About Me

Hello. I'm Laura Drake. I feel truly fortunate to have the opportunity to be your child's 4th Grade teacher on this beautiful campus with our incredible community of educators and students and families . 

I've been in the field of education for 30 years, including:  preschool education and Administration, working for a nonprofit for parent education and outreach, substitute teaching in K-5 in San Antonio, TX, and elementary teaching in Oakland Unified School District for 12 years. This is my third year teaching at Palomares Elementary.

I was born and raised in the Bay Area (Albany, CA) and am so happy to have raised my son in the Bay as well.  My son Darren will be 19 years old this October. This will be a year of big change for us as he begins Army basic training in South Carolina.

Looking forward to our year together!