Mr. Zachary Baggett
Visual Arts Specialist
Work Phone: 385-646-0024
Work Email: zrbaggett@graniteschools.org
Mr. Baggett loves learning and creating. He has absorbed information and experiences since he was a child. He grew up in western Washington and loves the ocean, mountains and forests. He has explored Egypt, Jordan and has worked at an archaeological site in Israel. He has lived in Korea and speaks Korean.
Mr. Baggett studied Art Education at the University of Utah and after graduating is still going to school in Education. He will never stop learning! He is even learning about being a new Dad. All the while he has been sharing what he learns. His favorite way to share his interests is through creating artworks. He is excited to share techniques in art that will solidify concepts across all disciples of learning and expound curiosity.
Mr. Josh Bates
Special Education Teacher
Mr. Bates was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2016 with a degree in Latin American Studies and Global Business Literacy in Spanish and is currently pursuing a Special Education Teaching degree through Utah State University. This is his first year teaching at Robert Frost Elementary and his second year teaching in Granite School District. Mr. Bates has been happily married for 4 years and has one very active, smiley one year old son. His favorite activities are hanging out with his family, camping, biking, as well as he is a consistent attendee at Salt Lake Comic Con. He also enjoys playing and coaching soccer. He is very excited to teach here at Robert Frost Elementary!
Ms. Danielle Batson
4th Grade Teacher
Work Phone: 385-646-0759
Work Email: drbatson@graniteschools.org
Miss Danielle Batson was born in Provo, Utah and raised in Orem, Utah. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Utah Valley University. This is Miss Batson’s third year teaching at Robert Frost. She has greatly enjoyed the nurturing, caring, and supportive environment among the students, faculty, and staff. Teaching is a GREAT passion of hers but she also enjoys outdoor activities available in Utah. Some of these activities include swimming in lakes, sailing, paddle boarding, and hiking. Miss Batson has great expectations for her students this year and is looking forward to being a part of this amazing school again!
Mrs. Brenda Beale
CBTU- Para-educator
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: bbeale@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Sara Buttars
Reading Specialist
Work Email: sbuttars@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Buttars was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up and was raised in West Jordan, Utah. Mrs. Buttars loves hanging out with her husband, two children, and her English Golden Retriever. She enjoys running (jogging), reading, and being around family and friends.
Mrs. Buttars graduated from Westminster College in 2000 with her Bachelor’s degree. Later she went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Education from Utah State in 2007. She continued her schooling and received her ESL Endorsement, Reading Level 1 and Level 2 Endorsements. She began her career teaching in Granite School District at Farnsworth Elementary. While at Farnsworth Elementary she taught 3rd grade for five years, 6th grade for a year, Kindergarten for a year, and was a reading specialist for five years. For the past two years she has been at Frost Elementary teaching second grade. Mrs. Buttars really enjoys teaching and working with students.
Mrs. Karen Cannon
Food Services Assistant
Mr. Andy Carbaugh
Principal
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: acarbaugh@graniteschools.org
Mr. Carbaugh was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2001 with his teaching degree and BYU in 2008 with his Masters degree in Educational Leadership. He moved to the great state of Utah in 2001, but remains a huge Nebraska Cornhusker fan! He taught at Lincoln Elementary for 6 years before becoming a school administrator.
Mr. Carbaugh has been married for 18 years and has three amazing children, ages 17, 12 and 1. His favorite activities are camping, fishing, and hanging out with his family. He also enjoys sports as a participant, coach, and spectator. He feels very fortunate to continue to serve the AWESOME Robert Frost School Community!
Mrs. Jessica Christian
Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Leah Colburn
CBTU- Site Supervisor/Therapist- Valley Behavioral Health
Work Phone: 385-646-4842
Work Email: leahh@vmh.com
Leah Hibbeln was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Utah in 2002. She gained her undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University in Therapeutic Recreation and her master’s degree from University of Phoenix in Mental Health Counseling. Leah has worked with children in a number of settings including day schools, boarding schools, wilderness programs, and other recreational programs since 1999. Leah enjoys spending her free time with her dogs and taking adventures in the back-country of Utah.
Mrs. Cindy Fisher
3rd Grade Teacher
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: cmfisher@graniteschools.org
Cindy Fisher was born and raised in Price, Utah. She raised her family consisting of three boys and one girl before she went back to school to get her degree in education. Since then, she received a Bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and a Master’s degree in Education and a reading and math endorsement from Southern Utah University.
She recently married her best friend and moved from the small, slow-paced life in Price; to the big, fast-paced life of the city…..Three of her children still live in Price and one lives in Logan, so she is half way between them. She loves and misses her grandbabies (and kids) to pieces!!!!!
