Allison White is a veteran educator who teaches Transitional Kindergarten in Los Altos. She is credentialed as both a teacher and administrator and holds a Child Development Permit (Program Director). She has an MS in Educational Leadership. Her vision for education has been shaped by her work as a teacher, instructional coach, trainer, and school principal. She has presented at the CA Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference on the topic of the Science of Reading and Early Literacy. She believes that helping students develop a sense of agency and leveraging their natural sense of curiosity and wonder to create learning experiences is a key to both their well-being and academic success.