Tiphanie Hannan, Maisy Albaugh, Pam Klein, Tara Strickland
Hello! My name is Maisy Albaugh, and I am so excited to be teaching kindergarten at Northridge! I have been at Northridge for 8 years. I attended the University of Northern Colorado and earned my Bachelors in Elementary Education with a concentration in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. Prior to teaching at Northridge, I have experience in Weld County Schools and Cherry Creek Schools. I absolutely love Northridge, and am happy to call this school home!
My passion in life is teaching! I believe all children are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. It is my desire to ensure students can meet their full potential. I will provide a safe environment where students are cared for, are invited to share their ideas, and take risks. We will become a family of learners!
I am a proud Colorado native, and former Douglas County student! While I am not teaching I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, being active, exploring the mountains, reading, and baking!
I am so excited for this upcoming year and getting to know each family and each student for the unique learner they are.
Hello and welcome to Kindergarten! I am so excited to be joining our wonderful team here at Northridge! I attended Miami Of Ohio University and earned my Bachelors degree in Psychology with a Minor in Children and Families. I was in pharmaceutical sales before I became a stay at home mom once we moved to Colorado. I returned to my passion for teaching during Covid while homeschooling my three kids. Once we started back to school at NRE, I started working here as a Kindergarten Educational Assistant, moving on to becoming a long term substitute before earning my teaching license:) It was a journey to get here, but I could not be more excited!!
Originally from Ohio, we moved to Colorado 12 years ago, and I cannot imagine living anywhere else! My husband and I have three kids, Austin who is in 6th grade, and Asher and Iris who are in 4th. We have two dogs, Cookie and Riker, and a turtle named Squirtle:)
I love staying active and hiking on our trails. I also enjoy reading and being with my family:) My kids are very active in sports, so I spend a lot of my after school time driving to and from practices and games every day!
Welcome to Kindergarten! My name is Pam Klein and I am excited for another year in kindergarten! I have been teaching for 22 years. I spent 16 years in Jeffco teaching Kindergarten and 1st grade. I moved to NRE in 2019 to teach 3rd grade. After a few years in 3rd grade and substitute teaching I came back to help teach Kindergarten last year and decided I wanted to stay. Kindergarten is the best grade and so much fun to teach!
I grew up in South Dakota, but have lived in Colorado since 2000. I graduated with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. I also have my Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction with an Emphasis on Reading.
I have been married for 22 years to my husband Josh. We have 3 boys, Kolby ,who is a junior at Grand Canyon University, Jaden, a senior at Thunderridge, and Tanner who is a freshman at Thunderridge. We also have 2 boy dogs, Breck and Bear. When I am not at school you can often find me at a baseball field cheering on my boys. I also love music and try to get to concerts whenever I can.
I am looking forward to an amazing year! I am excited to get to know all of the kids and their families better.
Hi NRE Kindergarten Families!
My name is Tara and I am so excited to learn and grow with you all this year! I am embarking on my 11th year teaching in Douglas County School District and my 7th year in Kindergarten at Northridge Elementary. Before starting my adventure at Northridge, I taught in a Douglas County Preschool and loved every minute of it.
I graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder where I received my Bachelors degree in both Psychology and Art. I continued on to get my Masters in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Human Learning and Development from the University of Colorado Denver. I have been in the classroom ever since :)
In my spare time, I love getting outside and active, taking my dogs, Myla and Tilly, to the dog park, and spending time with my family. I have two little girls, Sayla and Violet, who are wild and wonderful!
I am so excited for this upcoming year and to get to know each family and each individual child for the special and unique person that they are!
Teacher Emails:
Maisy Albaugh - malbaugh@dcsdkk12.org
Tiphanie Hannan- thannan@dcsdk12.org
Pam Klein- pklein@dcsdk12.org
Tara Strickland - tmstrickland@dcsdk12.org