Penny DeSoto
E-mail: pdesoto@ahsmail.com
Phone: (801) 642-0055 ext. 418

Penny DeSoto comes to American Heritage School with a great love of children, a great love of the Lord, and a resounding principle-based philosophy for learning and teaching. After spending many years providing for her mother and siblings (nearly ten years working as a manager in the Ballard Medical/Kimberly Clark Corporation), Penny decided late in life to pursue her dream of becoming an elementary school teacher. Though Penny had been a seminary teacher and served in many teaching capacities for the LDS Church, the true desire of Penny's heart was to teach in a primary classroom setting on a full time basis. Thus, Penny began taking night classes at Ricks College, BYU, and UVSC to complete her Elementary Education degree, which is a long road for anyone like Penny working full time during the day. With only 5 credit-hours remaining before she completes her degree, Penny feels that being a Third Grade teacher at American Heritage School is a dream fulfilled.
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Date of Hire: 2006
Education: Utah Valley State College
Degree: None
Special Skills & Expertise: 5 credit hours to BS Elementary Education Degree. Anticipated completion date, Summer 2007.