Deborah Bailey, Middle School Head Teacher
Debi joined the CMSAA teaching staff in 2005.  She has an incredible background of teaching experience in both Montessori and traditional classrooms.  She completed her Montessori adolescent training at the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program in July 2007.  Debi has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Eastern Michigan University, as well as a K-8 Teaching Certification and a Math Endorsement.  She has worked as an elementary teacher, a teacher consultant and a resource room teacher in the Ann Arbor public schools and as a Montessori teacher at Oak Trails Montessori School.  Before commencing a teacher career she worked for several years as a field and laboratory assistant in the science department at Eastern Michigan.  Debi is also well experienced in Balanced Literacy, Love and Logic, and Hands-On Learning strategies and is a member of the Michigan Reading Association.

Sister Rebecca Meirendorf, Middle School Teacher
Sister Rebecca joins CMSAA from the Servants of God’s Love, a Catholic order based in Ann Arbor whose members minister in the fields of health care, education and the elderly.  Rebecca recently completed her Montessori adolescent training at the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program.  She also holds a Montessori certification from Michigan Montessori Training Center at the Upper Elementary level.  Rebecca has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Fransican University of Steubenville.  In addition to her love of Montessori, Rebecca brings to CMSAA a wealth of experience in service, missions, administration and hospice work.