Deborah Essary

Now in her sixth year of Catholic education, we're thrilled to have Ms. Debbie Essary return for the 2023-2024 school year! Ms. Essary is a longtime North Texan, having resided in Plano since before POP was founded. Ms. Essary received her B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the University of North Texas yet is a Texas Tech Red Raider at heart! 

Ms. Essary first joined the POP family in 1995 as a founding director and teacher in the CLC, a capacity in which she served through 1998. After several years teaching second and third grade in the public school system, Ms. Essary rejoined POP as a second grade teacher in 2022.

In her free time, Ms. Essary enjoys spending time with her three adult children and two grandchild. 

Words of encouragement to younger and/or newly enrolled POP students and families? Do your best and you will continue to grow. What seems hard now will only be a blip in time. Every little thing will be alright!

Pick one: first or last day of school? Last; I like looking back on my students' growth and look forward to the break.