• Carl Plummer

    has been the Superintendent of Bright Ideas for 13 years. He's also the PEIMS Coordinator, Technology Director, and the Judo Coach. He has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Midwestern State University and 1 year in law school. He was the land manager for Strategic Resources Corperation for 23 years. He's been in martial arts for 43 years, and has a 3rd degree black belt in Judo, a 2nd in Jiujitsu, and a 2nd in Kenpo. He's taught Judo and Juijitsu for 13 years and is a certified national level coach with USA Judo.

  • Pre-K & K: Erin Shaver

    has a B.S. in Elementary Education and is certified in EC-4 and 4th-8th. Ms. Shaver has 51.5 years of experience teaching Pre-K and as a school counselor at the YMCA.

  • K-1st: Jamie Newberry

    has a BS in Elementary Education and a BS in Bible/Theology. She is certified in EC-4th. She has 18 years of experience teaching many Elementary levels including 7 years in Kindergarten and 4 years at Bright Ideas. She teaches all classes for k-1st, including Spanish. Ms. Nerberry is also the Early Childhood Coordinator, providing parents with information on assistance and programs that they or their child may need.

  • 1st-2nd grades: Danielle Sanders

    has a B.A. in Elementary Education and is certified to teach EC-4th and 4th-8th grades. She teaches all subjects except Science (including Roseta Spanish). She has 5 years experience teaching this level, including 3 years at Bright Ideas. Ms. Sanders is also the CScope Administrator.

  • Susan Crager (3rd-4th grades)

    is teaching Reading, ELA and History. Ms. Crager has a degree in Elementary Education/Sociology, and is certified in Elementary Self-Contained 1st-8th, Elementary Sociology 1st-8th, and Driver Education. Ms. Cragar has 22.5 years of experience teaching.

  • Kelly Trebisky (3rd-5th Math)

    has a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Computer Information Systems. She is certified to teach 4th-8th and English as a Second Language 4th-8th. Ms. Trebisky has 4.5 years of experience teaching Math. Before she taught Math, she coached high school tennis for 6 years, and assisted her husband, a golf pro, for 4 years.

  • Sarah Taylor

    teaches 6th-8th English and 9th-12th English and Creative Writing at UHS. Ms. Taylor has a BA in English, minoring in Psychology/Secondary Education. She is certified in English Language Arts and Reading 8th-12th. Ms. Taylor has the unique position of being the first former Bright Ideas student to teach for Bright Ideas. She substituted for us all of last year and everyone agreed she was a perfect fit!

  • John Pearson

    is our 6th-8th grade Science teacher. He is certified to teach 6th-12th grade Math and 6th-12th grade P.E. Mr. Pearson has a BS in Kinesiology with a minor in Math. He has 11 years of experience teaching Math.

  • Karen Newman

    is our 1st-4th grade Science teacher. She is certified to teach Elementary and Science, has a BS in Elementary Education. She has 20 years of experience teaching science at all grade levels. She's taught Science at Bright Ideas for 13 years.

  • Liana Plummer

    is the long term substitute for the 5th-6th grade classroom, teaching English, Language Arts and History. She has a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration in Marketing and a Master's of Art in Copywriting. Ms. Plummer is also the Director of Development and Advertising at Bright Ideas. Ms. Plummer graduated from Bright Ideas 12 years ago, and is thrilled to be teaching her favorite subject, Culture. She has 13 years of experience working at Bright Ideas.

  • Shannon Ward

    teaches 7th-8th grade English, 5th-6th grade Science and Infinity. She is certified in EC-4 and 4th-8th. Ms. Ward has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Management as well as 3+ years toward a dual major in Biology and Chemistry. She has substituted for 4 years, and taught at Bright Ideas for 11.5 years.

  • Exie Nichols

    teaches Math, grades 9th-12th, has a BS in Math, is certified in Secondary Mathematics, and retired from WFISD with 34 years of experience. She has taught at Bright Ideas for 5.5 years.

  • Harold Horry

    teaches Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Hydroponics and Aquaculture, has both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biology. He's certified in Elementary Science and in All Level Science. He retired from Windthorst ISD with 32 years of experience. He's been teaching here for 5.5 years.

  • Robin Hibbard

    has a Bachelor's degree in History and is completing her Master's degree in Education. She taught at MSU for 2 years and Bright Ideas for 10 years. She teaches high school English and Speech.

  • Rachelle Phares

    has a BS in Education and 18 years teaching experience with 8 years at Bright Ideas. Rachelle is certified in Elementary Self-Contained, 1st-8th ELA, and Secondary Social Studies. Currently, she lives in Oklahoma and teaches our online courses: Government, Economics, World History, Journalism, US History and University Planning. Ms. Phares is also our Instructional Leader.

