Tapestry Charter High School · Expeditionary Learning

Welcome to Sarah Dierken’s Page

Grades 9–12 EL Instructional Coach

Mrs. Dierken serves as the Expeditionary Learning (EL) Instructional Coach for grades 9–12 at Tapestry Charter High School. She joined the Tapestry community in 2016 as a high school Spanish teacher and taught all levels of Spanish, from Spanish 1 through Spanish 5.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education, with an extension in Spanish Education for grades 5–12, and her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus on English Language Learners, from Buffalo State College.

Sarah helps run National Honor Society, teaches the dual-credit college Spanish class, and supports teachers with EL structures such as Crew, Community Meetings, Passage Portfolios, Student-Led Conferences, and Intensives.

Outside of school, she enjoys reading, fishing, exercising, and spending time with her husband and two children.