The Bush SchoolAnnouncements
2024-2025 New Lower School Faculty & Staff
We are pleased to welcome our new faculty and staff to the Bush Lower School community. Read below to learn more about this amazing group of educators.
Caitlin Bicknell joins the Lower School as a Kindergarten Teacher. Most recently, Caitlin taught at Alta Vista School in San Francisco, California. Cailtin holds a BS in Psychology from San Francisco State University, and a MA., in Education from University of the Pacific.
Sam Doherty joins the Lower School as the Third Grade teaching assistant. Sam spent the last year working as a teaching assistant at Kiddie Academy. He has also spent time as an assistant and after school teacher at UCDS. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Andover.
Xutchille Edullantes joined The Bush School as the First Grade Lower School Assistant. Xutchille comes to Bush from Westwood High School as an Associate Teacher in Mesa, Arizona.
Riley Madore joined The Bush School as the Second Grade Lower School Assistant. Riley has been a teaching assistant at the Bertschi School and comes with a background of Advertising from the University of Oregon.
Carl Prater joined the Bush School as the Second Grade Lower School Assistant. Carl has spent the last two years working with elementary students at the UCDS Residency program and has recently obtained his Masters in Early Childhood Education from the UCDS Graduate School.
Michele Shaffer joins the Lower School as a Fourth Grade Teacher. Most recently, Michele taught at Saint James School in Montgomery, Alabama. Michele graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and holds a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education and an M.Ed. in Special Education with a focus in Gifted Education.
The Bush School is an independent, coeducational day school located in Seattle, WA enrolling 735 students in grades K–12. The mission of The Bush School is to spark in students of diverse backgrounds and talents a passion for learning, accomplishment, and contribution to their communities.
3400 East Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98112 (206) 322-7978
The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admissions, or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. In addition, The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment on the basis of age or marital status.