Mrs. Kolodziejcyk (Mrs. K.) is a native Houstonian who grew up loving to teach children.  She spent most of her high school years tutoring children in reading.  She received her teaching degree from The University of Texas in Austin and her master’s degree in Educational Psychology from The University of Houston.  After teaching in CFISD for 10 years, she decided to take time off to start a family.  Mrs. K has been married for 15 years and has a daughter in fifth grade and a daughter in third grade.  Both girls have gone through the Head Start to Reading Program and continue to love to read.  Mrs. K has been teaching Head Start to Reading since the Spring of 2007!

Mrs. Norris’ love for teaching began when she became a Para-Educator in a resource class 13 years ago. There she taught the Edmark reading program and Handwriting Without Tears.  She is currently working in Life Skills at Owens Elementary assisting students with special needs in the classroom.  She also tutors children after school and throughout the summer.  She is thrilled to be a part of the children’s progress as they become successful in learning!  Mrs. Norris has been married to her husband David for 26 years.  She is the mother of a stepdaughter who lives with her husband and 3 children in Mexico on a missionary assignment, a daughter who is student teaching in CFISD and graduating in December from Texas A&M, and a son who is a sophomore at Blinn College and interested in Kinesiology.  Mrs. Norris has been a teacher with Head Start to Reading since the Summer of 2007!

Mrs. Belicek has been teaching for 17 years and has been with Head Start to Reading since 2004!  She began her teaching career teaching 1^st and 2^nd graders for 12 years.  For the past 5 years, she has been the Dyslexia Specialist and Reading Enrichment teacher at Walker Elementary in Cy-Fair ISD.  She is ESL certified, GT trained, and a Certified Irlen Screener.  Mrs. Belicek has 4 daughters ages 21, 20, 18, and 17. "Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, and teachers." -- Richard Bach

Mrs. McMurry is the voice of Head Start to Reading and is probably the person you speak with each time you call!  She was born in Kentucky and moved to Houston in 1993.  She attended the University of Louisville before she married her husband Eric.  She has loved being a stay-at-home mom to her three wonderful sons Evan, Colin, and Sean.  Her oldest, Evan, is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.  She enjoys volunteering at her children’s schools, teaching high school Sunday School, and walking her beloved Jack Russell Terrier, Dixie.  Mrs. McMurry has been a part of the Head Start to Reading program since the Spring of 2006.

Mrs. Meyer is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University.  She is certified in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education with a specialty in Reading.  Mrs. Meyer has taught Kindergarten and 1st grade for a total of 18 years.  Most of her teaching career has been with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.  Mrs. Meyer knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was in 3rd grade and has always enjoyed helping others learn.  Her faith, family, and friends are very important to her.  She and her husband Randy are very proud of their two sons -- ages 18 and 15.  She has been with Head Start to Reading since the Spring of 2006!