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1. Your name, years in education, subject you will be teaching this year.

2. A fun fact about yourself.

3. What are you most excited about this year?

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Hi,my name is Bhagya Raju Kamatam. I am a math teacher from India. I have been working as a math teacher for the last 24 years. I am very much happy to work in MRA..

I have two children. My son is Moses.He is 21 years old.He has completed Engineering gradution.My daughter is Nissy.She is 19 years old. She is doing Engineering graduation.

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Tina Noble

13 Years in Education

Fun fact: I joined a bowling league for fun, now I’m obsessed!

I’m excited to loop with my students!

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Hi name is Kevin Lindsay-Ryan! I’m the head band director at MRA and this is my 6th year teaching/ 4th year teaching band in MISD

I love anime so come talk to me if you want to nerd out

I’m excited to have an Assistant band director! Her name is Amanda St. Amand and she will be working half-time with us and the other half with Decker MS where she has been the past few years

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This is my third year teaching and all of them have been at MRA. This year I will be teaching 7th grade Texas History and 6th grade World Cultures.

A fun fact about myself is that I have co-authored and published 7 romantasy novels. 😉

This year I’m most excited about seeing our 8th grade class graduate and represent us in all of the Manor High Schools.

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Lauren Martinez

10th year in Education

4th grade ELA

Fun Fact: I graduated from Manor High School

I am most excited about being reunited with some of my favorite teachers & Khloe ❤️

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14th year in education

Bilingual 1st grade

Flamenco dancer

New teammates

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I started teaching in 1982, and have taught every grade from PK to Grad school. This year I'm teaching 7th and 8th grade Science.

I build telescopes, craft, garden, and read.

I am excited about spending my days with our middle school students.

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Kayla Lavache

This will be my 4th year in education.

I went to school in Manor.

I’m excited about teaching a new subject.

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1. My name is Taylor Sherva, this is my 7th year in education. I will be teaching 6th and 8th grade social studies.

2. Fun fact: I have seen Harry Styles in concert 7 times!

3. I am most excited about being at a new campus and working with the MRA team!

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Hi! My name is Melissa Christensen. I have been teaching for more than 20 years. This is my 18th year in Manor in Manor. This is my second year at MRA. I teach 3rd grade Reading and Writing.

A fun fact about me is..."Once upon a time", I was Cinderella at Tokyo Disneyland.

I am excited to meet my new students and work with my new team. It's going to be a great year!

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1. Kennedy Jones, I am teacher resident at TXST, 4th grade Math with Mrs. Noble.

2. I work at Tecovas boots part time. (may or may not own 20 pairs of boots...)

3. I am most excited to be looping with the students I had last year, grow more as an educator, and graduate!

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Hello, I'm Chelsie Kanu. I have been in education for 2.5 years including substituting, student teaching, and teaching 2nd grade. I am teaching 3rd grade math this year.

I am a twin. He lives in GA and I visited him over the summer!

I am most excited about the students having to rotate classes and experience different teachers.

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Alyssa Schubert

10 years in education

1st grade

I love to road trip with my toddler

Learning and growing with my team

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I’m Ms. Hart! I am a student teacher with Ms. Castello in 1st grade! I have a twin sister!!! I’m so excited to grow and learn with my students!

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1.Lee Jackson

7th year in Education

Elementary PE

2. I bleed burnt orange!🤘🏾

3. Being back in the Austin area

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My name is Eric Garcia and this is my 4th year in education. I will be teaching CTE

Fun fact: I will drive far off the path to visit ghost towns and abandoned buildings.

I’m excited that all middle school grades are filled.

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👋 Markell Robinson

Today’s my birthday (7/31) 🎉

19 years in education 🤩

Music teacher 💿

✅ I like to write music, cook, and spend time with my family + friends.

✅ I’m most excited to begin the new year and watch the progress unfold!

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Grace Hale 3rd Grade RLA (Resident Teacher)

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Grace Hale 3rd Grade RLA (Resident Teacher)

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Hi!! My name is Grace Hale. I am in my 2nd semester of residency through Texas State University and I will be teaching alongside Mrs. Christensen!

