Email: jenny.gillespie@lfcsinc.org

Phone: 619-579-7233

Mrs. Gillespie in 3rd Grade

Introduction:

Growing up, I would have never guessed I had a passion for teaching children.  In fact, after high school, I pursued a Bachelor's of Science degree at San Diego State University where I graduated with a degree in Business Management.  Toward my Senior year, however, I came to realize I was doing college wrong.  I felt I had a desire and an attraction toward education and the classroom.  I looked up to teachers and felt a sense of energy in any classroom environment.  That being said, I was in my Senior year and finished my degree.  I entered the world of Human Resource Management, where I simply felt unsatisfied.  

After having my first daughter, I became a stay-at-home mom.  As my girls became school aged, my attraction to teaching got stronger.  I would consistently volunteer in their classrooms, become room mom to find any reason to be in the classroom, and finally becoming a substitute teacher.

I have been a substitute teacher at Literacy First Charter School for 4 ½ years,  1 1/2 years substituting in various long-term positions.  It was through that experience, I discovered that I needed to make my passion for teaching children a full-time endeavor.  I earned my California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and my Master's in Education with a specialization in e-Teaching and Learning in 2017 through National University.  This will be my 9th year teaching full-time teaching at LFCS. 

I have been married to my wonderful husband for 27 years and have 2 amazing daughters, a recent graduate of  UCSD with a double major of Cognitive Science/Machine Learning and Dance, and a Junior at UCSD studying BioChemestry and Ethics.  Additionally, I have a daughter who lives in Montana, and has blessed us with two grandbabies, and a son  who  has also blessed us with 2 grandbabies.  Our family is completed with our two cats Jasmine and Katniss (Kat for short).  In my free time, I enjoy taking Tap and Jazz dance classes, reading and crafting.