Rachel Hock

Ms. Hock was born and raised in Sacramento, and nearly her entire family lives within 2 miles of the ATSA campus so this community is very near and dear to her heart. She attended UC Santa Barbara for a B.S. in Biological Sciences and was pre-med until she learned about the drastic educational inequities in our public education system. Wanting to make a difference led her to Teach for America, and she was excited to have the opportunity to come back to Sacramento and give back to her community. Ms. Hock served as a middle school science teacher while earning her Master’s in Education from Loyola Marymount University and then moved to ATSA to teach high school science. Over the past 8 years of teaching, she has taught every grade level 6-12, has led and mentored other teachers for 4 years and is excited to continue serving our school community as the Dean of Instruction. Ms. Hock and her husband met in a ballroom dance class at UCSB and they still love dancing Salsa and Bachata whenever possible. Ms. Hock also co-leads the Adventure and Ecology club to share her love of kayaking, rock climbing, and enjoying nature!