Fourth Grade

Mrs. Misty Piniecki Sanchez

I began my teaching journey in Marshall, Texas. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from East Texas Baptist University in 2005. I started as a kindergarten teacher in Marshall. The next school year, I traveled south to Metairie in Jefferson Parish, part of New Orleans metropolitan area. I started the year in kindergarten. Mother nature had another idea for me. Hurricane Katrina caused me to travel north to Fort Worth. I was hired on at Riverside Applied Learning Center the following year. I have taught kindergarten through fifth grade, became a math coach for two years, and developed curriculum and delivered instruction to gifted and talented students for Fort Worth Independent School District.

I enjoy inspiring young minds. My goals as an educator are to have my students feel like they belong, think creatively, fall in love with learning, and become a positive, productive member of Riverside Applied Learning Center.

Ms. Kristina Hazen

I was born and raised in New Jersey. I went to Salisbury University and earned my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. I moved to Fort Worth after graduation and am now entering my twentieth year of teaching.

Teaching is my passion and my students feel my passion daily. My one hope is to create lifelong learners.