Jeff McClune

I enjoyed 19 years as a third grade teacher at The Chandler School, a WASC approved, private, "preppy" K-8 school located in Pasadena near the Rose Bowl. There I received the "Lower School" Virginia Bartlett-Cole Award for excellence in teaching. I also invested a year at The Huntington Park Baptist Elementary School as a 4th grade teacher. I remain in contact with my former principal, L. Frank. I completed my eighth year with California Virtual Academies @ Los Angeles. As a teacher, it was my responsibility to supervise a class of independent study, home-educated students, 5th - 8th. During the 2006-2007 school year I was the school's Lead Teacher of Science. I am no longer with CAVA as I've relocated to the Bitterroot Valley in southwest Montana. I'm in Hamilton, the county seat of Ravalli County. I'm seeking an opportunity to work in direct instruction when it presents itself. My desire is to teach, to mentor, and not primarily "manage" the students. Obviously, the typical government school environment does not lend itself to that goal.