{"id":138,"date":"2021-07-04T18:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T23:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semperfistudios.com\/teach\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:33:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctewebsite.com\/master\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; module_id=&#8221;home-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text Module &#8211; Text Left of the Slider&#8221; module_class=&#8221;sliderbold&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-40px|||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|||-60px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|||-28px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2>A note from Jim Bob&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>I have spent the last 16 years working with over 80,000 educators in 200 school districts all across the United States. 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