TEACHERS AND SChOOL BOARD

BOARD MEMBERS

Meet our board members, teachers & staff!

Nicole SiJohn-Higgins

CHAIRMAN

My name is Nicole SiJohn-Higgins. I am a member of the Coeur D’ Alene Tribe and proud alumi of Tribal School. I have three A.A degrees; Marketing, General Business and Buisness Management. Currently, I am the School Board Chairman and am honored to be working with four other successful Coeur D’ Alene Tribal Women. We are here to serve you and your children.

Jose Lozeau

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Greetings, My name is Josie Lozeau, I am the daughter of Ed Lozeau and Norma Peone. I have three sons, Cody, Tyde and Bryce (all of which have attended the Coeur d’ Alene Tribal School). I work in Tribal Gaming and received my bachelors in business in 2021. I have served on the Coeur d’ Alene Tribal School Board for the past 5 years as a board member, chairperson, and as the vice chair for the past 2 years. It has been a pleasure to see the change and growth in the school, both from the children and the staff.

Christina Nilson

BOARD MEMBER

Hello all, my name is Christina Nilson. I am a Coeur d’ Alene Tribal member. I have lived on the reservation my entire life where I have started my own little family. I have two children ages 9 & 3. I look forward to serving on the Tribal School Board with an amazing staff and board members.

Patrina Campbell

BOARD MEMBER

My name is Patricia and I am working on getting my bio in!

Michelle Clark

BOARD MEMBER

ah qhest! hiskwist khwe Michelle Clark. chn schitsu’umsh. chn shenn twa hnqwa’qwe’eln.
Greetings! My name is Michelle Clark. I am a Coeur d’Alene Tribal member and I work at the
Tribe’s Language Program. I started working at the Language Program in August of 2011. During
this time I acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from Whitworth
University and a Master of Library and Information Science from the Information School at the
University of Washington. I attended the Tribal School as a child and I have taught
snchitsu’umshtsn intermittently at the school since 2011.
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ADMIN

Meet the Admin of the school!

Tina Strong

SUPERINTENDENT & PRINCIPAL

My Wish for My Students~

Find the place inside themselves where nothing is impossible. Walk a path of love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, and forgiveness. Create a space for themselves to be truly, powerfully authentic-everywhere in their life. Strive to become higher in their thought, higher in their understanding, and higher in love so they may not only grow as an individual but help uplift the world. Have courage and the heart, the centeredness, to follow their own path. See their success as it grows every day. Ask people about their story. Breathe. Ground themselves. Take small steps every day. Know their voice counts. And remember…Every piece of who they are tells a story. Their story.

Lim lemt.sh, Tina

Rosina Carpenter

VICE-PRINCIPAL

My name is Rosina Carpenter and I am the Vice Principal here at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal School. I hold an Education Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Idaho and a Master in Teaching Degree from Seattle University.

I have been an educator at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal School for 18 years and I have taught grades 3-6. Prior to teaching at the tribal school, I taught on the East Coast (Portland, Maine) and the Southwest (Tucson, Arizona) but Idaho is my home. I am a descendant of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and I grew up in the area. I attended the tribal school and attended high school in Plummer (We were the Plummer Pirates back then).

Some of my hobbies include traveling, short distance hiking, and reading. I have a daughter who will be starting middle school in the fall.

Christopher Luke

BUISNESS MANAGER

Greetings, My name is Christopher Luke and I am the Buisness Manager for Tribal School!

Carrington Casaus
Registrar
This is our school registrar!

Cory Schulz
6-8 Math
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" -Steve Prefontaine

Jessica Josephson
3rd Grade
"Believe you can and you're already half way there" - Theodore Roosevelt

Anne Peone
ISS Teacher
This is Anne and she is the ISS Teacher!

Rick Klingensmith
Student Aide

Ah his laglaqht! Hello my friends! I am a Bachelor level Licensed Social Worker(Ohio) and have focused my career on helping children, families, and adults find help and healing for behavior issues, mental health issues, abuse and neglect, substance abuse, and other related struggles. I believe that no matter how old we are there is still much to learn, and I try to be guided by the motto, "Listen, Learn, Help". I consider it a privilege to be working here and look forward to continuing to grow and learn with everyone.

Tiana SiJohn
6-8th Reading/LA
My name is Tiana SiJohn. I am a Coeur d'Alene tribal member. I have been working for the Coeur d'Alene Tribal School for one school year and truly enjoy spending my days with the kids. I am currently attending NIC to obtain my degree in Elementary Education. This school year I look forward to seeing all the familiar faces as well as some new ones.

Jody Suva
1st & 2nd grade
"In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn."

Rob Little
6-8th Social Studies
"Skipper the Penguin : “Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.”"

Anna Morrison
Cook

Clayton Worden
Teacher

I have an amazing daughter who I love more than anything, and am excited to see grow up. Teaching is something I have known I wanted to do since at least high school, when I was an aide for my English teacher, and it is something that has been a joy in my life now for many years. I graduated from Lewis-Clark State College with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Reading, and have taught middle school English, English as a Second Language, Reading, Social Studies, Drama, and Technology, as well as a high school Science Fiction Literature class. I have started a broadcasting program where students created a morning announcement variety show that was played for the school every morning. I have started and led more than one drama club, and have served as a student council advisor. I have served in many school leadership positions, including being the building head for a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports team. My philosophy is that students need to be engaged, encouraged to be creative, given responsibility and ownership in the classroom, given goals and incentives, supported, and celebrated for their achievements, and that lessons need to be tailored to their interests and individual levels, if you want them to have the best experience and reach their full potential.

Tanya St.George
Special Education Director

I have 4 children, Tyler and Drew are adults and live in the area. Sean will be attending NIC, and Malynda, will be a Senior at Post Falls High School. We have 2 dogs, Max and Gatsby. I graduated from Montana State University-Billings with a bachelor of science in Elementary Education with a Reading minor. I then obtained my Masters of Special Education from University of Idaho.

Sherry Thomas
Paraprofessional
I just love my job for all the "Little Reasons!"

Marsell Colbert
P.E
"A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson."

Cecelia Lasarte
Teacher Aide
"Pay constant attention to yourself and to your teaching" - Timothy 4:16

Vicki Abraham
Paraprofessional
I am our paraprofessional!

Teressa Matt
Maintance Supervisor
Hi I am our maintenance supervisor!

Bobbi Barnowsky
5th Grade

Mrs. Barnowsky has been teaching at Tribal School for since 2017! She has taught 3rd through 12th grade with a focus in Math and Science since 2001 in various schools! - She also volunteers as an Emergency Medical Tech with the Tekoa Community Ambulance Team. She has had severak other positions within education as a curriculum writer, admin, mentor, adult educator and advisor.

Annie Gbaford
2nd Grade

Hi, my name is Annie Gbaford. I graduated from WSU in 2022 and worked as a substitute teacher in the Pullman School District. I love reading and traveling in my free time. I'm so excited to be teaching second grade!

TEACHERS AND SChOOL BOARD

BOARD MEMBERS

Nicole SiJohn-Higgins

CHAIRMAN

Jose Lozeau

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Christina Nilson

BOARD MEMBER

Patrina Campbell

BOARD MEMBER

Michelle Clark

BOARD MEMBER

ADMIN

Tina Strong

SUPERINTENDENT & PRINCIPAL

Rosina Carpenter

VICE-PRINCIPAL

Christopher Luke

BUISNESS MANAGER

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