Contact Information:

areintsma-pps@eupschools.org

906-647-6285 x 7108

The 24/25 school year is Mrs. Reintsma’s 3rd year at Pickford Elementary and her 4th year as a classroom teacher. Prior to earning her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education, she worked in education as a paraprofessional for 15 years.

Mrs. Reintsma was born in the UP, but moved often as a child, living in Germany, the Lower Peninsula, Alaska, and then spent 30 years in Colorado, before coming full circle back to the fabulous UP!

In 1996, she received her Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences and Neurology from Colorado State University. Then in 2020, she completed her Masters in Early Childhood Education, also from CSU. 

She has experience teaching kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grades, as well as support staff in K-8 general education classrooms, resource and Special Education classrooms.

Professional Trainings, Contributions and Awards

• Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: K-3 Essential Training

• Add+Vantage Math Recovery 1

• Add+Vantage Math Recovery 2

• Battle Creek Cereal City Curriculum trained

• Safe Schools

• Science of Reading

• Social Emotional Learning book study

• Member of PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) Team

• Reading Month Committee Member

• Principal Advisory Board Member (Colorado)

• DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)

• Love Your Educator awarded by the EUPISD Parent Advisory Committee

Mrs. Reintsma’s passion is building relationships with students so they feel comfortable taking the risks necessary to grow and flourish on their educational and social emotional journey.