Kasey Sams
I graduated from Graham HS in May of 2006.
I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Midwestern State University in December of 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
I graduated from Lamar University in December of 2019 with a Master of Education in Teacher Leadership.
I am Texas Certified as a Generalist (EC-6) and Special Education EC-12 teacher.
I received the President’s Medal of Excellence from the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education at Midwestern State.
I attended the Tots and Technology Conference in the summer of 2016.
I have attended numerous 5th Grade Science STAAR review workshops, as well as other professional development required by my district.
I have attended many CLI Engage and Circle trainings and workshops for early childhood education, as well as many technology and other professional development required by my district.
I recently attended trainings on our new Kindergarten curriculum for RLA and Math, as well as MAP Fluency and My Path by Edgenuity (which our district uses for assessments and intervention). I also went through the Texas Reading Academy during the 2021-2022 school year.
I am currently enrolled in a Proficency Scale training that will take place throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
I started teaching at Woodland in January of 2016 and taught there until May of 2017. I taught at FUMC preschool from August 2017 until October of 2019. I have been at Pioneer since October of 2019.
Previously, I co-taught at FUMC Preschool in Graham and was there for 3 years.
I married my husband, Chad, in July of 2008. We have 3 children, Kayleigh (who is 14 and is in the 8th grade), Caitlyn (who is 11 and in 6th grade), and Karter (who is 6 and in 1st grade). We also became foster parents in August of 2022 and currently have two bonus kids who are 7 and 1.
I spend most of my non-teaching time caring for my 3 wonderful daughters and our foster kiddos. I also enjoy cooking and baking, as well as caring for our chickens, goats and other animals on our small farm. I also enjoy watching movies and gardening (when it isn’t over 100 degrees).