Anne Lawson
Anne Lawson is a Colorado native who grew up in Granby, Colorado. After graduating from the University of Colorado with a BA in Spanish she was a bilingual teacher in Leadville, Colorado for five years. During that time Anne worked on a Masters Degree in Elementary Education which she received from the University of Northern Colorado. While living in Leadville her two children were born. Her family moved back to Granby where Anne taught elementary school for eight years. The Lawsons moved to Boulder where Anne was a a bilingual teacher at University Hill Elementary. She also worked one year at Casey Middle School and another year at Southern hills Middle School. During this time she completed her English as a Second Language endorsement. Anne spent the next seven years as a third and fourth grade teacher at Coal Creek Elementary in Louisville. In 2002 she joined the staff of Columbine Elementary. Anne is honored to have the privilege of working at a school that offers many diverse learning opportunities for students and teachers.
Jeanette Scotti
Jeanette Scotti grew up outside of Seattle, Washington. She attended Oregon State University, home of the Fighting Beavers, where she received a degree in Business with an emphasis in Management Information Systems in 1996. Throughout her undergrad years she also played on the OSU women’s soccer team. After a stint in the business world, she returned to OSU in the summer of 1999 to obtain a Masters Degree in Teaching. During her masters program she also completed her English as a Second Language endorsement. Jeanette taught for one year in Portland, OR then decided it was time to venture away from the Northwest. She has now been at Columbine Elementary since 2002 and has found Columbine to be the perfect fit. Jeanette admires her principal and staff for the hard work they consistently put forth. She loves teaching all of her students and has learned some of her best life lessons from them. She feels fortunate that she has a strong team of colleagues to work with everyday. A few of Jeanette’s passions include eating, laughing, playing soccer, running or some sort of exercise that is fun, reading, traveling and hanging with Millar, Miles and Blue. She is an avid fan of any Oregon State Athletic team or former athlete – like Chad Johnson, Steven Jackson and Brent Barry.
Caitlin Kline
Caitlin Kline grew up in Boulder, Colorado. In 2005 she received her B.A. in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity from Stanford University, writing her thesis about the benefits of racially diverse school environment. Inspired by her studies of interracial interactions and educational equity, Caitlin decided to get her M.A. in Elementary Education from Stanford in 2006. As a part of her master's program Caitlin also got her bilingual and English as a Second Language endorsements. She taught bilingual fourth grade in Longmont before coming to Columbine last year. Caitlin is thrilled to work with such passionate colleagues and loves looping with her students. When she isn't teaching, Caitlin plays violin with both the Longmont Symphony and the Razumovsky String Quartet. She also enjoys swing dancing, hiking, camping, sledding, reading, and drinking chai.
Courtney Ferguson
Courtney Ferguson grew up in Pittsburgh, PA (home of the 5 time Super Bowl champion Steelers) and then ventured south to Virginia, where she attended George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. There she completed her BA in Anthropology and her MA in Elementary Education. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Chicago for a year and after surviving a frigid, gray winter, moved on to sunny, warm Boulder, Colorado. Courtney has been teaching in BVSD for nine years and has taught at five different elementary schools (in BVSD), including Columbine. During this time, she taught ESL literacy and completed her ESL endorsement through the University of Colorado. In 2001-2002, Courtney left Columbine for a full year at which time she realized how much she missed the students, staff, programs, and most importantly the principal, Lynn Widger, there and she was then able to return the following year bringing her total years at Columbine up to seven. Outside of teaching, Courtney is enjoying the new challenges of motherhood with her ADORABLE son, Milo. She also enjoys running, playing soccer, reading, hiking, biking, and watching CSI: Las Vegas.