Hope Ross is currently a math resource teacher at Hutchison Elementary School in Herndon, Virginia. She has been in the field of education since 1996 and has had the pleasure of teaching all grades from kindergarten through sixth. For the last 19 years, Hope has worked in Title I schools. She loves sharing her Responsive Classroom learning and beliefs with colleagues so that everyone, adults and children alike, can feel safe, joyful, and challenged every day. She is thrilled to be supporting Fairfax County Public Schools in its Responsive Classroom growth. In her spare time, Hope enjoys going on outings with her son and daughter, training their puppy, and running.