Ms. Battard grew up in Allen, TX. Because of the outstanding English teachers she experienced throughout her education, she chose to follow a path in the field of teaching.  After high school she attended Oklahoma State University where she discovered her love for teaching, literature, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. She received her B.S. in Secondary Education with an emphasis on English in 2009. She has taught at Ponca City High School and is looking forward to having a great year at the Bartlesville Mid-High!

Mrs. Dossett's assignments and class information can be found on http://www.edmodo.com.  Asl Mrs. Dossett for your student code.

Mr. Rawlinson began teaching at the Mid-High in 2001.  He taught in the social studies department until the 2010- 2011 school year when he switched to teach the Literacy for Life class.  Mr. Rawlinson is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Sociology.  He returned to school later in life to obtain his teachers certification from Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State).  It is during this time he developed a passion to help struggling readers. After completing his certification requirement Mr. Rawlinson returned to school where he earned a Masters in Education in reading, from Northeastern State University. He is currently working towards a PhD in literacy at Oklahoma State University.  Mr. Rawlinson is married to Therese, also a teacher in the district. He has three children, all graduated from High School, and five dogs.

Darla Jones Tresner, MJE, was born and raised in Bartlesville, graduating in 1976 from College High. A former editor in chief of the campus newspaper, Tresner earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism Education and her masters’ degree in Journalism and Mass Communications both from the University of Oklahoma. She is currently working on a second master’s degree and teaches at both the mid-high school and the senior high.Among her honors are Bartlesville High School Teacher of the Year, Bartlesville Teacher of the Year, Barbara McCoy Award for Service to Children, and the Golden Apple Award. She has been named state journalism Teacher of the Year three times, once from OU, once from NSU and once from the Society of Professional Journalists. She has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Oklahoma as well as the Excellence in Education Award from Channel Two. She is a member of the Outstanding Teachers Academy Class of 2006. Nationally, she has earned four teaching awards for excellence in journalism education, two from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund at Princeton, one from the Journalism Education Association, and one from USA Today. Currently, she is a member of the Oklahoma Master Teacher Project and is pursuing  National Board Certification.