Jeff Turner, Jo Wallace-Abbie, Betsy Thomas: Team- Teaching: A Winning Approach

By Jennifer H. McInerney

Cover Photo by Bob Freeman, Freeman Photography, Coppell, Texas.
Inside photos courtesy of the Plano ISD Orchestra Department.

Betsy Thomas, Director
Plano East Senior High School
Orchestra: 102 Students
Years Teaching: 25
Years in District: 20
Principal Instrument: Violin, Viola

Jeff Turner, Director
Plano Senior High
School Orchestra: 90 Students
Years Teaching: 13
Years in District: 8
Principal Instrument: Violin

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