Meet Kate

Kate Alagna has worked in education for 20 years

She received her BA in English Literature in 1998, and her teaching credential as well as a Masters Degree in Literacy Instruction. She worked at Prosser Creek Charter School in Truckee, CA, teaching first, second, and third grades. After moving to Telluride, CO in 2007, Kate was hired at Telluride Elementary and took on roles as Classroom Teacher,  Interventionist, Enrichment/GT Teacher, Technology Teacher and Coach. 

After 12 years of teaching in Telluride, she and her family relocated to Boulder.  She then taught in BVSD teaching 1st, 2nd, and 5th. After feeling as though she could make a deeper impact with fewer students, she launched Fireflies Learning Studio. After initially assuming she would simply tutor, she realized that was only a small part of fostering successful students. She believes in making a difference by continuing to connect and support students to become their best selves. Her Big Dream is to open an Educational Collective, a place where student support, in all forms, can live and grow under one roof and is accessible to all. 

In her free time, Kate spends time with her family and her new puppy!  She loves writing, reading, running, hiking, biking, cooking, eating, and watching “boring documentaries”  (according to her three teenagers).  She does not love doing laundry.