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About Our School

All Salt Lake City School District schools are committed to the district’s vision of Excellence and Equity: every student, every classroom, every day. In keeping with this vision, our schools offer academically rigorous classes based on the Utah Core curriculum, hold high expectations for all students, respond to individual student needs, and provide a safe and healthy environment for student learning.

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Backman Elementary School

601 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, Utah84116

Phone: 801.578.8100

Fax: 801.578.8155

 

Administration

  • Organization Information

    Department(s)

    Backman Elementary

    Title(s)

    Principal Elementary School

    Contact Information

    Work Email: matthew.teitter@slcschools.org  (Primary)

    Work Phone: 801-578-8100 1070

    Room

    107

    Other Information

    About Me

    I have worked in education since 2006. I am currently an elementary school principal, and I have been an assistant principal, dean, consultant, coach, teacher, and substitute teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. I earned my bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University with a major in English Teaching and a minor in Spanish Teaching. I earned my first master's degree at Teachers College - Columbia University in Elementary Inclusive Education with certifications in Childhood Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities. I earned my second master's at Harvard Graduate School of Education in School Leadership. I am a National Board Certified Teacher as an Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood. I am an Advanced Spanish speaker.

  • Organization Information

    Department(s)

    Backman Elementary

    Title(s)

    Assistant Principal - Elementary

    Contact Information

    Work Email:​​​​​​​ shylah.poirier@slcschools.org (Primary)

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