Our Teachers

Judy Barmann

Mrs. Barmann, our "Lead Panda", has been leading our 4 and 5 year olds through their days of learning and play since 2004. Judy has 12 years of experience teaching preschool and worked for 7 years as a kindergarten assistant in Washington Township schools. She is a University of Illinois graduate and has lived in Indianapolis for 30 years. She has been involved with cooperative preschools since her own children (now grown) were co-op kids. Judy has a passion for children's books and loves nature, pizza, chocolate, and quilting, and of course, teaching preschool. In addition to teaching, Judy also serves on the board of the Indiana Council of Preschool Cooperatives.

Carla Bidwell

Teaching our 3 and 4 year old Koalas and co-teaching our Panda Enrichment classes, "Mrs. B" has been with Fishers Pointe since our very beginning in 1996, and was a cooperative preschool parent when her own children attended co-op beginning in 1989. Carla has served on the Board of Directors of Parent Cooperative Preschool International and currently serves on the board of the Indiana Council of Preschool Cooperatives. She enjoys her dogs, watching movies, reading, painting, and has a loves co-op and co-op kids. Carla was even a co-op kid herself!

Teresa Hinkle

You’ll see Mrs. Teresa a lot at Fishers Pointe. She is our lead teacher for the Cubs, Teddies and Bears class and loves every minute of it. She has over 19 years experience in early childhood education. She has worked with all age groups but especially enjoys working with the youngest co-op children. She has a BA from Purdue University in psychology and has certification from the program for infants and toddlers. She is married and has 2 co-op children of her own. Mrs. Teresa chose co-op for her own children because she is a strong believer in play being the most important work for young children.