Jill Barteau
Preschool Director
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I am fortunate to have lived in the beautiful state of Arizona for most of my life. I graduated from ASU and after teaching in the local school district for a few years I was given the opportunity to become a Catholic Educator at ICCS (previously St. Joseph's) in 2006. It was an amazing experience to be able to teach and to share my faith! As we grew as a school, I grew both in my faith and as an educator. 

I have spent the past 6 years as the ICCS Preschool Director. It has been such a gift to be in this position as Early Childhood is my true passion. I believe that a strong developmental and spiritual foundation is the key to a healthy future which enables children to follow the will of God in their lives and to contribute positively and powerfully to our world. By adopting developmentally appropriate curriculum and methodologies we are blessed to help provide this foundation for our students, one which all children deserve. 

My purpose is to support and serve our preschool staff, students, and families and to develop and maintain a high quality Catholic Preschool.  My goal each year is to help to create a safe, loving environment in which the developmental and spiritual needs of each child is met to help them become the person that God created them to be.  Along with academic, physical, and social growth, I strive to see that our program provides children with daily opportunities to develop a loving relationship with God through His Son Jesus and to learn the beauty of our Catholic Faith in meaningful ways.