A fun fact about me is that I love traveling! I’m most excited to be in my final semester of college, student teaching, and learning so much from Mrs. Christensen!!

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Hello! This is my second year working at MRA as the EA. I have been in Manor ISD for 4 years.

This is my little family, with an angel baby who will be one this month watching over us. My daughter, Anahí is starting PreK-3 this year at BME.

I am excited to tackle on this new year helping out anywhere I can.

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Keycelyn Barboza

I am teaching Kinder with the subjects ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

14 years in education

Fun Fact: I love making homemade coconut oil.

I am excited to my new set of learners and with new team.

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I believe this is my 19th year in education. This will be my 12th year in Manor. I will be teaching 4th grade science and social studies with lots of Texas history.

My fun facts as I do historical reenactment. I like to throw axes and I like doing tie dye and crafts.

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Lauren Castello

5th year

1st Grade & Cheerleading 📣

Fun fact: I have 8 brothers and sisters

I am excited about my team & my amazing student teacher Ms. Hart!

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Jessica Houseal

10 years in education

5th Math/Science

Fun Fact: I love to RV

Excited to: teach 5th again :)

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I’m Ms. Schubert’s student/resident teacher in 1st grade! A fun fact about me is that I play guitar and banjo. I’m very excited to keep learning with the new group of 1st graders and our team!

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My name is Shane Goedecke and this is my 4th year teaching.

I enjoy playing the guitar and playing chess when I can find the time. I also have no pictures of myself on my phone.

I'm most looking forward to meeting my class and getting to know them!

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My name is Laura Geyer, I am the school nurse. I have been a nurse for 3 years, and this is my second year as the nurse here at MRA <3

I'm a big fantasy/sci-fi nerd, me and my fiance will be having our Lord of the Rings themed wedding in November!

I'm most excited about reconnecting with the team from last year and building relationships with the new students and staff.

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1. This is my 7th year in education. I will be teaching 2nd grade Dual Language.

2. I love food

3. I'm most excited about having my students from last year :)

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This is my 5th year in education but my 2nd year as a Teacher !

This will be my 2nd year being a 2nd grade teacher at MRA.

I have my own online clothing boutique

Excited for my new team and accomplishing new goals for this school year!

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Hi, Rattlers! 👋 My name is Carly Callahan. This will be my 9th year in education and second year teaching middle school. This year, I will be primarily teaching 6th grade math while also sharing the responsibility of teaching 8th grade math with Mr. Iballar. One fun fact about myself is that I will be graduating this December from my Educational Leadership Masters program at UNT. 🥳 This year, I’m most excited about getting to coach volleyball and girls’ basketball.

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Hi! I'm JoAny Benitez and this will be my 7th year with Manor ISD and my 3rd year as MRA's parent liaison.

Fun Facts: Traveling with my

husband and our children

Noah and Neah is my

favorite part of life.

I'm always looking for

new restaurants to try.

In my spare time, I enjoy

exercising and decorating

my home! I'm excited to keep learning and growing in my role!

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My daughter going to be a doctor in a year

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2nd year in education

I taught first grade last year and I'm excited to have some of the same students!

I also coach track and tennis on the middle school side.

I attended the University of Texas and am a huge longhorn/sports fan! I'm very competitive and compete anywhere I can, I currently compete in bodybuilding shows.

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This is my 14th year as an educator and 2nd year here at MRA. This year I will be teaching 7th and 8th grade Math.

A fun fact about me is that I love to go caves and nature trip. And loves reading manga and watching anime.

I am excited to meet new people, new students, and learn new things about them.

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Andre Jackson going on 10th year in education 9 years in a certified position. MRA Boys Coordinator, Coach of all boys sports, and Middle School Athletics.

Fun fact: I watched Moana 50 times this summer....

I'm excited to finally get a full school this year and keep our sports program progressing.

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My name is Sandra Stewart-Price

I have been working at MISD for 17 years in the Transportation dept.

I will be 60 yrs old in a month. . Which is incredible to me because when I was a kid I thought you died at age 40

I’m VERY excited to be working at MRA this year and happy to be your new Regustrar.