In her free time, she loves to hang out with her hubby and family, camping, scuba diving, doing crafts, and home improvement projects, (and attempting to ride her motorcycle), and enjoying life to the fullest….
Miss Amanda Gans
Resource Teacher
Work Email: asgans@graniteschools.org
Ms. Gans is from Chicago, Illinois. She loves living in Salt Lake City. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Apparel Merchandising and Business. She decided to go back to school and received her teaching degree in both Elementary and Special Education from Western Governors University. On the weekends, you can find her in the mountains snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking, or biking. She also enjoys traveling and reading.
Mrs. Lesly Garcia-Hernandez
Food Services Manager
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: lgarciahernandez@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Allyson Gardner
P.E. Teacher
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: asgardner@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Gardner grew up in West Valley Utah. She Graduated from Weber State University in Elementary Education with a minor in Physical education. She has been teaching P.E for four years. She enjoys keeping the students physically fit and teaching them new games that they can play at recess or at home with friends. She enjoys working with kids seeing them work together in teams or individually. She loves seeing students try different things and realize they could do something they thought they couldn't do in P.E.
Mrs. Gardner has a growing family. She has one boy and another baby on the way due this summer. Mrs. Gardner enjoys playing various sports, reading, dancing, hiking, and camping.
Ms. Debbie Gelas
6th Grade Teacher
Ms. Gelas is originally from New York State. She moved here 14 years ago to enjoy the mountains. She is a passionate teacher and loves working with the kids. You can find her on any given weekend, hiking, biking or skiing.
Andrea Hatch
Community Council Member
Personal Email: acmhatch@gmail.com
Andrea Hatch is a parent on the school community council in the first year of her term. She is serving as the SCC chairperson.
Miss JoAnn Heaton
School Counselor
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: jheaton@graniteschools.org
Miss Heaton received her Bachelors Degree in Communication Disorders from Brigham Young University and worked as a Speech Pathologist for 5 years in Granite School District. She realized that she was talking to students about their problems more and more often and so she decided to return to graduate school for her Masters in Educational Psychology at University of Utah.
She has been so lucky to work at Robert Frost Elementary now for 21 years, counseling students, and loves working with the wonderful teachers and staff. "It really feels like my second home!" (I'm glad I don't have to clean it though!!)
Beckie Hennessy
Community Council Member
Home Phone: 801-579-9111
Personal Email: beckiemhennessy@gmail.com
Beckie is a parent member of the Frost School Community Council in the second year of her term.
Mrs. Elise Henson
2nd Grade Teacher
Mrs. Henson grew up in West Valley City. She played all the sports she possibly could go through the years. She used to sing professionally and even recorded a song on an album that was distributed throughout the nation…but don’t ask her to sing now…she’s too shy. She continued playing sports in junior high and high school, and eventually played on the college tennis team. She ranked third in the state at the division tournament. Sports and music aside, teaching has always been her passion. She comes from a large family of teachers whose happiness influenced her to become a teacher. She is happily married with a new baby boy.
Jess Leavell
Community Council Member
Home Phone: 818-610-9347
Personal Email: reganmama02@gmail.com
Ms. Leavell is a parent on the Frost Community Council in the second year of her term.
Ms. Jeannie Lew
1st Grade Teacher
Mrs. Emily Morrison
3rd Grade Teacher
Ms. Morrison was raised in Bountiful, UT. She spent much of her youth dancing in dance companies. Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Exercise and Sports Science. She spent most of her twenties teaching dance and fitness classes at the University of Utah. In her early thirties, she went back to school and received a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. She previously taught First Grade, and was an Instructional Coach. She is now teaching and loving Third Grade. Outside of school you can find Ms. Morrison walking her puppy, hiking, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, in a Yoga class, reading a book, cooking, and finding the best new adventurous place that she needs to travel to.
Mr. Ofa Nau
CBTU Teacher
Mr. O was born in Upland California and raised in Salinas, California in the Monterey Bay County. In 2014 Mr. Nau graduated from California State University with a degree in Social Behavioral Science and in 2017 he graduated from the University of Utah with his Master’s degree in Education Culture & Society. Mr. Nau has been married for 8 years and is a proud father of 4 beautiful children, ages 6, 5, 2, and a 6-month-old. Mr. O enjoys every moment he spends time with his family and loves to be silly with his kids. His favorite activities are spending time with his family, playing chess, and keeping up with his sports teams. He also enjoys participating in MMA training and coaching football. Last but not least, Mr. O absolutely loves his students and is looking forward for another awesome year at Robert Frost Elementary.
