Upper Elementary
Middle School
Office Staff
Business Administrator
Alice Madar
Registrar
Sandy Fraser
Financial Assistant
Julie Gould
Official Greeter
Penny
Special
Education Director
Jan Montgomery

Shandra Light Ryan - Facilitating Teacher, Lower Elementary
Shandra is a native to Sedona and even attended the very first Sedona Montessori Preschool. She and her two children moved from Flagstaff in 2006, when Shandra joined the Sedona Charter School teaching staff. Prior to her move here, Shandra studied Elementary Education at NAU and worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for six years. Shandra is bilingual in Spanish and English and specializes in cultural diversity education.

Terri Wentsch - Facilitating Teacher, Lower Elementary
Terri has been teaching as Sedona Charter School since its start in 1995. Prior to this she taught and co-managed Rivendell School with her husband Bob for 17 years. Before joining Rivendell, Terri taught in a school for underprivileged children and in a Montessori school. Terri has completed Montessori training (AMS™) for ages 3 to 9. Beyond teaching, Terri's duties include pursuing state and federal grants and expanding the technology curriculum. When she has a spare moment she devotes some time to her passions for computer arts and fiber arts.






Dorene Calhoon - Facilitating Teacher, Middle School





Jan Montgomery - Special Education Director
Jan Montgomery holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Kent State University and a Masters in Educational Administration and Psychology from Southeastern Louisiana. Jan is Arizona-certified as a K-12 special education teacher and supervisor; she also holds a Structured English Immersion endorsement for grades K-12.
During her thirty-three years of service as a teacher, counselor, supervisor, and district administrator, Jan has taken on many leadership roles and special projects. She traveled to Japan and China to lecture about learning disabilities, and was invited to the Oxford Round Table in England to discuss reform in education.