Principles Matter

 
 

 Experience

  • Served in the Legislature on the Education, Legislative Operations and Elections, Revenue and Economic Development, and Commerce and Labor Committees.

  • President - The Pinecrest Foundation (current)

  • Adjunct faculty - Touro University, teaching Masters and Doctoral level courses in School Finance, Community Partnerships and Education Policy (current)

  • Executive Director and Lead Principal - Pinecrest Academy of Nevada

  • Adjunct Faculty – (TESL) Teaching English as a Second Language and Elementary Education courses for Nevada State College, Sierra Nevada College, University of Phoenix and NOVA Southeastern

  • Area chair & TESL curriculum writer for the TESL endorsement classes - University of Phoenix

  • English Language Learner Specialist/Instructional Coach - CCSD Southeast Region

  • Adult ESL Teacher – Nevada Association of Latin Americans

  • CCSD Teacher – Newton Elementary (1st grade), McCaw Elementary (1st grade), Wooley Elementary (5th grade)

  • Casino attendant - Banana Bay Bar and Grill

  • Deli Service - Safeway Grocery Store, Bozeman, MT

  • Bank Teller - First Federal Bank, Sioux City, IA

Education

  • School Finance Certificate from Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy

  • University of Southern California Superintendents Academy, 2019

  • District Administration Superintendents Academy, 2018

  • Public Education Executive Leadership Academy, 2014

  • Leadership Henderson, 2014

  • Doctorate in Organizational Leadership, emphasis in Educational Technology, Human Resources, and Adult Learning Theory, NOVA Southeastern University, 2006

  • Masters in Administration and Supervision, University of Phoenix, 1998

  • Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education, Montana State University, 1995

Meet Carrie Buck

Carrie Larson – later to become Dr. Carrie Buck - didn’t start her journey to becoming one of Nevada’s most successful public education “fixers” in a one-room schoolhouse on the prairie.

But pretty close.