Title Teacher/Intern Associate Principal, Ashley Schott

Ashley Schott, Title Teacher/Intern Associate Principal

Biography

This year I will be starting my 19^th year of teaching for Des Moines Public Schools. I am looking forward to starting my 2^nd year at PH as an Academic Interventionist as well as the Intern Assistant Principal at Pleasant Hill. I have spent 15 years prior to coming to Pleasant Hill teaching at Capitol View Elementary in Des Moines and 2 years at Lovejoy Elementary. I have taught kindergarten, first grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and was an academic interventionist for 6 years. I am so excited for my new role as the Intern Assistant Principal and am looking forward to connecting with more families and students this year. I hope to meet everyone soon and can’t wait for an amazing school year!

My husband and I live in Urbandale with our 5 children. Cole and Ella are our twins that will be sophomores this year at Urbandale High School and Madelyn our daughter will be in 8^th grade at Urbandale Middle School. Our youngest two kiddos will be at Webster Elementary School, Ava in 4th grade and Maddox in 3^rd grade. We keep busy with softball, basketball, soccer, show choir, track, cross country and enjoy being outside together. I am currently serving as the Silver Cord coordinator for the Urbandale High School.

I was a graduate of Johnston High School in 2000 and graduated for the University of Iowa in 2005 with my Elementary Education Degree. After I began teaching, I knew I wanted to continue learning and graduated with my Master’s Degree in elementary education in 2005 from Viterbo University. I am currently working on my Administration Degree at Viterbo University and will graduate in 2026. I have been the co-chair on the district Educator Quality and Professional Develpment Committe for the Des Moines Public Schools for the last 6 years. We plan professional development across the district as well as manage the budget for teachers’ growth and development opportunities. Starting next school year, I will be a District Leadership Coach empowering staff with their self-directed growth and learning. Last school year I served as the English Language Learners support for the building, providing professional development on language acquisition skills and led professional development for the staff on support our students learning English.

I believe that my job as leader and teacher is to have high expectations of all students and I know that they can learn at a high level and will succeed in the future. I look forward to an awesome school year and please know I am here to support all students and be the best advocate I can be for the students at Pleasant Hill!