
activities, she expects her
students to develop socially,
intellectually, and spiritually.
Her goal is that her students
gain self-confidence and
independence in preparation for
Kindergarten. Diane enjoys
sewing, reading, power-walking,
and spending time with her
family.
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Ms. Heather
Castro
Four Year Olds
Heather
Castro is the mother of two great
kids; Jordan, her son, is 11 and
Alyssa is 5. She is married to her
high school sweetheart, Armando.
They have been together for 17
years, 13 married. She graduated
from SWT in 1996 and got her
teacher's certification at the same
time. Her main focus during her
teacher training was Reading and
Fine Arts. Heather has been a
long-term substitute teacher in
Granger, Texas as well as a
substitute teacher at Grace this
year. She is the PTA President at
Williams Elementary and serves on
the Homeowners Association board of
her neighborhood.
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Ms. Linda Schultz
Two-Day Threes
Linda
and husband Richard have lived in
Walburg for 7 and 1/2 years. They
live on a farm with 3 horses, 3
dogs, 1 cat and about 21 registered
Boer goats. Linda and Richard have
been married 46 years and have 4
grown children---Richard III
(44)--Lisa (41)--Randal
(38)--Russel (33). Linda's favorite
hobbies are her 3 grand daughters
--Alyssa (14)--Lexis--(14)--and Ryan
(13). She also enjoys reading
(mysteries), sewing and working with
her animals. Linda taught preschool
in Katy, TX for 5 years and this is
her 8th year at Grace!
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Ms. Melissa
Brady
Three-Day Threes
Melissa
Brady graduated from Sam Houston
State University with a Bachelor of
Science degree in elementary
education. She taught in Humble ISD
for 5 years before moving to
Georgetown with her husband, Ed, 6
year old son, Daniel, and 4 year old
daughter, Megan. Melissa enjoys
staying busy spending time with her
family and friends. They enjoy
camping, water activities, and the
first season of Daniel's t-ball to
name a few. |
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Contact us
to meet any one of our exceptional teachers.
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