Hello! My name is Kristy Parks and I am a first grade teacher at Roby Elementary. Being a first grade teacher is my "dream job". Most days, I can't believe I actually get paid for doing this. Other days, I feel like I don't get paid enough. Pay, however, is not the reason I became a teacher. I became a teacher because of my love of children and my desire to make a positive impact on as many young lives as I possibly can.

Teaching first grade in Roby has been a wonderful experience. It is nice to teach at a school district that genuinely cares for its students. Our administrators and teachers work cooperatively to seek new answers and better methods to meet the varying needs of our students in our every-changing society. Change is inevitible and my hope is that we as teachers are always looking for ways to improve the ways we teach so that we can reach each and every one of our students.