Teacher
Email:
Carolina_Bacallao@dpsk12.net
Phone:
720-424-7748
Department(s):
3rd Grade
Students call me*: Ms. Carolina
Family: I have been married to my husband, Peter, since 2019. We have a son, Benny, and a daughter, Emi.
Colleges/Degrees: B.A. in political Science from the University of Florida. M.A. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Denver.
Why I work in education: As much as teaching was never part of my plan growing up, I truly love my career with all my heart and could not imagine having another job. It truly feels like this is my vocation and my students inspire me to be the best version of myself everyday.
I have always loved school but never planned to be a teacher. I started working with adults when I graduated from college teaching English at a non-profit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Then I got a job as a para at a local school there and one of the teachers I worked with mentored me. This inspired me to go back to school so that I could have my own classroom. I moved to Denver to do Denver Teacher Residency in 2012 and have been teaching in DPS since then. I have been at Ellis for the last 7 years and love this school and community.
Hobbies/In my spare time: In my spare time, I love to read, cook, and travel with my family.
Something you’d be surprised to know about me: I used to be a radio DJ in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.