About Ms. LaBarbera 

Dear Kindergarten Families,

     Hi! My name is Torrie LaBarbera., and I am so excited to be working with all of you this school year!  Education is my passion and working with your children is such a pleasure!  This is my fifth year with district 73.5 and I could not be happier with Meyer.  It is such a blessing for me to be here, working with such an amazing team, wonderful families and beautiful children! I thought I would tell you a little bit about myself, seeing as though I will be spending a lot of time with your babies.

I have worked with children since I was a teenager.  I have worked in classrooms for over a decade, and have taught in prek, kinder, 1st and 2nd grades.  I believe the children are our future and it is so special to me that I get to work with them every day! I grew up in Elmwood Park IL where I was the youngest of 3 girls.  I graduated from Concordia University Chicago with my degree in early childhood education.  After spending a few years in the classroom I decided to go back to continue my education and received a masters degree from National Louis University in curriculum and instruction along with my ESL endorsement.  Another few years passed and I enrolled in another educational program to earn a second masters degree in educational leadership at NEIU which allowed me to earn my principal endorsement.  I am very invested in education and am always open to learning, in fact I learn from your boys and girls every single day!

Early years of school are so important to a child-- not only for their education but for their life as well.  They are sponges that learn everything they can all around them.  Not only their ABC's and 123's but also how to treat others and how to appropriately express their needs and wants.  It is imperative that we work together this year so that your child can get all that they can this year.  I am extremely open to feedback and communication-- feel free to reach out to me via email or on seesaw and I will return your message as soon as I can.  

We are going to have an amazing kindergarten year together! Oh they places your children will go, I am so thrilled to be part of their journey!

Torrie LaBarbera

    Email: tlabarbera@sd735.org