Teachers


Meet Our TK/Kindergarten Team

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Ms. Bahr

Ms. Alison Bahr has been a teacher in the CVUSD for many years. She taught third and fourth grades at Westlake Hills Elementary for six years. In 2010, she joined the Madroña staff as a third grade teacher and has been teaching Transitional Kindergarten since 2011.

Ms. Bahr was born in the former Panama Canal Zone, where she spent her early childhood. Her family then lived in Northern Virginia before moving to Thousand Oaks. She graduated from Westlake High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. After spending many years in the corporate world, she returned to school and received her California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California Lutheran University.

Ms. Bahr lives in Newbury Park with her two sons. She loves cheering on her boys as they play on their basketball teams. Ms. Bahr enjoys working with the wonderful students, families, and staff at Madroña.   

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Mrs. Berce

I am so happy to be teaching kindergarten at Madroña. I have taught kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades but I love kindergarten the most. I started my teaching career in Las Vegas but moved home to Thousand Oaks after one year of teaching. I grew up in Thousand Oaks and graduated from Westlake High School.

I have two busy athletic sons. I spend many week-ends going to their sporting events. When I get some time to relax I enjoy reading a book, swimming, or going to the movies.

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Mrs. Peterson

Mrs. Peterson graduated from California Lutheran University in 1988 with a Liberal Arts Degree and a Teaching Credential. She then moved to Rancho Bernardo and worked in the Poway Unified School District while going to graduate school. In 1990 she earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology. In 1991 she began working in Long Beach Unified School District, the district she grew up in. Eventually she moved to the Conejo Valley.

She was hired at Madroña in 1997 where she taught fifth grade. The next year, Mrs. Peterson changed to Kindergarten. She has taught kindergarten, the K/1 combination class and first grade since 1998.

Mrs. Peterson has been married to her husband, Craig, since 1988. They have 3 children. Their daughter, Taylor (1993), attended Kansas State University and received her cosmetology license in April 2013. Taylor and her husband, Seth, live in Nashville with their daughter, Sawyer, who was born in March 2021 and their son, Beau, who was born on August 2, 2022. Tanner (1995) works for a production company doing concert and stage lighting. Trevor (2001) is a senior at Belmont University.