{"id":1005,"date":"2020-06-25T22:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2025-08-18T20:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:16:57","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom Teachers and Assistant Teachers must meet educational and experiential requirements that prepare them to work with children and families as well as our adult students. In addition to the full-time classroom staff, hourly and work study student employees assist throughout the center in the classrooms, kitchen and at the front desk. Hourly staff in our program range in educational and experiential background. Some of our hourly staff are currently enrolled in or graduated from the ACC Child Development program. When hourly staff is hired, some child development or early childhood coursework, as well as experience in a classroom setting, is preferred.<\/p>\n<p>In hiring staff we also strive to reflect the diversity of our families and the community in which we live &#8211; including ethnic, cultural, gender and age diversity. Some classrooms also have a Foster Grandparent volunteer who works with the children under the supervision of full-time staff.<\/p>\n<p>All staff and volunteers participate regularly in required training such as CPR and first aid, administration of medication, SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and brain development. In addition, annual professional development hours also include topics like guidance and discipline, ethics, diversity, growth and development, teamwork, abuse and neglect, curriculum, assessment and special needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom Teachers and Assistant Teachers must meet educational and experiential requirements that prepare them to work with children and families as well as our adult students. In addition to the full-time classroom staff, hourly and work study student employees assist throughout the center in the classrooms, kitchen and at the front desk. Hourly staff in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1005","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"Infant \/ Toddler Loops","column_1":"<h2><strong>Sunbeams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 children<\/li>\n<li>2:8 ratio<\/li>\n<li>2 teachers<\/li>\n<li>Ages 6 months &#8211; 17 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","column_2":"<h2><strong>Moons<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>10 children<\/li>\n<li>2:10 ratio<\/li>\n<li>2 teachers<\/li>\n<li>Ages 18 months &#8211; 30 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"Loop 1","column_1":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/claudia.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Claudia Rodriguez<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Teacher Infant\/Toddler Loop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC: <\/strong>November 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children: <\/strong>2001<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education: <\/strong>AAS in Child Development- Central Texas College; BA in Education from Huston-Tillotson University.<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1582 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/Crystal-300x298.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/Crystal.jpeg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/Crystal.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/Crystal.jpeg?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Crystal Alexander<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Teacher Infant\/Toddler Loop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC:\u00a0<\/strong>June 2022 (started as an Hourly in 2010)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children: <\/strong>1990<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education: <\/strong>Certificate in Child Care and Development; AAS in Child Care and Development &#8211; Austin Community College<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"Loop 2","column_1":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/gloria.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Gloria Perez<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Position:<\/strong> Teacher Infant\/Toddler Loop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Date Started at ACC:<\/strong> August 2004<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 1989<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> AAS in Child Development- Austin Community College , B.S. Child Development and Family Studies &#8211; Stephen F. Austin State University<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1677 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web.jpg?resize=1008%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web.jpg?resize=768%2C780&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web.jpg?resize=1511%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/IMG_6589_web.jpg?w=1844&amp;ssl=1 1844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/>Kathy Barnwell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Teacher Infant\/Toddler Loop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC:<\/strong> March 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 2011<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Education:<\/strong> B.A. Child Development &#8211; California State University, Los Angeles<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Preschool Classrooms","column_1":"<h2><strong>Stars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>12 children<\/li>\n<li>2:12 ratio<\/li>\n<li>2 teachers<\/li>\n<li>Ages 2 \u00bd &#8211; 3 \u00bd years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1160 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/jennifer2.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jennifer Thomas<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Teacher 2 \u00bd &#8211; 3 \u00bd years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC:<\/strong> March 1984<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 1980<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> BA in Elementary Education &#8211; Houston-Tillotson<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1678 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/20240605_184742_web-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/20240605_184742_web.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/20240605_184742_web.jpg?w=653&amp;ssl=1 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Carla Hartwell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Teacher 2 \u00bd &#8211; 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Austin State University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1626 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/Kelly_website-296x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/Kelly_website.jpeg?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/Kelly_website.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/Kelly_website.jpeg?w=470&amp;ssl=1 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/>Kelly Barratt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Teacher 3 \u00bd &#8211; 5 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC: <\/strong>January 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education: <\/strong>AAS in Child Development from ACC, 2017<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<h2><strong>Floater<\/strong><\/h2>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/Mayra.jpg\" alt=\"Mayra\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mayra Gonzalez<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Teacher Floater<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC:<\/strong> December 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> AAS in Child Development &#8211; Austin Community College<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Evening Care","column_1":"<h2><strong>Milky Way<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ages 2 years &#8211; 10 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1155 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/lesli.jpg\" alt=\"Lesli\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lesli Sparkman Williams<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Evening Care Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Started at ACC:<\/strong> October 2003<\/p>\n<p><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 1984<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> BS in Applied Learning and Development and BA in African and African American Studies &#8211; University of Texas<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Administration","column_1":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1153 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/shannon_000_000.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" \/>Shannon Saldana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0 Interim Director<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date S<\/strong><strong>tarted at ACC:<\/strong> May 2005<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Started working with Children:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> AAS in Child Development- Austin Community College , B.S. in Child Development and Family Studies &#8211; Stephen F. 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