(Fargo, ND) -- Erica Rainsberry has been named the dean of students at Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School beginning on July 1st.
Rainsberry has been the administrative intern at Clara Barton Hawthorne since August 2019. She joined the Fargo Public Schools in 2001 and served as a special education teacher at South High School, Agassiz, Carl Ben Eielson Middle School, and Longfellow, Madison, and McKinley Elementary Schools; she also served as a language arts and social studies teacher at Carl Ben Eielson for eight years. During her tenure with FPS, she also served as an administrative intern for the elementary school Summer School Transitions Program.
Prior to joining the Fargo Public Schools, Rainsberry served as a third grade teacher in LaJoya, Texas, a K-6 learning disabilities special education teacher in Borup, Minnesota, and a 7-12 learning disabilities special education teacher at Central Cass High School in Casselton, North Dakota.
Rainsberry holds a Master’s degree in special education and a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, both from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Additionally, she holds a certificate in educational leadership from North Dakota State University.
The dean of students position replaces the two-year administrative intern position previously in place at the school.