My name is Alicia Berry Jenne’. I am a graduate of The University of Alabama: http://www.ua.edu/ Both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. I am certified to teach reading to students in grades K-12. I am a Highly Qualified teacher.

I am Nationally Board Certified as an Early Childhood Generalist. To learn more about the National Boards for Professional teaching Standards, click on this link: http://www.nbpts.org

I have been teaching PreK, Kindergarten and First Grade at Rock Quarry for 26 years.  I was thrilled to be the first PreK teacher at RQES. Before coming back home to Tuscaloosa to teach at Rock Quarry, I taught Kindergarten, First Grade or 5-8 year old Multi-age classes at with the Memphis City Schools at Oak Forest Elementary in Memphis, Tennessee.

I am a CMT (Clinical Master Teacher) and a MAP Mentor (Multiple Abilities Program Mentor) for The University of Alabama. This means that my classroom hosts Student Interns who are learning to be teachers. This is a partnership that is close to my heart because I received my training in education from The University of Alabama. I am very committed to helping train future educators. I also sometimes teach sessions of Social Studies Methods Courses or Teaching Reading to Diverse Learners at The University of Alabama.

I am married to Brad Jenne’ and we have one son, Grayson, who is 22 and a daughter, Annelise, who is a middle school student. Our lives have been doubly blessed by adopting both of our children at birth. We were their parents and forever-family from their very first days of life. 

I am delighted to be your child’s PreKindergarten teacher! Teaching children to love learning is my very favorite thing! I believe in preserving their childhood and in letting them be little!