Jennifer Goodman
Jennifer Goodman has a long career as both a Montessori Director and Parent Educator. Jennifer has worked in Montessori for over two decades, both as a teacher as well as head of school. She founded and ran Primavera Montessori School located in South Austin, Texas, from 2002-2014. She has taught parenting classes and workshops, and ran her own parent counseling company. Most recently she went to Shanghai, China to help open up a school for Guidepost Montessori China and heading Guidepost Cedar Park. Jennifer truly believes that “parenting is the hardest job on the planet” and is committed to supporting parents in navigating all aspects of raising healthy children. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.
Kedra Balentine
Kedra has been teaching pre-kindergarten at Rolling Hills since 2018, and this is her second year as Primary Guide. Kedra received her Primary Certification through North American Montessori Center this summer. She has always embraced the philosophies of Maria Montessori and used a child-led, mastery-based approach in her classroom. She believes that the curriculum should be tailored to the child and that each child is on their own learning journey.
Kedra lives in Point Venture with her husband, Dan, and her two teenage sons. She also shares her home with a self-described “zoo”, with three dogs, three cats, and a bunny. These days, however, the bunny spends more time with her in the classroom and has become every student’s best friend.
Stephanie Clark
Stephanie is our lead Nito teacher! She has been with RHCM since 2022. She started as our toddler teacher and found that babies were her god given calling! Before Rolling Hills, she was a stay-at-home mother/grandmother to her 4 children and 7 grandkids! During her time away from the school she enjoys running her side business making car freshies! Her favorite pastime is being at, or on the lake and she loves to travel! She is always excited to see the babies from her class and meeting new students!
Allegra Liddell
Allegra’s love for the Montessori philosophy runs deep. She was a Montessori child from 2 years to 3rd grade and worked in early childhood education for many years, completing her 3–6-year-old guide certification in 2013. Her family moved to Lago Vista in 2015 and she became a Montessori Mom to her oldest child. Allegra loves preparing a rich environment for exploration and learning, then stepping back to observe the magic! She has worked in healthcare the last three years but is excited to join her youngest Arlo at Rolling Hills.
Crystal Tully
Crystal has been in early childhood education since 2022, and she plans to make a career out of it. She has a little boy named Lucas. She loves working with kids and seeing them grow and teaching them new things. Her goal is to provide a safe and fun learning space for children where they also feel comfortable communicating with her.