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      <image:caption>Mr. Merrick is a Fellow with the NACA-Inspired Schools Network and is partnering with Xine:wh-Ding to help grow the Immersion Nest into a full-time school that will serve K-8th grades.  He is Northern Cheyenne/ Dakota Sioux and has a bachelor's degree in Business Science and Administration with a concentration in management, along with completing his teaching credential from Humboldt State University. He has over 7 years of classroom teaching experience in various educational models including Indigenous, Montessori and public schools ranging from ages K-12th grade. Most recently he has taught at Hoopa Elementary School, Hoopa Valley High School and worked for the Hoopa Tribal Education Association. He is a Hupa language learner, a dedicated parent of a child from the inaugural cohort of the Hupa Language Immersion Nest and member of the parent committee.</image:caption>
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