My name is Kim Birch and I live in Prosper with my husband Ryan, two daughters Adela and Clara, and our dog Maggie.  I was born and raised in Indiana where I participated on the high school swimming and track teams and had a job as a Life Guard where I met and married my high school sweetheart. I graduated in 2004 with Honors from MacMurray College in Illinois with my B.A. in Deaf Education and minor in Liberal Arts and received my Graduate Certificate as an Auditory-Oral Specialist from Illinois State University in 2010.  I have also obtained graduate credits for best practices with Autism and the Orton Gillingham reading program.  I have been teaching for 16 years and I am excited to see what each new year brings.  My hobbies include camping with my family, hiking, kayaking, swimming, reading, and attending Girl Scout events with my daughters.