Dr. Calvin Roso
Dr. Roso has his Bachelors in English Education (University of Wisconsin – Madison), his Masters in Curriculum and Instruction (Oral Roberts University), and his Doctorate in Education Leadership (ORU). He also has his Masters in Teaching English as a Second Language. His experience includes secondary language arts and Bible teaching, curriculum publishing, and global education.…
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Mrs. Adalyn Baumgarten will serve as our Band Director. She studied Worship Arts at Oral Roberts University and graduated in 2019. During this time, and after, she taught music privately for 6 years and now is led to ILCA. In 2020, Adalyn and her husband, Eric, were married and adopted their cat, Ava Belle. Adalyn…
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Tina Sparks
Ms. Tina Sparks will serve as our 3rd-grade teacher. Ms. Sparks brings over 20 years of classroom experience to ILCA. She received her Bachelors in Elementary Education & Early Childhood, and her Masters of Education in Reading. Some might remember Ms. Sparks from 2023, as she helped start our Crusader Resource Service as our Interventionist.…
Read MoreHeather Jones
Heather Jones will serve as our 2nd grade teacher. She and Ben have been married for 13 years. They have 3 children: James-12, Billy-10 and Adelina-7 (almost 8, she’d want me to throw that in). James and Billy are biological, and Adelina was adopted from Kyrgyzstan when she was one month shy of three. She…
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Celeste McGlothlin
Celeste McGlothlin is the new elementary music teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy! Celeste was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and moved to Tulsa, OK in 2018 to attend Oral Roberts University. While at ORU, Celeste earned her Bachelors of Arts in Music – with a voice concentration, and a…
Read MoreJanee McCrate
Bachelor in Human Development and Family Sciences Masters in English as a foreign language/English as a second language Graduate coursework in Reading and Literacy Certified in Mild/Moderate Disabilities, ELL, Secondary English, Deaf Education, Elementary Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences Sign Language Interpreter “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the…
Read MoreCindy Carr
B.A. in Spanish with a minor in Human Development from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Taught English to Hmong, Laotian, Chinese, and Hispanic Immigrants at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Volunteered in my children’s schools (public and private) Substitute teacher in public and private schools Kindergarten Aide at ILCA Extended Care Coordinator at ILCA My husband…
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