Jackie Teguis earned her masters in education with a specialty in curriculum and instruction from Lesley University. While teaching middle school English and social studies for nine years, Jackie was appointed team leader, middle school English curriculum coordinator, and a mentor teacher. As curriculum coordinator she facilitated the alignment of the English language arts curriculum to the state frameworks. Jackie has always been an advocate for innovative and highly effective teaching and learning practices. Her passion for teaching and her experience designing curricula was an integral part in her selection as a mentor teacher. She found mentoring new teachers incredibly rewarding. She has shared her mentoring experience with educators at districtwide workshops and at a national conference. Currently, Jackie serves as president of the Kennebunk Elementary PTA and is a member of the Education Foundation’s Grant and Fundraising committees. Jackie volunteers in her sons’ classrooms and works part-time with her husband at Faulkner-Teguis Orthodontics. Jackie, her husband Corey, and their two sons live in Kennebunk. The Teguis family enjoys spending time together at the beach and on the ski slopes.