Alejandra Arellano
Kindergarten

Profile

My name is Alejandra Arellano. I’ve been teaching for 17 years.

I taught at Edward Kemble in the Dual-Language Program during my first 3 years. After that I taught Kindergarten in the Mainstream English Program for 6 years.

In 2012, I transitioned to Pony Express and taught 2 years of K/1 and one year of 2nd Grade.

Since 2015, I have been teaching Kindergarten again. I am excited to be your child’s teacher this year.

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Misty Collings
PreK-K Autistic Pre-school

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Education

  • University of California, Davis; Bachelor of Arts Art History with an in Architectural history and a minor in Education
  • California State University, San Francisco, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
  • National University, Special Education Teaching Credential Mild/Moderate and Special Education Credential Moderate/Severe
  • Additional credentials and authorizations: Autism Authorization, Orthopedic Impairment Authorization, and Early Childhood Education Authorization
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Lois DeMartini
Speech Therapist

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My name is Lois DeMartini and I am the Language, Speech and Hearing Specialist at Pony Express.

I have been working as a Speech Therapist for 27 years and have focused much of my training on autism spectrum disorders and preschool assessments.  I have worked with a variety of communication disorders including stuttering, voice, pragmatics, expressive language delay, phonological awareness and auditory comprehension. 

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Erin Duarte
6th Grade

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Education

  • West Campus High School
  • Sacramento State (BA in Liberal Studies
  • Multiple Subjects teaching Credential), Masters (Elementary Reading and Literacy)
  • CLAD Certification (Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development)

Teaching Experience in SCUSD

Teaching 6th grade at Pony Express since 2001 (two years as 5th/6th)

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Juana Duran
2nd Grade

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This is my 11th year teaching and my fifth year at Pony Express. I have taught First through Fourth grade.

Before that, I attended CSU, Sacramento and earned a Bachelor in the Arts Degree in Liberal Studies and a teaching credential in 2007. I went back to school and earned a Masters Degree and an administrative credential from National University in 2018.

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Suzy Foote
Resource Specialist

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Hi, my name is Suzy Foote and I began teaching SDC Kindergarten in 2011. In 2015, I joined Pony Express’ staff as the Resource Specialist.

I attended Chico State University where I completed my B.A. in Child Development with a minor in Psychology. I also earned my Multiple Subjects and Education Specialist credentials from Dominican University and a Masters of Education from Arizona State University.

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Joann Le
Kindergarten

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Hi I’m Ms.  Le, I attended Florin High school.  I went to college at California Sacramento University of Sacramento, where I obtained my BA degree, Teaching Credential, and a Master’s Degree.

I’ve previously taught  2nd, 3rd, and currently teaching Kindergarten for a total of 19 years.  

I am very excited to teach your child this year at Pony Express. 

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Davina Martinez
3rd Grade

Profile

Education

Saint Francis High School, Sacramento City College (Early Childhood Education), California State University – Sacramento (Liberal Studies), Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, CLAD Certification (Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development)

Teaching Experience in SCUSD

Edward Kemble Elementary 1996-2002, Pony Express Elementary 2002 – present

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