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Kara Harding

Hi! My name is Kara Harding. My husband, Dwayne, and I have two children. Ronan (5) started kindergarten this year and my daughter, Zahara, attend the school daycare.
 
This is my third year teaching the Business Information Management (or BIM) 1 and 2 classes. I absolutely love it! I cannot wait to meet all my students! I look forward to getting to know each and every one of them throughout the school year.
 
I love Quinlan ISD and hope to be here for many years to come. Ford High School is one of my very favorite places to be. I appreciate everyone in the district that makes it an amazing place to work!
 
A little more about me...
Growing up as a teacher and coach's daughter, I attended a few different schools within a couple hours of Dallas and graduated from Granbury High School. I moved to Denver, Colorado for college and ended up staying 15 years! If I could have stayed in school at the University of Colorado Denver forever, I would have. I absolutely loved college and Denver! I earned a BA in History and a minor in Religious Studies in 2008.
 
My teaching career began at Ridge View Academy, a charter school of Denver Public Schools and a partner with the Division of Youth Corrections. Along with being a classroom teacher of English, US History, and World Geography, I was also a special education teacher and the campus assessment coordinator.  
 
In 2016, it was time to return to Texas. My parents had already bought a house on Lake Tawakoni and I decided to come, too. My extended family has deep roots in Hunt County. After my husband and I married, we purchased the home next to them and have renovated it to fit our family.
 
Prior to Quinlan ISD, I taught sixth grade English Language Arts at Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy in Mesquite for a year and a half. What's with that half year? Well, I was fortunate enough to be able to take a semester off and travel Europe for a few months in the fall of 2016. But I couldn't wait the rest of the year to return to the classroom, so I took a position at Legacy in January of 2017.
 
My passion is learning and inspiring others to learn and grow to become the best human they can be! Becoming a life-long learner is one of the keys to success.
 
Schedule
7:30-8:27     BIM 2
8:31-9:28     Conference
9:32-10:29   BIM 1
10:33-11:30 BIM 1
11:34-1:12   BIM 2 (B-Lunch)
1:16-2:13     BIM 1
2:17-3:14     BIM 1
3:18-4:15     BIM 1
 
School Supplies Needed:
Pens/Pencils
Highlighters
Notebook/Lined Paper
1" Binder w/Clear View Cover
6+ Dividers
Wired headphones (if you want your own)
 
Please email me if you need help with these supplies.
 
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