​Please give a warm welcome to our new 3rd teacher, Miss Bales. Welcome to Ridgeview Annie!

Hi! My name is Annie Bales. I am from Monticello, IL and I am a recent graduate of Illinois State University. I learned so much about teaching and learning from my time at ISU and can’t wait to put it to work in a classroom of my own. I will be a third grade teacher here at Ridgeview this school year and I am so excited to be a Mustang. Ridgeview reminds me of the tightly knit, small school district I grew up in. This is one of the many reasons I wanted to work in this district. I feel lucky to be apart of the Ridgeview community.

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​Please give a warm welcome to another edition to our special education department, Ms. Kline. She will be working with elementary, JH and HS students. Welcome to Ridgeview Gina!
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Hi, My name is Gina Kline. I grew up in Pontiac. I raised my two kids on a farm outside of LeRoy. I have a masters in Special Education and Educational Leadership. This is my fourteenth year full-time teaching. I have horses. I used to show competitively in APHA breed shows. I've raised and trained horses as well. I moved to Texas for three years and moved back to be near my grandkids. I live outside Colfax in the country. I worked at Normal West for the past two years. An opportunity was open at Ridgeview and I really wanted to work where I lived. I am looking forward to being back in a small town school and meeting all of the students. Fun fact: I was a swimming teacher for 14 years in Le Roy.
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Please give a warm welcome for our new special education teacher, Mrs. Birchler! Welcome to Ridgeview Caryn!

I am so excited to work in Ridgeview! I graduated at Illinois State in December of 2012. Since then I have taught in Peoria Public Schools, Normal, and Bloomington. I grew up in Danville, Illinois with my parents, two brothers and a sister. Ever since I remember I have wanted to be a teacher. I worked in my parents church as well as doing volunteer work with children when in high school. I am so excited to work in a small, close community. I currently live in Normal with my husband and 4 year old daughter. During my free time, I love to read, ride my bike, and take my dogs for walks.

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