Our Tutors

 Billie Bolton holds a B.A. in Spanish and French with a teaching certificate from Texas State University. She received her certificate in 1976. She also holds a Masters Degree in International Business which she received in 1981. Billie was a language arts/math tutor at Dixon Elementary in 2001. She received her math training  from children's math expert Robert Templeton. She also had support from teachers at Dixon Elementary. In addition, Billie had training from the Wilson Reading Program in 2005 and 2 years of training in Sounds In Syllables at the Multi-Sensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico in 2012. Billie is a founding member of EVTA which began in 2004. She was the director of EVTA from 2004-2016 and now serves on the board as president.

Anne-Marie joined EVTA in 2020 when she retired from the classroom with over 25 years of teaching experience and a NM Level III License.  Her teaching career has included college, high school and middle school ELA, French, Art, Graphic Design, Computer Applications, and academic advising. She also assists the EVTA director with administrative and programming tasks as well as helping EVTA tutors with tech support. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of Denver and an M.S. from Pratt Institute and earned her education certification from the College of Santa Fe. She lives in Arroyo Hondo with her husband and daughter and enjoys swimming, biking, hiking and paddle boarding.

Nancy Stotts has lived in Taos since 1987. She has been an elementary school teacher for 28 years, teaching grades K-5th  She is trained in SIS and is an Academic Language Therapist. She retired last June and joined EVTA to work with kids with Dyslexia. In her spare time she loves to garden, hike, swim and read.

Alice Zorthian has a B.A. in Theatre and an M.S. in Elementary Education and has undergone the Wilson Literacy training. She has taught in the Taos Schools for close to 30 years in several different capacities. Most recently she taught for 8 years in the Special Ed. Department at Anansi Charter School. She is a yoga instructor as well and currently teaches yoga at the library and Yoga in the Park in the summertime. She keeps up her theater skills by performing improv and sketch comedy. She enjoys gardening, hiking, and experimental sculpture. She is a mother to one daughter, two dogs, and two cats.

The EVTA tutors have been an incredible source of support to both students and teachers as we have transitioned to on-campus learning. Students have had to miss school intermittently due to quarantine requirements and the tutors have been able to step in to maintain the bridge from school to home, so that students are able to keep up with their assignments, receive instructional support, and continue to receive assistance as they work toward re-integrating with their class after missing multiple days of school. In addition, this tutorial support has relieved the stress for parents who are juggling work, illness, quarantines, caring for their families, and supporting their kids with their school work. We plan to continue to maintain this important relationship and service for our school community. We love the consistent and effective support that EVTA provides.

As a community school, Enos Garcia strives to engage families in a comprehensive and meaningful annual needs assessment process. In August 2021 we conducted a survey which had an 86% response rate. The top four support services that parents identified as a need were: 

Help for parents to help their child with homework 49%

Afterschool programs 45%

High quality out-of-school time 40%

Tutoring 38%

Our partnership with EVTA allows us to respond to our families' and students' needs. EVTA has been an exemplary partner, showing flexibility to accommodate students face-to-face and online, providing great tutors and always willing to support our school community. We know our parents and students love the services they receive, which results in improvements in the way they engage with their learning.