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Our Faculty & Staff

We are proud of our dynamic, caring and talented teachers.

Our faculty is comprised of 51 full- and part-time educators, including experienced 30+ year veterans as well as a few recently certificated teachers. ACDS is a fun, upbeat place to teach and learn; consequently our teachers enjoy long tenures at ACDS and our rate of faculty retention ranks among the best independent schools nationally. Discover why our teachers love to teach and why they love teaching at ACDS.

11 yrs

Average teacher tenure

90%

Teacher retention annually

60%

Teachers with graduate degrees

12 YRS

Average teaching experience

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Mrs. Samantha Abouav

Mrs. Samantha Abouav

Music Teacher and Choral Director
Ms. Kineta  Abraham

Ms. Kineta Abraham

4th Grade Teacher
Mr. Jeremy Adams

Mr. Jeremy Adams

Head Of Middle School
Mrs. Kimberly Ahlgren

Mrs. Kimberly Ahlgren

Director of Annual Giving & Special Events
Mrs. Lu Andersen

Mrs. Lu Andersen

3rd Grade TLC Teacher
Ms. Meghan Anderson

Ms. Meghan Anderson

Elementary & Middle School PE Teacher / Student Life Coordinator
Mrs. Heather  Arguello M.E.d.

Mrs. Heather Arguello M.E.d.

Librarian
Srta. Karla Arroyo

Srta. Karla Arroyo

World Language Teacher / Orchard Teacher
Mrs. Prithi Balakarthik

Mrs. Prithi Balakarthik

5th Grade TLC Teacher
Ms. Marina  Blom

Ms. Marina Blom

Elementary Support Teacher / K/1/2 Gardening Teacher / Early Care Teacher
Mrs. Sarah Bratcher

Mrs. Sarah Bratcher

Middle School English Teacher
Ms. Shelly Brennan

Ms. Shelly Brennan

Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Julie Brown

Mrs. Julie Brown

2nd Grade Teacher
Mrs. Cady Burstein

Mrs. Cady Burstein

Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Mr. Brandon Carr

Mr. Brandon Carr

Facility Manager
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