Seattle Public Schools

Hello! My name is Elizabeth Dawson, and I'm in my eighth year at B.F. Day, and my sixth year in second grade here. I adore working here at The Family School. It truly is a wonderful, warm community.

I adore second grade, and working with our wonderful scholars! I believe in building a classroom community around empathy, hard work, kindness, and fun. I'm a lifelong learner and active reader; I'm also a movie buff, music collector, animal lover, and Seattleite. I'm a graduate of Western Washington University, with a degree in Education and a minor in Special Education. I very much look forward to getting to know my next cohort of "scholars" this year!

Hi! My name is Jenn Cooper (Teacher Jenn), and this is my second year teaching Developmental Preschool at Licton Springs. I have been a special education teacher for students in grades PreK through 8th in Seattle Public Schools for 17 years! In addition to my special ed experience, I’ve taught 3rd -6th graders in a one-room schoolhouse on Orcas Island, preschool students in a Reggio Emilia program, and English as a Foreign Language at Universidad Tecnica in Ambato, Ecuador. When I’m not shuttling my own kids to soccer and dance, I enjoy backpacking, paddle boarding, reading fiction, and competing in agility trials with my high-energy dog!