About. 

My name is Carley Rodriguez and I was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. I was born to the parents Charles and Penny Hill, along with a younger brother named William and an older brother named Thomas. My father is a salesman for a cable company and my mother is a teacher. Growing up, my family has been oriented around playing sports. I have played all sports, and the sports I didn't play, I was around anyways because my brothers played them. I attended a 7A high school in Huntsville called Grissom. I played both volleyball and basketball for Grissom, always competing for top titles in the state. After I graduated high school, I chose to continue my volleyball career at Coastal Alabama Community College. Coastal Alabama is a junior college in Mobile, Alabama. Here, I obtained my associate’s degree in general studies. I continued my sports career and education in Irvine, California. I then got my Bachelor of Arts in Education at Westcliff University, while playing for the indoor and beach volleyball teams. I am currently working on my Master's Degree in Career and Technical Education with a concentration in Leadership. I am married to Jordan Rodriguez. We have a one year old Olde English Bulldog and are expecting our first child this November!

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My personal qualifications for this program include my ability to work hard, my quality of work, and my willingness to work collaboratively with others. I have worked closely with children in many jobs, so I have a deep understanding of discipline, leading a group, and how different children can be. Being a student athlete, I plan on managing my time with my sport and completing my degree with the best scores possible. I will focus on setting a good example in the classroom because it is important to me that I represent my sport and the school well.

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I have always known I wanted to be a teacher. I thought I wanted to do elementary, but had a change of heart after I discovered I wanted to be more involved in the lives of students in high school. I want to be a math teacher in high school, because of my love for math and my love for wanting to be effective in younger lives. I know that I changed the most in high school, and these were the most effective teachers in my life. My biggest goal as a teacher is to make students excited about learning and wanting to exceed in everything they do.