Special Education

I enjoy every minute I spend with my students and work to help your child learn new skills and feel successful every day! I have over 20 years of experience in education. I spent my first-year teaching Kindergarten in China, many years teaching middle and high school Special Education and English Language Arts, a few years at The Pingree School as an Autism Specialist and three years as a grant writer. I am currently the Director of Special Education at Wasatch Peak Academy (since 2017) and serve on the Utah Charter Assistive Technology Study Team. When I am not in the classroom, I enjoy spending time with my husband Simon and two children Ava and Abraham. We often take adventures to explore the outdoors, travel, and have lots of fun along the way.

Sarah Thomas is an energetic and passionate special educator who loves working with ALL the students. Sarah was born and raised in a small town in Texas.  She grew up playing many sports and raised a variety of animals. She has a B.A. in Kinesiology from Texas Lutheran University (1999) and a M.Ed. in Physical Education from Texas State University (2001). She then obtained her teaching license for Special Education through the Education Career Alternatives Program (2005). Sarah and her girls, Hanley and Hunter, moved to Utah in 2017 and they enjoy taking advantage of all that this part of the country has to offer. During her free time, you will find her maintaining the school garden (with the help of her husband, Nicholas), walking in North Salt Lake, or riding her bike with friends and family. Sarah has been a Special Education teacher with WPA since 2017. She starts her day greeting students in carpool and is in and out of all the classrooms throughout the day cheering on ALL of the students at WPA.

Mrs. Carlson began teaching at WPA in 2014 and has no plans to leave! She absolutely loves her job and learns from her students every day. She loves learning how each student is unique, with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Jessica loves working with the students and staff at WPA. She enjoys getting to know her students and seeing them grow and progress and feels like she has the best job ever.

Sharla started working at WPA in 2020. Sharla and her family have resided in North Salt Lake for over 15 years and both of her boys attended WPA. She is passionate about working with children and watching their growth. In her spare time she loves to spend time with her family and go thrifting with sisters.  

They say if you enjoy what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life!  I work with the BEST Special Education Team there is!  I love getting to know the students at WPA who manage to teach me more than I teach them.  Mrs. Amy is native to Woods Cross. She’s lived away but always found her way back home….even after living in Maui, Hawaii as a tourism intern. She graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's degree in Finance. She retains her license in personal and commercial insurance. She’s an active member of the community HOA Board. She’s a mother of three, including twins. She enjoys going to dinner and spending movie nights with her husband and kids.