| Seventh Grade Team |
7th Grade Language Arts (Rm310)
Leslie Clark
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Mrs. Clark has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is certified in Middle Integrated Curriculum 5-9 and Social Science 6-12. She has had training in Differentiated Instruction and Kagan Instructional Methods. This will be her 5th year at SLA and is excited to work with the students, staff and parents again. Mrs. Clark has earned her ESE Certification and her Professional Teaching Certificate. Currently she is working on her ESOL endorsement.
Born in Augsburg, Germany and raised in Rabat, Morocco she loves to travel and share her experiences with others. She loves spending time at the beach, "flip flops and the Caribbean are my favorite", boating, photography, tennis, scrapbooking, reading, and scuba diving. She is married to Greg, has one son, Austin, 3 Italian Greyhounds (Sasha, Posha and Arrington) and, 1 cat (Harley). |
7th Grade Civics (SS) (Rm303)
Teresa Porter
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Back to Top | Teresa Porter attended the University of South Florida where she received a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in Finance. Teresa is a long time resident of Venice. She is married with two young children. She is grateful to be part of the SLA family and looks forward to another great year! |
7th Grade Math (Rm304)
Mary Grimaldi
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Back to Top | Mary has been here since SLA opened in 2004 and is so excited to be returning for another year! She loves numbers and is looking forward to having a blast with her students, helping them solidify and strengthen skills they already have, and teaching and modeling new skills. Mary holds a B.S. in Finance from USF and is certified in Math 5-9. She is married and loves spending time with her husband and two kids doing things outside and around the house. |
7th grade Honors Academy(Rm305)
Jessica Haworth
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Back to Top | Mrs. Haworth graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. She is certified in Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum grades 5-9, English grades 5-9, Elementary Education grades K-6 and Exceptional Student Education grades K-12. She is currently working on her gifted endorsement and is very excited to be teaching the 7th Grade Honors Academy this year.
Her interests include scuba diving, boating, fishing and reading. She is married and has a Rottweiler named Apollo, an American Bulldog named Justice, and a cat named Daisy. |
7th Grade Science (Rm300)
Elizabeth Willmore
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Back to Top | Mrs. Willmore grew up and attended college in Upstate New York. In addition to teaching Life Science, Mrs. Willmore is also the proud instructor/facilitator of SLA's Science Club. She is also the adviser to our chapter of the National Junior Honor Society helping to shape the students who exhibit leadership qualities. She lives in Venice with her husband and three children.
Please contact Mrs. Willmore with any questions regarding the 7th grade team at 941-485-5551. |
