Mrs. Patten is a graduate from West Chester University with a Bachelor in Special Education and a Masters in Elementary Education.   Mrs. Patten started with Downingtown School District in 2005 as a special education teacher.  She was the learning support teacher at Pickering Valley Elementary teaching grades K-3 in both language arts and mathematics.  In 2011 Mrs. Patten was hired as a first grade teacher.   Mrs. Patten is involved in the Wellness Comittee comittee, and volunteers her time in various after school events.