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Staff Members of the Month
certified Staff
Mr. Rachelle Dasal
Rachelle Dasal is a 6th grade math teacher at VMS. She has been teaching for 3 years. She began her teaching career in Missouri, teaching computers for 500 Kinder-4th grade students. Her passion for teaching comes from building relationships with her students. Dasal says, "My goal is that every student knows that there is an adult in their life who truly cares about them." She does this by creating a safe and welcoming classroom. In her classroom, it is ok to mess up. Her policy is, "If you do not try, you'll never learn. I try to teach students not only how to solve math problems, but how to navigate life."
In her free time Mrs. Dasal likes to sing, talk in funny accents, play board/card games with family and friends, play with her dog, travel with her husband, laugh, and do photography. She says, "I have sung my whole life and one of my (and the students') favorite things to do in class during a brain break or a fun math day is to sing to the students." Family is important to Dasal as well. She has a maltipoo named Eve that she and her husband adore. Together they "travel, explore, and learn about other people's culture." She does photography as a part-time job too. "I love being able to capture moments for people!"
Classified Staff
Ms. Priscilla Aguilar
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Priscilla Aguilar is our Classified Staff Member of the Month for March! Ms. Aguilar joined VMS at the beginning of this school year, August 2022. She started as the registrar and now she's an instructional assistant in special education. Ms Aguilar loves being able to develop positive relationships with students, parents, and staff. She loves to help students learn and finds it inspiring to watch them grow throughout the school year. Ms Aguilar is a key member of our VMS family and she feels the strength we have as a community. She says, "I really enjoy working at VMS because we all work together as a team!". In her free time, Priscilla loves spending time outdoors, swimming, and going to the lake. She also spends time with her family and likes to go shopping.
Team Members of the Month
P. Joe - August Certified Staff member of the month.
J Tapia - Maintenance. Classified staff member of the month.
Picture of our certified staff member of the month for the month of September.
Picture of our classified staff member of the month for the month of September
Ms. Rita Talia - classified staff member for the month of October
Mr. VanCleaf - October certified staff member
Julie Ramirez, November Classified staff member of the month
November Certified Staff member of the Month - Rachelle Dasal
Erikka Douglas is VMS's Self-Contained LABS teacher. It is her first year teaching, but has been working at VMS for 4 years. She has really enjoyed the transition into teaching and taking on her own classroom. As she's watched her students learn how to solve problems without her help, it makes her so proud. "Whether it's math, reading, writing, or behavior, I love watching one of them conquer something we've worked on for a long time on their own".
In her free time, Ms. Douglass enjoys listening to music and writing.