Donna LeCave

"It’s amazing to ponder so many years and yet, it has been with a passionate heart that I have had the privilege to be with so many extraordinary children and their families. I cannot think of a more rewarding way to spend my time than to teach my students about the light and love that we all have inside our hearts and how it connects us to each other and the world. How can we be unkind when we are part of one another."

Education

Sacramento State - Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts
Sonoma State - Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

Background

Donna LeCave has been a teacher for 32 years! She spent most of her career teaching first graders how to read and have a curiously and love for reading/learning, themselves, each other and their world...6 and 7 year-olds can make a difference because they believe in magic and so do I!

She is truly grateful to be married for 32 years to her best friend, John, and having two amazing, adult children, Cameron and Amanda. She is happy to say that they still live nearby and remain a big part of her life. Her family likes to have “Sunday Fundays” together where they like to travel, hike, play games, watch movies, swim and enjoy one another’s company.

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Erin Ortlinghaus

"If you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you will learn. Oh, the most wonderful stuff!"

-Dr. Seuss

Education

​Santa Rosa Junior College
Sacramento State- Bachelors degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in History
Sonoma State- Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential

Background

I am a Santa Rosa girl, through and through. I grew up in the Coffey Park neighborhood and attended Schaefer Elementary for K-6 grades. The teachers at Schaefer were all so wonderful that I was inspired to become a teacher myself. This is my fifth year teaching, and I've been lucky enough that they have all been in the Piner-Olivet District! In my free time I love to spend time with my husband, daughter, and dog and play board games. My happy place is Disneyland, the beach, or anywhere with my family!