Beth Armentrout is a paraeducator at Ida B. Wells. She has worked at IBW for four years, and before that she worked at Rieke Elementary for six years. She went to Oregon State and majored in merchandise management, and was in retail management for Fred Meyer and JC Penny. After that, she was a stay-at-home Mom for many years. Then she decided to come back and work for the school system. “I decided to work for the schools because I liked helping kids have an easier time of learning,” said Armentrout. She loves to garden, sew, travel and spend time with her dogs, cats and daughters.

Written by Marley Tapfer, Intro to Communications, Fall 2024