Michele is an ESL teacher at Lakewood Middle School. She has been teaching for 32 years, with 14 of them being at Lakewood Middle. Michele was drawn to teaching by her passion for learning and seeing others reach their goals. Her favorite part of teaching is working in a district that has great students, families and staff who work together to support one another. Some fun facts about Michele are that she enjoys gardening and spending time outside, and is working hard to learn Spanish with her students’ help.