Our Staff
A small team who teach across subjects and know every student by name.
Peachtown encourages cooperative learning for its students and cooperative teaching for its teachers and administrators. We work as a team and often pull from each other’s experience and expertise. The result is a tight knit and highly cooperative community of learners.
Peachtown also employs adjunct teachers in Art, Music, World Languages and other subjects as needed.
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Jackie Schnurr
Head of School
B.S. Cornell University, Natural Resources; PhD Idaho State University, Biology
Jackie came to Peachtown after a 20 year career teaching plant biology and environmental science courses at Wells College. When Wells closed, Jackie found that her passion for hands-on, project-based education was a great match for the Peachtown model.
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Sonjia Turner
Lower Classroom Lead Teacher
B.A. SUNY New Paltz, MSEd Elementary Education, K-6
Sonjia has been working in child care and early childhood education for more than 20 years. She teaches the Pre-K through third grade classroom as well as lower level French. Sonjia is passionate about creating a classroom full of problem solvers who love to learn.
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Alexis (Lexi) Shay
Upper Classroom Lead Teacher
B.A. History, Wells College; M.A. History, SUNY Brockport
Lexi has taught full time at Peachtown since 2023. She brings a wealth of knowledge and an eagerness to give every student an excellent education in a supportive environment. She is especially passionate about History, Civics and Math.
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Barbara Post
Music, and Vice President of the Board
Barbara founded Peachtown in 1990 and was Head of School for more than 30 years, teaching several subjects along the way. She now teaches Music part time in her retirement, and serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors.
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Laura Evans
Art
Laura spent a career in education as a teacher, curriculum designer and elementary principal, and now teaches Art in her retirement.