Ms. Spillane
On August 11, 2012, Ms. Spillane was in a car accident that left her a paraplegic. After years of physical therapy, she re-enrolled in school at Cerritos Community College. It was there she decided to enroll in the Teacher TRAC program. She graduated from Cerritos on the President’s Honor Role with her AA as well as her AAT. Bailey then transferred to and graduated from CSULB in the Spring of 2019, with her bachelor’s in liberal studies, as well as her multiple subject teaching credential. Bailey conducted her student teaching within the Long Beach Unified School District. Her second semester at CSULB was spent studying abroad in Australia where she was the first disabled student to do so. Those six months living on her own in a dorm and thriving on a whole new continent taught her there was nothing to fear and she could achieve anything she sets her mind too. Bailey’s car accident inspired her to learn how to drive a car with hand controls and she has even attempted adaptive skiing and surfing. Bailey has two corgis (Diego and Leo) and frequents Disneyland with her boyfriend, Jimmie. Bailey has known Jimmie since high school, and they've been dating for five years... so Ms. S is just waiting for him to pop the question any minute :). She loves the Los Angeles Dodgers, coffee, art, and going to the movies. Bailey has showcased some of her artwork at the Long Beach Museum of Latin American Art, as well as at CSULB. Bailey is a proud part of the STEAM Dream Team at Grace and teaches art to all of the students attending, from JK to the eighth grade.
Hero: Mother
Fave Animal: Wombat
Fave Artist: Frida Kahlo
Fave Holiday: Halloween
Fave Weather: Rain
Fave Medium: Acrylic paints
Fave Color: Black
Fave Disney Ride: Haunted Mansion
Latest Craze: Obsessed with baby Yoda
Something I can't live without: Starbucks!
Hero: Mother
Fave Animal: Wombat
Fave Artist: Frida Kahlo
Fave Holiday: Halloween
Fave Weather: Rain
Fave Medium: Acrylic paints
Fave Color: Black
Fave Disney Ride: Haunted Mansion
Latest Craze: Obsessed with baby Yoda
Something I can't live without: Starbucks!