Michael
KremmerMichael Kremmer teaches Resource English to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at CIS. He is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University. Coach Day at A.P. Beutel was his inspiration to become a teacher. Mr. Kremmer also loves to play all kinds of sports. He has also taught in Bastrop, Del Valle, and in several other places in BISD.
Michael Kremmer
Justin Bennett
Justin Bennett
Justin Bennett teaches 6, 7, and 8th grade resource language arts at our school. He got his degree at Sam Houston State University. Mr. Bennett wasn't a teacher he says he would have been a fireman. He enjoys sports, fishing, and spending time with his wife. He has worked at Brazoswood as an aide in the behavior management classroom also.
Arpita
Bhattacharjee
Arpita Bhattacharjee teaches resource math and science. She says, "I like to work at CIS because I like the friendly staff." This is her first year to teach at CIS. Mrs. Bhattacharjee has taught school for three years. She misses her old staff and students but she says that she will like it here just as well. The college that she attended were the State University of New York at Buffalo & University of Houston at Clear Lake. Mrs. Bhattacharjee picked teaching as her career because she has always volunteered at her kid's school and was involved with host program at Lake Jackson Intermediate School before she decided to teach. The best part of her day is the morning tutorial. She also enjoys participating in Reading Renaissance in the morning and it puts her in a happy mode through out the day.
Arpita Bhattacharjee
Shanna Binnion
Shanna
Binnion
Shanna Binnion is a L.I.F.E. skills teacher at Clute Intermediate School. Mrs. Binnion attended Stephen F. Austin State University. Mrs. Binnion began her career at BISD as a speech pathologist. She enjoys working as a classroom teacher because there is much more of an opportunity to get to know her students and their families. Mrs. Binnion says that her students make her smile.
Mary Beth
Jeffers
Mary Beth Jeffers enjoys being a special education math teacher at Clute Intermediate School. She attended the University of Houston. She has also worked at Polk Isabel High School, Wild Peach Elementary, and Brazoria Intermediate. She likes the kids uniqueness and the parental support. She does not like the monstrous load of special education paperwork.
Mary Beth Jeffers
Frances McMahon
Frances
McMahon
Frances McMahon travels to all twenty schools in BISD. She assists teachers, special education students, parents, and staff using technology to enhance learning. She received her BA from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville and her M.E.D. from Lamar University in Beaumont. Ms. McMahon taught second grade at Martin Elementary in Beaumont before teaching special education at Brazosview. She likes to use the technology of today to help make students successful. She does not like all the paperwork and traveling on cold rainy days.
Suzanne
Page
Ms. Page teaches 7th & 8th grade ESL at CIS. She graduated From Brazoswood and Texas A&M University. Before returning to the area, taught 2nd grade in San Antonio. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, and traveling. She says what she loves about CIS is how hard the staff works to improve the student's lives.
Suzanne Page
Sarah Camfield
Sarah CamfieldMrs. Camfield is the Deaf Education teacher at CIS. She teaches all grade levels(5th, 6th, 7th, 8th) and all subject areas (Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies) to the students in the Deaf Education program. Although she had never been exposed to deafness growing up, she decided when she was a junior in high school that she wanted to be a teacher for the deaf. She received her teaching degree at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. She says the most challenging part of her job is planning for so many different lessons for each class period every day. The thing she likes most about her job is that the class size is small and she can get to know each student really well. Mrs. Camfield loves animals. At home she has several pets including birds, dogs, rabbits, and two big aquariums with a variety of fish and eels! Her favorite pastimes are fishing, camping, reading, going to the beach, and watching her young son experience life.
Janice
BurgessJanice Burgess teaches intermediate Compass students at CIS. She teaches self-contained students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Ms. Burgess graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio. She has taught at Bexar County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education in San Antonio, Northside ISD in San Antonio, Floresville ISD as well as Brazosport ISD. She has taught all grade levels and academics. She loves the challenges and victories each child brings her way.
Jancie Burgess
Carlos Albornoz
Carlos
Albornoz
Kris
Davis
Kris Davis
Maria Guerrero
Maria
GuerreroMaria Guerrero says that ever since she was in the third grade she knew that she wanted to be a teacher. She says, "It has been my pleasure to work for BISD since 1986. I teach 5th-6th grade Bilingual Language Arts and History. I'm not only a Clute Cougar, but also a University of Houston Cougar." This is her first year at CIS. She says she is very happy to be here. Her favorite things to do are spending time with her family and traveling. Southern California is her favorite travel destination.