  • Leslie Fernandes

    teaches High School Art and 7th and 8th grade Science. She has a Master's degree in Fine Arts. She is certified in Secondary Art and Secondary Life Science. She has been teaching for 23 years with 11 years at Bright Ideas.

  • Laura Richardson

    is our High School Spanish and French teacher. She has a BS in Humanities/Social Sciences and a BS in Political and Social Sciences, both from Ecuador in South America. She also has a certificate in French Language and Civilization from the Sorbonne University in Paris. She taught Spanish for 13 years, with 10 years in New York and 3 years at Bright Ideas. She teaches Spanish and French with the assistance of Rosetta.

  • Vanessa McGarry

    teaches 9th and 10th grade US History and World History. She has a BS in Criminal Justice and majored in History. She is certified in 1st-8th Self-Contained, 1st-8th Elementary History, and 6th-12th English. Ms. McGarry has 12 years of experience teaching with one year at Bright Ideas. Ms. McGarry is the Kuder and Study Island Administrator.

  • Jan Gardin

    is our Violin teacher. She has 17 years experience teaching violin privately from ages as young as 2 to as old at 50, including one year at Bright Ideas.

  • Vanessa McGarry

    teaches 9th and 10th grade US History and World History. She has a BS in Criminal Justice and majored in History. She is certified in 1st-8th Self-Contained, 1st-8th Elementary History, and 6th-12th English. Ms. McGarry has 12 years of experience teaching with one year at Bright Ideas. Ms. McGarry is the Kuder and Study Island Administrator.

  • Danielle Gay

    is our high school Math tutor. Ms. Gay has a BS in Accounting and currently is a student teacher at Vernon College teaching PreAlgebra while working on her teacher certification. She was just accepted into the Honor's program, Phi Theta Kappa.

  • Dave Trebisky

    is our tennis teacher. He is currently the tennis pro at the Wichita Falls Country Club. Mr. Trebisky coached Division 1 college women's tennis for 10 years. He is a member of the US Professional Tennis Association and he won the Western Conference Coach of the year.

  • Frances Edwards

    writes our Culture Study curriculum. She has a BA. She has 22 year's experience teaching Pre-K to adult, of which 10 were spent teaching Intermediate at Bright Ideas. She began writing the Culture curriculum in 1990 and has continued to write it for the school for the last 21 years.

  • Alyvia Plummer

    is the designer of this website, and a former graduate of Bright Ideas. She has a BA in International Studies/Spanish and a MFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University. Alyvia resides in San Francisco, CA and has 8 years of experience at Bright Ideas.

  • Jack Reed

    is our Special Services Coordinator. He has a Bachelor's in Speech and Hearing Therapy and a Master's in Education. He currently is the Lead Special Education Fiscal Monitor for the Minnesota Department of Education, and is the Senior Consultant providing special education consultant services to chater schools and other public schools in Texas. He has been the Special Education Compliance Monitor for Texas Education Agency and Project Support Manager in TEA's Student Assessment Division. These are just a few of the positions he has held for the last 33 years in the area of special education.

  • Julianna Plummer

    is the Records Administrator, Special Education Intake and Referral Coordinator, and Dyslexia Assessor. She has a BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences, a minor in Developmnet and Family Studies, and 15 years of experience at Bright Ideas. She is working on her Master's in Counseling.

  • Sharon Elliott

    is the bookkeeper and does PEIMS data entry. She was the business manager for Seymour ISD for 30 years, and has been working for Bright Ideas for 5 years.

  • Stephanie Norris

    is the Head Administrative Assistant. Mrs. Norris has worked for Bright Ideas for 10 years and is the DMAC Tech and the Textbook Administrator.

  • Jessica Mobeley

    is the Accounts Receivable clerk, AS the Truancy Officer, the Friday D-Hall attendant and a regular substitute. She has 3 years experience at Bright Ideas and 4 years experience as a Quality Mental Health Professional Provider.

  • Chris Carr

    is one of our Lunch Duty and after school care personnel. She is also our landscaper. She has one year of experience at Bright Ideas.

  • Greg McKenzie

    is our Parent Advisory Team president. He is the Director of Straight Street.

  • Sharon Bunton

    is our Speech and Language Therapist. She has a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Pathology and a Med in School Counseling. Ms. Bunton is certified in Speech and Hearing Therapy and in Counseling. She has 19 years experience in speech therapy.

  • Donna Reynolds

    is our Special Education and Dyslexia teacher. She has a Bachelor's in Education and a Master's in Counseling. She holds certifications in Lifetime EC-Handicapped Child, Professional Lifetime Elementary - General, Lifetime Elementary - English. She has 39 years of experience in the education field as a teacher, counselor and distance learning specialist with 1/2 year at Bright Ideas. Ms. Reynolds is also the 504 Administrator.

  • Noelle Clement

    is one of our lunch duty and after school care personnel. She has 7 years of experience with daycare