About Peggy Littleton

Peggy was born in Sidney, Nebraska, and moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado when she was 4 years old. After 1st grade her family settled in Longmont, Colorado. Peggy’s first job started at the age of 12 years old she had her own business as a paper route carrier for the Daily Times Call [1]. Her brother, Roy, joined her as the route grew in size. Their efficiency on their route, earned them a color television in 1977. In her junior year of High School she was involved in student government, where she served as her junior class VP. Due to her leadership skills and ability to be an effective ambassador for the United States of America, she had the distinguished honor of being chosen to represent the Longmont Rotary Club. After her graduation from High School; Peggy spent a year abroad as a [Rotary Youth Exchange] student in Austria.

Upon return from Austria, Peggy enrolled at Colorado State University. After completing her junior year of college, at CSU, as a newlywed, Peggy moved to TX and completed her Bachelor of Science degree with Regents University, which is now Excelsior College http://www.excelsior.edu in Albany, New York.

Excellence in education has always been at the forefront of Peggy’s career. She was a teacher for 15 years in a variety of educational settings; including home-schooling her three children and serving as a faculty member at Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy and Colorado Springs Christian School.

Peggy was appointed as the director for Colorado’s GEAR UP grant,[2] which was administered by the office of Governor Bill Owens. COLORADO GEAR UP is the state's program to prepare low-income students for college. http://www.coloradogearup.org/gearuphome.html

In her extensive experience as an educational consultant, Peggy has conducted professional staff development seminars for teachers nationwide and is currently an independent consultant with Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates http://www.gha-pd.com/index.html. Her focus is training teachers to use both data- driven and differentiated instruction in the classroom.

Peggy continues to serve on many boards and commissions, including Read to Achieve, The Dyslexia Center and PACE (Parental Alliance for Choice in Education). Of the awards she has received, she feels most honored to have been given the Charter Friend Award for Policy. Peggy has contributed to many reports published by NASBE, http://nasbe.org/ some of which are “E Pluribus Unum (ELL)”,[2] “Adolescent Literacy”,[2] and “From Planning to Practice (ECE).” In addition to serving on the State Board of Education, Peggy is a commercial real estate consultant in Colorado Springs. Political Involvement

The Littleton's have lived in Colorado Springs since the summer of 1993. Peggy has served on the State Board of Education since Feb. 2004. [2] Along with being elected to the State Board of Education, Peggy has been involved in local politics for 13 years. She is now seeking to serve the residents of El Paso County in Commissioner District 5 ,[3]. Peggy’s leadership, accountability and efficiency are solid attributes she will use as she continues the effort to make to El Paso County the most sought after county in the state of Colorado.

Peggy met the love of her life Don Littleton, her junior year in college. They were married in May 1981 and have enjoyed a productive 28 years of marriage. Together they have three grown children, Tiffany, United States Air Force Captain Shawn Littleton, of Boston, MA. http://www.airforce.com/ and Brittany.