Hello! My name is Amanda Jones, and I am the fifth- and sixth-grade gifted and talented resource teacher for both MCPS intermediate schools. I am primarily based at Mayfield, but I also spend time at Baldwin Intermediate every week.

This is my fourth year teaching at MCPS. I started my teaching career over 20 years ago in New York City, where I taught math and social studies to grades 6-8. Since then I have had a variety of jobs, including newspaper reporter, software developer, and paralegal in a big international court case - a job that took me to Africa and Europe many times for many years.

I absolutely love working with kids. My favorite grades to teach (so far) are 4-6, and my favorite subjects are history, current events, creative math, and critical thinking (puzzles!).

I have been a happy Manassas City resident since 2011, and I’m a proud mom of two MCPS students - one at Haydon and one at Metz.