“My recent visit to the Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted to discuss my books with the students was everything I could hope for.  Students were excited, enthusiastic, passionate, focused, curious, articulate, questioning, and well prepared – all those things I know gifted kids to be, but so seldom see them being in school.  Much of the joy of that visit came from the kids, of course, much of it came from the work of the teachers, and all of it had to do with the atmosphere of the school community.  It’s a school with a mission that is clearly working.” 
- Stephanie Tolan, author:  Guiding the Gifted Child, Welcome to the Ark and the 2003 Newbery Honor book, Surviving the Applewhites

The faculty of Rocky Mountain School is selected for their teaching experience with gifted children, their understanding of the complexity of gifted children, their flexibility and their humor – key ingredients for child and certainly for those with advanced skills and development.

Although each student has one master teacher who has overall responsibility for designing and implementing their Individual Learning Plan (ILP), in truth, every student benefits from the skills and insight of each teacher. This is a team of teachers who work toward the fulfillment of each student in the School.

The staff is the most important and valuable asset a school has to offer a student. You can learn more about each of them here and about their specific classroom when you enter the classroom section of our web site.

Cheryl Andrews, Music Focus Teacher
Lee Beckstromm, Primary Master Teacher
Nicci Clark, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Chris Banta , Science Focus Teacher
Nan Hathaway, Fine Arts Focus Teacher
Elynne Hering, Primary Master Teacher
Jan Nichols, Primary Master Teacher
Kim Kollar, Primary Master Teacher
Bonnie Phipps, Explorer Master Teacher
Ashley Bradley and Chris Newcomb , Wellness Focus Teacher
Annette Sheely, Counselor
Alexandra "Allie" Golon , Primary Master Teacher
Maria Eugenia Tapia , Spanish Focus Teacher
Kathy Tompkins, Primary Master Teacher
Karena Halco , Primary Master Teacher
Tug Levy , Primary Master Teacher
Amy Winstead, Primary Master Teacher