Sheila Estes

Sheila began her career with the East Valley School District over 25 years ago in 1999! She started teaching her own three children in 1980. The homeschool movement in Washington was growing, and her homeschool group was instrumental in navigating the current homeschool law. She has two daughters and one son, who are all entrepreneurs and business owners, so she believes homeschooling does work well. 

Some of Sheila’s students at Parent Partnership have been with her from kindergarten through graduation.

Sheila has 10 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and 2 more on the way! She attends a wonderful church in Liberty Lake in which she is actively involved.

Why she loves Parent Partnership: “I often say that EVPP is the best kept secret in education. Schools strive to have parental involvement in education, and here parents are an equal component with teachers, students and parents.”

Why she chose East Valley: Sheila started subbing in six districts when she graduated from Whitworth after eleven years with her homeschooling experience. The teachers and staff at Trent Elementary became great mentors and friends to her. She had several long-term sub jobs at Trent before getting hired as the first teacher for the East Valley Parent Partnership that started in 2006. It was a half-time position to start, but the school has now grown to over 200 students with six certified teachers.

Favorite part of her job: She really loves being a part of the student's long-term educational journey.

Fun fact: Sheila moved to Otis Orchards in 2012, and has 2 horses, 4 cats… and no mice! She has a huge vegetable garden and orchard, and loves living here!

Three words to describe her: Visionary – Driven – Compassionate