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Berean Faculty and Staff

Our caring staff members make themselves available to help support student learning both during the regular school day and during Friday School sessions. The years of experience our teachers bring to the classroom is a testament to the excellent instruction your child receives in every classroom at Berean. We are excited to introduce our faculty and staff to you and encourage you to contact them with questions or concerns.

Administration

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  • Metz Lisa
    Lisa Metz Principal

    Favorite Quote
    "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

    Lisa Metz
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  • Castillo Alexis
    Alexis Castillo Executive Assistant

    Favorite Quote
    "Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." - Lao Tzu

    Alexis Castillo
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  • Foreman Cynthia
    Cynthia Foreman Registrar

    Favorite Quote
    "Peace begins with a smile." - Mother Theresa

    Cynthia Foreman
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  • Shack Bryan
    Bryan Shack Athletics Director and Security

    Favorite Quote
    "Success is not only achieved through what you know but what you help others learn."

    Brian Shack

Elementary Staff

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  • Ramirez Angie
    Angie Ramirez Paraprofessional: 3rd–5th Grade

    Favorite Quote
    "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient bearing with one another in love." - Ephesians 4:2, Holy Bible

    Angie Ramirez
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  • Moreno Luz
    Luz Moreno 3rd–5th Grade ELA Teacher

    Favorite Quote
    "Always try...never give up." - Unattributed

    Luz Moreno
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  • Haring Angel
    Angel Haring Elementary Art/Music K–5th

    Favorite Quote
    "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."- Maya Angelou

    Angel Haring

Middle School Staff

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High School Staff

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Support Staff

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  • Gross Livana
    Livana Gross Behavior Specialist/504 Coordinator

    Favorite Quote
    I will be teaching Character Counts this year and will be the behavioral health specialist. I have been called to teach in many different ways, and I am excited to shape children's minds and hearts with all the staff at Berean Academy.
    "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all". - Aristotle

    Livana Gross
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  • Hernandez Heather
    Heather Hernandez ESS Administrative Assistant

    Favorite Quote
    "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away" - Steve Agyei

    Heather Hernandez
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  • Taylor Vicky
    Vicky Taylor Substitute

    Favorite Quote
    "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

    Vicky Taylor

Kitchen Staff

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Security and Maintenance Staff

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Teacher Salaries

Average Teacher Salary (A.R.S. §15-189.05), as added by Laws 2018, Ch. 285, §3

  1. Average salary of all teachers employed in budget year 2024 – $34,990
  2. Average salary of all teachers employed in prior year 2023 – $33,990
  3. Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year 2023 – $1,000
  4. Percentage increase – 2.9%
  5. Average salary of all teachers employed in FY 2018 – $29,656
  6. Total percentage increase in average teacher salary since FY 2018 – 4.3%

Comments on Average Salary Calculation (Optional):
ADM is being evaluated when school starts and a revised budget will be submitted in August.

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