Kara Harding

Hi! My name is Kara Harding. My husband, Dwayne, and I have two children. Ronan (7) and Zahara (5) attend DC Cannon Elementary.

This is my fifth year teaching in our CTE Business department. 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 truly 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

First Business Communication & Technologies

Second Conference

Third Foundations of Business Communication & Technologies

Fourth Foundations of Business Communication & Technologies

Fifth Business Communication & Technologies (B-Lunch)

Sixth Foundations of Business Communication & Technologies

Seventh Graphic Design/Yearbook

Eighth Foundations of Business Communication & Technologies

School Supplies Needed:

2 Boxes of Tissues

Pens/Pencils

Pen/Pencil Bag

Highlighters

Notebook/Lined Paper

1" (only, no larger) Binder w/Clear View Cover

6+ Dividers

Wired headphones (if you want your own)

Please email me if you need help with these supplies.

Email: [email protected]

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