Ms. Carlson grew up on Long Island near the beach and spent her high school years in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania.  After completing her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology at New York University, she moved to Virginia to open a school for special needs preschool children.  Four years later she moved to Colorado Springs where she began teaching physically handicapped children at Stratton Elementary.  Since then she has been a kindergarten, 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade teacher, a special education resource teacher, and a literacy resource teacher.  In addition to Stratton, she has worked at Midland, Martinez, Chipeta, King, and Monroe Elementary Schools in School District 11.  Now she is excited to be the principal at Fremont Elementary School.

When Ms. Carlson is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family.  Her husband is a science teacher at Holmes Middle School.  Her son graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and now lives in Denver.  Her daughter is a senior at Coronado High School and will attend CU Boulder in the fall.  Ms. Carlson loves to be outdoors and can frequently be seen hiking with her dog, Jazzie.  She loves stories, in book and movie format, and loves to spend time with her friends.