About me
Amanda Herman has been an educator for grades Pre-K through 8th grade for 17 years. She started her career in south Florida teaching in a diverse, title 1 charter school. Once moving to New Mexico, she taught for eight years at a private Montessori school before moving to Bernalillo Public schools, where she has been teaching since. While there, she has taught at both the middle and upper elementary school levels as a classroom teacher and reading interventionist. In addition, she serves as a structured literacy coach, new teacher mentor and SAT coordinator. She has her master’s degree in education with an emphasis in literacy, holds a NM level 3 teaching credential and National Board Certification in EMC: Literacy. In 2023, she was honored to be nominated by her students for the New Mexico Golden Apple Teaching Award and was flattered to become a recipient. Her passion is changing the trajectory of student’s lives by following the science of reading to ensure they become literate, informed citizens that can change the world!