Ms. Bates went to Humboldt State University for her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development and Sierra Nevada College for her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Master of Education in Advanced Teaching & Leadership Administration. Before coming to Truckee, she taught at Kirkwood and Bear Valley Elementary Schools, which are both multiage schools, Kindergarten - 8th grade. Also, she taught 7th grade in El Dorado Hills. She started working for TTUSD in 2000 when the district decided to start a new 1st - 5th grade Multiage program at Rideout School. After three years of teaching at Rideout she transferred to Glenshire Elementary where she has been teaching 4th and 5th grade looping classes. This year she is teaching 5th grade.

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