St. Francis School Faculty & Staff

Sharon Lancaster

Librarian

I grew up here in Austin. I have always enjoyed reading and, even as a child, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. My husband and I have five children, ages 22 – 34. We have two grandsons. We live in what was my grandmother's house in Hyde Park, and we are both very much involved in our church.

I graduated from University of Texas with a Bachelor of Schience degree in Education. I taught for eleven years in Austin Independent School District, and seventeen years ago I became the Librarian at St. Francis School. It has been exciting to watch and help St. Francis grow and evolve over the years.

During my time at St. Francis, I have also taught Middle School Language Arts, Social Studies, Speech, and Drama. For the past ten years I have worked in early morning pre-care. I am also the contact person for our Federal Grants that are administered through AISD. Some of those duties include: arrranging teacher training and workshops, selecting and ordering library books, and attending meetings that pertain to the grants.

I love getting hugs from the younger children. I love the spark of excitement I see on an older kid's face when I direct him or her to the “perfect book”. And I love looking up from reading aloud to see the whole class enthralled with the story. I find it especially rewarding to watch the children grow and mature. Few teachers have the opportunity to work with the same children from Pre-K through 8^th Grade. I feel privileged to be a part of your children's lives.