We are pleased to announce that Ms. Diana Han will be joining Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School in the 2011-2012 school year as our 3rd Grade Teacher and leader of OTA’s Student Success Teams (which will help us track student progress and create targeted learning plans for at-risk students).

See below for Ms. Han’s Bio.

Education: Ms. Han graduated as Valedictorian her high school and went on to earn a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley. She earned her Masters in Education and her CA Teaching Credential from University of San Diego, and cleared her CA Multiple Subject Teaching Credential at U.C.S.D.  Diana also has a Black Black in Tae Kwon Do!
Recent Educational Experience: In 2010-2011 Ms. Han taught primary school in a north county charter school.
Hobbies: Cleaning, hiking, being outdoors/sun-soaking, folding origami stars (her trademark), writing poetry.
Favorite Books/Things to Read: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Alchemist.
Fun Facts: Ms. Han loves Yosemite (one of her students thinks she lives on Half Dome). She loves Vietnamese pho and spring rolls and stuff crust pizza-yum yum. She loves dancing, performing, and making her students come out of their shells, and she taught the Core Knowledge curriculum for over two years. Ms. Han served briefly as a Director of Education for a large corporation, but came back to what she loves: teaching in the primary grades!

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Jill Lehr will be joining Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School in the 2011-2012 school year as our 5th Grade Teacher.

See below for Mrs. Lehr’s Bio.

Education: Jill Lehr earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Radford University in Virginia.  She has a Master’s Degree in Education from U.C.L.A.
Recent Teaching Experience: Mrs. Lehr taught a 5th/6th combo classroom last year in Chula Vista. She has also taught in 2nd grade classrooms and a 5th grade GATE program. Jill created a GATE program for Coronado School District and was part of the planning team for the Coronado Schools elementary, middle school and District level strategic review. Mrs. Lehr has also been an educational advocate for foster children.
Hobbies: Beach volleyball, tennis, running, cooking, traveling and spending time with her husband and 14 and 16 year old girls.
Favorite Books/Things to Read: Anything by William Steig (children’s books), Three Cups of Tea and most Historical Fiction.
Favorite Subject(s) in School:  History, Literature.
Fun Facts: Mrs. Lehr was a finalist for the Sallie Mae New Teacher of the Year award.  She also ran her own business, taught people how to cook and was a personal trainer.  She ran a half marathon with her 16 year old and has traveled to 31 states and 13 countries.

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Molly Lewis will be joining Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School in the 2011-2012 school year as our 4th Grade Teacher.

See below for Ms. Lewis’s Bio.

Ms. Lewis is on her way from North Carolina-
picture coming soon!

Education: Ms. Lewis earned her Bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University, where she majored in elementary education and minored in Spanish. She recently finished earning her Masters degree in Literacy Education, K-12.
Recent Teaching Experience: Molly taught fifth grade last year in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina. She also led a summer intensive reading course, Project Starfish, this June and July.
Hobbies: Running, Spending time outside, Reading, Yoga
Favorite Books/Things to Read: Anything by Patricia Polacco
Favorite Subject(s) in School: Math and Reading.
Fun Fact: Ms. Lewis has been teaching for four years. When she isn’t in school, Ms. Lewis loves training for full and half marathons.

Please note that although the campus is not open during construction this summer, we are receiving mail and faxes.

The 101 W. Broadway address and the (619) 744-2201 fax number we used during our enrollment process will no longer be accepting Old Town Academy mail or faxes.

Please mail all school correspondence to:

Old Town Academy
2120 San Diego Ave
San Diego, CA 92110

Please send all school faxes to:

619-574-6225

Thank You

–The OTA Team

The Grades 6-8 Teaching Team for the 2011-2012 school year is complete. You can view staff bios on the new “Old Town Academy Staff” Page.

The Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 Teaching Teams have also been hired and their bios will be going up over next few days.

Teachers are the heart of any school. We’re excited to have been able to recruit such a great team and are looking forward to a great year for students, parents, and friends of Old Town Academy in 2011-2012!

The OTA Team

Old Town Academy is pleased to announce that Ms. Rebecca Curry will be joining Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School in the 2011-2012 school year as our 7th Grade Teacher.

See below for Ms. Curry’s Bio.

Staff pictures coming soon on a new “Staff Page”

Education:  Ms. Curry earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Maryland. She has multiple subject and mathematics single-subject teaching credentials.
Recent Teaching Experience:  Ms. Curry has been teaching middle school Math for the last two years in New Orleans, LA. Originally from Massachusetts, Ms. Curry moved to New Orleans after becoming a member of Teach for America.
Hobbies: Painting, sewing, tennis.
Favorite Books/Things to Read: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry or any historical fiction
Favorite Subject(s) in School:  Math and History
Fun Facts: Ms. Curry’s favorite animal is the terrapin!
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