Paschal Sherman Indian School

My Classroom Sway

My name is Theresa Ramirez, I am a Colville Tribal Member, and a proud mother of four adult children and eight grandchildren.  I enjoy teaching, learning, camping, fishing, hunting, crafting and spending time with family and friends.

I have been at Paschal Sherman Indian School for twenty-nine years.  I started out as a Paraprofessional for the Chapter 1 Remedial Program my first four years and then continued as a Paraprofessional for Preschool for seven years, then as a Parent Educator for the F.A.C.E Program (Family and Children in Education) for two years. I taught the kindergarten -1 for the past sixteen years and decided to change to the Gifted and Talented Teacher. 

I received my K-8 teaching credentials from Heritage College and hold K-12 teaching endorsements in (ESL) English as a Second Language /Bilingual studies. 

When I decided to get into the Educational field, I made a promise to teach within my community and help Native American students succeed to the best of their abilities.  This promise led me to my work here at Paschal Sherman Indian School. I love working here and my hopes and dreams for this school are for it to be admired by other schools for outstanding student behavior and academic growth performance- a school that students will take pride in when learning their language, history and culture and how to be model citizens to our community.

The best advice I have for students is to never stop learning and to remember that learning is exciting and full of possibilities. No matter what grade you are in or how old you are, strive for success.