Mrs. Kelsey Fiala

I am so excited and humbled to be joining the staff at ACA as the Literacy Lab Instructor / Librarian. I have enjoyed volunteering at ACA in many ways over the years and being active in PTF. Literacy has been a passion of mine since I was young. I graduated from UNI with a major in Elementary Education and a Literacy minor. I also received Reading and Language Arts endorsements. I was a classroom teacher for 2nd and 4th grades prior to the birth of our first son. I am married to my husband John and we have two boys, Brock and Dean, who have now attended ACA for several years.

I am very discerning of materials introduced to children and believe in high quality content that not only provides depth, but is also rooted in truth (and not necessarily what is being pushed by popular culture). There are many books published today that are very popular among children, but don’t add much depth and value to their reading time. I want to help kids fall in love with books – to fall in love with reading! I love the anonymous quote – “Everyone is a reader; some just haven’t found their favorite book yet.”

I grew up in a home that didn’t know Christ, but God’s grace covered me long before I knew Him. He placed people in my life that planted seeds throughout my teen years and I became a Christian after my freshman year of college. I quickly learned, when we can focus on Christ, instead of the world around, we can ‘throw off everything that hinders us and run the race He has set before us’, rather than the race we ourselves want to be in! God continues to humble me daily in my walk as I grow closer to Him and the path He has set before me. He continues the sanctifying work through His Holy Spirit and I’m thankful for the pruning over the years that has allowed me to grow more into who He wants me to be versus what I thought the world wanted me to be.

Mr. Jon Bianchi

Hi, my name is Jon Bianchi and I am the physical education teacher at ACA. This is my first year at ACA and 5th year teaching overall. I got saved and became a born again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ when I was 23 years old. I grew up in a catholic home and went through all the traditions Catholicism presents in the catholic church but had never been told about what true salvation is in the Lord Jesus Christ. Although I believed in God and knew that Christ died for my sins, I did not realize that without his death, burial and resurrection, I would have no hope for my sins being forgiven and having new life. It was in 2013 when the gospel had been shared to me. I read the book “What is the Gospel?” by Greg Gilbert and truly understood the eternal significance of Christ’s sacrifice and shed blood on the cross. I then realized my spiritual condition and my desperate need for a savior. I realized I could not do anything in of myself to be saved from my sins and stand righteous before a holy God. It was at that time I repented of my sins and placed my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and became a born again Christian.

I really enjoy being active and staying busy. I am very involved in service at my local church at Alathea Baptist Church and have strong passion to see others come to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and making disciple makers. Galatians 6:9 says “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” This is one of the first verses I remember reading right before I got saved and memorized as a believer. It is a great reminder to keep our eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ and have an eternal perspective in all that we do knowing there is a reward for our obedience. I also enjoy doing crossfit and exercising. I am excited to be the new PE teacher at ACA and build life lasting relationships with the staff and students!