Background
Grimes, Pamela Rae was born on December 30, 1943 in Cumberland, Maryland. Daughter of Robert Elmer and Mary Evelyn (Hill) McFarland.
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Pamela Rae Grimes
Edit ProfileEducation
Associate of Arts, American River College, 1965; Bachelor, California State University, Sacramento, 1975; Master of Arts, California State University, Sacramento, 1975; certified in computer literacy, Sacramento Unified School District, 1981.
Career
Teacher aide, O.W. Erlewine Elementary School, Sacramento, 1965-1967;
elementary gate teacher, O.W. Erlewine Elementary School, Sacramento, 1969-1971;
teacher aide, Cohen Elementary School, Sacramento, 1967-1969;
library, teacher 1st through 6th grades, Golden Empire Elementary School, Sacramento, 1979-1989;
teacher, Hubert Bancroft Elementary School, Sacramento, 1989-1995;
staff training specialist, Literacy Curriculum & Instruction Department, 1995-1997;
reading coach, Sacramento Unified School District, since 1998. Mentor teacher Sacramento City Unified School District, 1985-1995. Fellow, member California History/Social Science course of study, 1991.
Member library/literature course of study, 1975, member Congress of Racial Equality literature committee, 1979, member language arts assessment committee, since 1990, member CLAS advising committee, 1993-1994, member literacy task force, 1995-1997, member of advisory commission on assessment testing, 1995, co-chairperson 20-1 class size reduction program, member Young Authors program, member curriculum alignment project. Literacy leader, facilitator CSIN,1995-. Northern California coordinator Ottawa U., since 1991.
Member language arts/literacy/ELD Task Force, 1996-1997.
Achievements
Membership
Ednl. consultant Children's Museum Committee, since 1985, Sacramento History Center, 1985. Fellow California Geography Institute, East Asian Humanities Institute. Member National Education Association, ASCD, SARA, CRA, Ireland Republican Army, National Council Teachers English, Geography Institute (member social studies project Studies. committee 1991), California Alliance Elementary Education, California English Teachers Association, California Teachers Association.
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Married George Edward Grimes, February 9, 1962. Children: George Edward Junior, Robert Eric, Jonathon William, David James, Richard Allen.