Mrs. Heather Newman
ELL Aide/Afterschool Coordinator
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: hbeck@graniteschools.org
Ms. Christi Olcott
6th Grade Teacher
Work Phone: 385-646-8627
Work Email: ccolcott@graniteschools.org
Mr. Kamron Reese
5th Grade Teacher
Ms. Kathleen Riebe
STS
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: kriebe@graniteschools.org
Kathleen Riebe was born in New York. She graduated from Hofstra with a BA in Elementary Education and Sociology. She has taught outdoor education in Georgia, Maine, New York and New Jersey. She traveled and lived in many states before residing in Utah. She received her Masters of Education from Utah State University and a Technology Endorsement from Southern Utah University. She spends her free time skiing, biking hiking and rafting. She is trying to learn how ride a unicycle and play the piano.
Miss Jessica Riggs
Media Assistant
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Miss Ashley Robins
3rd Grade Teacher
Work Email: amrobins@graniteschools.org
Website: RobinsRockstars (Class Website)
Miss Robins was raised in Boise, ID. She moved to Utah to become an Aggie & attend Utah State University, where she pursued a dual-degree in Early Childhood & Elementary Education. She previously taught Preschool, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade, and is now excited to teach 2nd Grade again at Robert Frost Elementary! Miss Robins enjoys all things summer: sunshine, waves, warm breezes, and reading in a hammock! She loves being outside—whether it be playing sports (especially volleyball), hiking, camping, boating, or fishing. She loves meeting brand-new people, trying out different things (sushi), and traveling places on exciting adventures!
Mrs. Jamie Rollings
2nd Grade Teacher
Mrs. Rollings is originally from Minnesota and studied education at Southwest Minnesota State University. She is a passionate teacher who really enjoys working with children. Mrs. Rollings is married and has two wonderful children. She loves to spend time with her family camping, hiking, and exploring the great outdoors.
Mrs. Amy Ross
Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Ross was born in Denver, Colorado but moved many times and has lived in 6 states. She graduated from University of Utah, Go Utes! Mrs. Ross is married with 3 great kids all in their 20′s. She loves reading, visiting the beach, hiking and working with 5/6 year olds!
Mrs. Melanie Sanchez
Community Center Outreach Coordinator
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: msanchez@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Carolyn Schroeder
First Grade Teacher
Work Email: ckcoakwell@graniteschools.org
Website: Class Website
Mrs. Schroeder grew up around the world. Her dad is in the Air Force and has moved 9 times. She has lived in Ohio, California, Florida, Utah, Texas, Japan, England, Idaho, Spain, and Utah again. She is the oldest of six children and loves her big family. She graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2013 with a degree in Early Childhood Education/ Early Childhood Special Education. She was married to her best friend in March 2014, and has a little baby girl who is almost a year old. She loves arts and crafts and being outdoors. Most of all, she loves helping children learn, and enjoy school.
Mrs. Audrey Smith
Resource Teacher
Work Phone: 385-646-2130
Website: Teacher Website
Mrs. Smith spent her childhood in California and Arizona before moving to Utah as a teenager. She graduated from the University of Utah and became a Mom to five fantastic kids. While receiving a Special Education Endorsement from Utah State, Mrs. Smith began teaching for Granite School district. Seeing her students progress is very exciting for her! When she is not working, Mrs. Smith is a “FUN” grandma to 13 grandkids.
Ms. Sarah Sorvari
4th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Sorvari has been at Robert Frost for one year and she loves teaching fourth grade! She was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, where she spent most of her life until she moved up to Salt Lake County about a year ago. Mrs. Sorvari loves to spend time with her husband and friends. In her spare time you can most likely find Mrs. Sorvari hiking, camping, swimming, rock climbing, or rafting.
Kim Turcsanski
Community Council Member
Home Phone: 801-598-6039
Personal Email: kimturk5@gmail.com
Kim is a parent on the Frost School Community Council. She is in the first year of her term.
Mrs. Alison Vagen
Speech Language Pathologist
Work Phone: 385-646-4840
Work Email: alvagen@graniteschools.org
Mrs. Vanessa Vasquez
Resource Paraeducator
Mr. Colin Williamson
5th Grade Teacher
Mr. Williamson is very happy to be teaching fifth grade at Robert Frost. This will mark his third year at Frost and 12th year as a teacher. He has taught in Florida and Utah. Mr. Williamson most recently earned his Ed.S. from ST Leo University and is completing his requirements for a Gifted Endorsement. He understands how important upper elementary school is and is looking forward to a happy, successful and challenging school year.