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My name is Kaya Jackson, this is my first year at MRA as a SPED aide. I subbed here last year and am excited to be full time, for the first time in 10 years. I have 3 kids: Bree (10), Maddy (9) and Beau (6). My husband Josh is a UPS driver. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats.

Fun fact- I coached gymnastics and cheerleading and for 20 years & I am going to be helping with our Rattler cheer squad this year!

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My name is Hillary Fletcher. This will be my 8th year teaching. I have taught all subjects but mainly have been with 6th grade the majority of the time. This year I will be teaching math and reading resource and inclusion.

I am a basketball mom. I love doing makeup and content creating.

This year I am most excited about teaching 7th and 8th graders.

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Marjorie Calar

9th year in Education

6th Grade ELA

I love to travel and spend quality time with family and friends.

I am excited to meet my new team and new school environment.

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My beautiful family

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Sara Shelby

This is my first year in education and I will be teaching kinder yay!!!!

Fun fact: I started a bookclub in my neighborhood and now it has grown and connected so many women. <3

I am so excited to meet all my lil kinders and see them grow and learn new things.

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My husband Jay and my boston named Nabi. 

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This is my 4th year in education and my 1st year teaching art.

A fun fact about me is my hobbies are aerial silks and quilting.

I am most excited about seeing all my students express themselves through their artwork.

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My wife and my pet dog biyanka

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I am excited to be Manor Rise Academy’s first librarian! Books, reading, and problem-solving are my passions!

I have been in Education for 36 years.

My favorite place in the world is London, England

I am excited about hosting MRA family book club and evening library programs.

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I am Devorah Crawford. This is my first year as a SPED aide. I have two boys and one girl Tiraun 15 ,Tyler 14 and Cookie 3. I have one dog champ

Fun fact : I love to bake and color when I have a lot going on, it clears my mind

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I’m originally from the Philippines, and this is my fourth year teaching in Manor ISD. From 2009 to 2022, I worked as a high school math teacher (grades 7–10) for 13 years. Since 2022, I’ve been serving as a math resource teacher for grades 6–8 at Manor Middle School.

I come from a family of five siblings, including my twin brother, who has been working as a factory worker in Taiwan for the past nine years. I enjoy cooking Filipino dishes like adobo, pancit, and caldereta. Traveling to different states is one of my greatest passions—I just returned last night from a trip to North Carolina.

I’m looking forward to meeting my new students and learning alongside my colleagues this year.

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My wife this the traditional dress in india

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This is my 16th year in education.

I will be teacher 6th Grade Science, this year.

Fun Fact: I love to spend my time with my family and friends singing karaoke, and playing volleyball.

I am excited to work here.

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•Teacher: Travis Connally

•11th year in education.

•Graduate of Texas A&M University, College Station, 2002.

•In college member of the Corps of Cadets and the Fight'n Texas Aggie Band (Percussion, Drummer).

•Married wife, Jamie. Daughters Abigail (15) and Samantha (14). They attend Round Rock H S. Son Asher (12). He attends Cedar Valley Middle School (Round Rock ISD).

Have an Australian Cattle Dog (Ginger, Red Heeler).

• Enjoy: Baseball, outdoor rec. Activities, drawing cartoons and other art, cooking, gardening, woodworking, play guitar and percussion, traveling/sightseeing, spending time with my dog and family.

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Ms. St. Amand - Assistant Band Director 

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Ms. St. Amand - Assistant Band Director 

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Name: Amanda St. Amand

Years in Education: This is Year #7

Subject: Band

Fun Fact: I'm originally from Colorado!

Most excited about: Helping the Band program grow!

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Hello! I’m Patricia, MRAs Administrative Assistant. This will be my 19th year with Manor ISD. I started with the district as a PreK Teachers Assistant. I was also previously a registrar for a few years. A fun fact about me is I have two four legged daughters. One well behaved, and one a wild mess. This year I am most excited about my three nieces attending MRA this school year and making new connections and helping our MRA family thrive. Pictured is my husband and I. We were together 26 years before his passing in April.