{"id":5,"date":"2011-07-23T21:27:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T02:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/template\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:54:23","slug":"about-the-instructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/1st-alps\/about-the-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5\" class=\"elementor elementor-5\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6287e13e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6287e13e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9ca12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9ca12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello, First Grade Alps! I am Mrs. Banks and I am so excited to be your teacher this year! I am new to The Summit for the 2026-27 school year and to first grade. I have been a teacher for 15 years, having taught both preschool and kindergarten. I live in Springfield with my husband Jeremy, our twin boys-Camden and Cohen, and our two pugs Nalah and Oliver. I am looking forward to a fantastic school year of learning, discovery, connection and growth. 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