Teacher Profile: Michelle Meditz

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By Alexis Kobane
Copy Editor | The Pacific Times

Michelle Meditz is beginning her first year teaching at NP3 High School.

Meditz is teaching Spanish I, Spanish II, and 10th grade advisory with Heather Higgins this school year.

Before teaching at NP3, Meditz taught at Natomas Charter School Early College Academy, also known as Natomas Charter School’s Virtual Learning Academy, for seven years. At this school she taught Spanish I-IV classes, was an advisor for the yearbook and an academic coach.

When asked about her first impressions of NP3, Meditz said that she feels that NP3 is a welcoming community.

“The staff is very welcoming and inclusive and the students are enthusiastic learners,” Meditz said.

Before beginning her teaching career, Meditz worked as a scheduler for California Gov. Gray Davis.

Meditz attended University of California Davis as an undergraduate where she majored in political science and Spanish. Meditz studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain during her junior year of college.

Meditz completed her master’s degree in Spanish at California State University Sacramento. She worked on her master’s degree at night while she worked in public affairs for a large corporation.

“I just looked at it as a hobby, then I realized that if I was choosing to go to school as a hobby, then that was probably my true passion,” Meditz said.

Meditz got her single subject teaching credential from the Fortune School of Education.

In her spare time, Meditz enjoys photography, yoga, paddle boarding and other outdoor activities.

Everyone’s really happy to be here, which is such a great thing!” said Meditz. “I think it’s one of the best things about NP3.”