Name: Samantha Bruno

Position: 4th grade teacher at Grant-White Intermediate Center

Experience: 2017-2018 will be my eleventh year of teaching! I have taught grades 3-5, which enables me to see the bigger picture of the intermediate grades and how they act as building blocks to each other.

Education: Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University (conferred in 2004)

Masters of Arts in Teaching from Dominican University (conferred in 2009)

Contact information: Grant-White Intermediate Center (708) 366-5704

sbruno@forestparkschools.org

Mrs. Bruno is entering her eleventh year of teaching. She began her career in social services, working with homeless and runaway youth. She soon realized that she wanted to have a more direct impact on children's lives to help them gain education and achieve success. She entered the field of education to accomplish this goal in 2007. Her great passion is reading, and she loves helping children succeed in achieving growth in this area each year. She has been married for 10 years, and has four children.

Mrs. Bruno also serves as Grant-White's Communications Coordinator, National Elementary Honor Society adviser, and is a member of the PBIS Team.