Education and Experience
Graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in History from San Diego State University in 1997, Ms. Neustaedter went on to pursue a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential through the LAUSD District Intern Program as well as a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the field of Social Science. As an educator for over 9 years, Ms. Neustaedter has worked with a range of students from elementary through university levels. She has training and experience working with GATE, Special Education, and ELL students including CLAD Certification.   For the past several years, she has trained in and implemented the Contemporary Art Start (CAS) program with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).   In addition to her classroom roles, Ms. Neustaedter has also held various leadership positions including United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) Chapter Chair and Master Teacher for the Accelerated Collaborative Teaching (ACT) Program at California State University, Northridge.

Favorite Education Quote
Urging all of us to open our minds and hearts so that we can know beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable, so that we can think and rethink, so that we can create new visions, I celebrate teaching that enables transgressions-a movement against and beyond boundaries.   It is that movement that makes education the practice of freedom.   Bell hooks (1994)