Archive for 2023

Mrs. Eberlein joined the Live Oak team in 2023 and serves as one of the Assistant Deans of Grammar School and teaches Grammar 4 math. Before coming to Live Oak, she served as the Dean of Academics for a classical charter school in San Antonio where she previously had taught 3rd and 4th grades. Mrs. […]

Since coming to Live Oak in 2009, Mrs. Barker has taught Grammar 1, Grammar 4 and Grammar 5. She now serves as Assistant Dean of the Grammar School, supporting Grammar 4-6 students and teachers. Before moving to Waco, she and her husband taught English in Taiwan for three years. She loves reading, writing, hiking, being […]

Mrs. Weatherly joined Live Oak’s administrative team as our new Fine Arts Director in 2023. She has 14 years of experience in fine arts education, specifically visual arts and theatre arts. In recent years she has led a team of art educators, focusing on collaboration, mentorship, and practical professional development; worked with developing award-winning artists […]

Dr. McNamee joined the Live Oak staff in 2023 to help guide the admissions/enrollment, marketing and communications, and development efforts of the school. Before coming to Live Oak, she was an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Department of Communication at Baylor University. She holds a Ph.D. in organizational communication from the University […]

Dr. Marker began working at Live Oak in 2022 and has served in education since 2008. She has worked as an English teacher, writing specialist, and department chair in secondary education. Dr. Marker completed her Ph.D. in education at Regent University. Her dissertation, “Factors to Prepare Christians for Service in Public Education,” has served as […]

Mr. Helton has been working at Live Oak since 2016 and serves as our Athletic Director, head football coach, and head track coach. He is originally from El Paso and continues his tour across Texas after stops in Lubbock and Dallas. He previously served at The Covenant School of Dallas for eleven years as the […]

Mrs. Bankhead began teaching at Live Oak in 2019 and currently serves as Dean of the Logic & Rhetoric Schools. She earned a B.A. in Literature from Baylor University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from West Texas A&M University. She holds a Texas secondary certification in English and educational administration. Before serving at […]

Founding Live Oak in 2004 alongside Alison Moffatt and Carolyn Still marked the fulfillment of a dream that began in 1995 around a Dallas dinner table. Mrs. Buras attended Baylor University for her undergraduate degree in English with a minor in history. After college, she earned a lifetime teaching certificate for grades Pre-K through 8. […]

As one of the founders of Live Oak, Mrs. Moffatt became the Head of School in 2004. She has also served as an ex officio member of the Board. Through her years at Live Oak, she has served on the Advisory Board for the Center for Christian Education at Baylor University, the Society for Classical […]

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