FOUNDERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Upper School Literature Teacher
Mrs. Ramirez graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology. She loves the mission of FCS which aims at equipping students with a biblical worldview and helping them to live godly and upright lives in this present age. She loves the community of the school and is looking forward to serving alongside a Christ-centered staff. She looks forward to investing in the lives of students to help raise up strong Christian leaders for future generations. She prays that this year her students would know the Lord as their shepherd and that the words of their mouths and meditations of their hearts would be well-pleasing to the Lord (Psalm 19:14, 23).
Mrs. Chandler holds the title of Administrative Assistant at FCS, but actually wears many hats at our school. She provides administrative support to the Head of School and teachers, serves as the communication liaison between the school and parents, and assists with prospective student inquiries. She has been with us since before we first opened our doors and has over 20 years of administrative experience. Mrs. Angie likes working at FCS because of the genuine fellowship that exists between the staff and the school families.
Job Titles:
- Dean of Students / Athletic Dir. / Teacher
Mr. Baker is currently in his 15th year of teaching. He teaches 7th and 10th grade Bible, Rhetoric 1, and Upper School History. Mr. Baker is a graduate of East Texas Baptist University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He likes teaching at FCS because he values the fact that students learn each subject from a biblical perspective and are taught that Christ reigns supreme over every area of our lives.
Dustin Myers teaches 4th-6th grade math, upper school math, systematic theology, and Greek. He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master's degree in Water Resources Engineering. He loves teaching at FCS because "it is the perfect opportunity to make disciples and teach the students all that the Lord has commanded me. Also, it is a joy to serve the local church every day!"
This year He is striving to apply John 13:12-15 to his classroom, which says:
"Then, when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, 'Do you know what I have done for you? You call Me 'Teacher' and 'Lord' and you are correct, for so I am. So if I, the Lord and Teacher, washed your feet, you also wash one another's feet. For I gave you an example so that you also would do just as I did for you.'"
Job Titles:
- Upper School Logic & Rhetoric Teacher
Ms. Murrell has been teaching for 6 years and she has a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication. She loves teaching at Founders Christian School because "our Creator and Savior are at the center of everything we teach. We take as many opportunities as we can to point them to Christ and lead them to a solid understanding of our Creator as well as a solid understanding of academics. I love that we are training future Christian leaders while also imparting academic knowledge."
She strives to teach her students that "if we know and love God if we submit our heart to Him if we are faithful to seek Him and serve Him, if we 'lean on him and not on our own understanding' (Proverbs 3:5) then we have nothing to fear. 'And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.' Romans 8:28."
Job Titles:
- Grammar School Music Teacher
Job Titles:
- Upper School Humanities and Literature Teacher
Job Titles:
- Grammar School ELA Teacher
Mrs. Atkinson has a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and is SPED certified. She has been teaching for 6 years. She loves that the mission of the school is to create disciples of Christ Jesus. Her hope is that her students in her classroom this year would live out Romans 12:2, which states, "do not be conformed to the image of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
Mr. Michaelson has over 33 years of teaching experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Industrial Relations from the University of Iowa. He loves teaching at FCS because of the ability to freely declare the words of the Bible and that everyone loves to have it that way.
His desire is that "may it be so that our school is a place where we all live in the presence of God. Under His blessing see that our students have 'been with Jesus' just as it was said of those in Acts 4:13 and Genesis 28:16."
Job Titles:
- Upper School Science Teacher
Job Titles:
- Upper School Math & Science Teacher
Jess Larson has over 20 years of teaching and administration experience and teaches science, chemistry, and PreCalculus to our upper school students. He has a B.S. in Sociology from Texas A&M and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a passion for teaching the students a biblical worldview when it comes to math and science. He strives to give his students a sturdy foundation for understanding creation and the realm of science according to Genesis 1:28.
He believes that "an understanding of God's creation leads to a delight in God and enjoyment of God in worship. God has graciously revealed aspects of His character and nature to us through His creation and gives us the privilege and responsibility to have dominion over every living thing. Contrary to the current popular scientific teaching that everything evolved from disorder and chaos, we teach that we can expect to find order in the solution to our scientific questions. We teach our students that through the application of the scientific method to the world's problems, they may participate in the alleviation of suffering and reversal of some of the effects of the fall, thereby loving their fellow man and glorifying God."
Mr. Jones is currently in his 17th year of teaching/administration experience and has been with the school since its foundation. He has a BA in English from Hardin Simmons University, a MEd from Covenant College, and he also is an ACSI certified principal. His desire is to see students thrive both academically and spiritually.
Job Titles:
- Upper School Algebra Teacher
Mr. Want has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston. He loves the model of teaching that FCS embraces in viewing the student as a whole individual with the goal of bringing them along to spiritual maturity in Christ. This year he hopes to incorporate Colossians 3:23-24 into his classroom, which says, "whatever you do work heartily for the Lord, and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."
Job Titles:
- Upper School Literature Teacher
Mrs. Welling has now taught art for 5 years. She holds an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and a Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota. She loves teaching at FCS because she gains a unique perspective of each child by watching them express their creativity. She recommends FCS because of the incredible teachers, excellent academics, and clear biblical worldview.
Mrs. Baker is in her 11th year of teaching and has a B.S.E. in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Endorsement. She loves teaching at FCS because she loves to reach and teach a child's heart through a biblical lens.
Mrs. Souza is a graduate of Houston Baptist University and is in her 6th year of teaching Latin. Currently, she teaches 5th through 9th grade Latin. She considers teaching at Founders Christian School to be a special privilege because of the emphasis placed on shepherding children's hearts from a biblical standard in combination with an excellent classical education taught from a worldview that honors Christ in all things.
Mrs. Powell was born in Chattanooga, TN but has lived in Houston for the last 15 years. She joined the Founders Christian School team in 2014 and returned to us this year as the Kindergarten Teacher Aide. She enjoys working at Founders because of the school's biblical worldview approach and because she is privileged to play a part in our students' spiritual and academic development.
Job Titles:
- Curriculum Director & Chair of the Music Department
Megan Larson has taught in the school setting for 12 years and has recently been able to teach as a choir clinician both at inter-state and national music camps. She has B.A. in liberal arts, is a certified ACSI teacher, a certified Kodaly music educator from New Saint Andrews College.
She loves teaching at Founders Christian School because she believes it is "distinct in its mission, vision, and operation because it is grounded in the ministry of a strongly biblical church. It is a vibrant, like-minded, sacrificially loving, hard-working group of colleagues who come to work each day and spur each other on to glorify God and serve students and families with robust school life. Additionally, a classical Christian model of education is simply the best way of developing students as a whole people. I am grateful my own children can grow up in the school and I can whole-heartedly recommend ours as 'an excellent education from a thoroughly biblical worldview.'"
Her aim this year is to implement Colossians 3:16-17 among her students this year which says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
Job Titles:
- Upper School Spanish Teacher, Office Assistant
Rebecca Monds has over 20 years of experience in teaching and administration experience. She has a Bachelor of Education and she loves serving at FCS. One of the things she loves most about working for FCS is because FCS is like a family to her and the school has become a home to both her and her family.
Job Titles:
- Chaplain & Upper School Teacher
Job Titles:
- Grammar School Science Teacher
Tyrone Stainback is the 4th-grade biology teacher, 5th-grade chemistry teacher, and 6th-grade chemistry teacher. He has a B.A. in theological studies. When asked why he loves teaching at FCS his reply was: