By Tara Fort • Photo by Trisha Shaffer Arizona Native Ellen Gershman found a rewarding career in a journey that started 20 years ago at Gilbert Public Schools (GPS). When a friend encouraged her to apply for a secretarial position in the district, Gershman had no...
By Tara Fort • Photo by Trisha Shaffer Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) hit the jackpot when they hired two newcomers from South Dakota, proving that teaching in Prescott is not only an option for young professionals but also a wonderful choice for those...
By Tara Fort • Photo by Trisha Shaffer Kelli Bradstreet knew as soon as she visited a school with Instructional Coaches that her calling had taken a new course. At the time Bradstreet, Director of Instructional Support for Prescott Unified School District (PUSD),...
Enhanced Offerings Through the Summer Program at PUSD By Tara Fort For Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) Instructional Coach Lisa Hosking and Granite Mountain Math and Science Teacher Emma Gifford, the school year doesn’t just end in May. Both Hosking and...
By Tara Fort Missy Townsend, Dean of Students / Athletic Director for Prescott High School, knows that hard work pays off. Whether it be for herself, her staff, or her students, she knows that putting forth the effort will reap unbelievable rewards. Townsend recently...
How Terry Gorman Found Her Passion By Tara Fort Terry Gorman was teaching first and second grades in Springville, Iowa in 1992, when the mother of one of her students wanted her child with special needs included in a general education classroom for social...
