Heron teacher Lisa MacMillan: ‘I love the relationships I get to build’ (Natomas Unified School ...

(Source: Natomas Unified School District) Little did Lisa MacMillan know years ago that she would inspire one of her students at the time, Shantel Sandoval, to become a Natomas teacher herself. The two are colleagues now, working only a few miles apart: MacMillan is a 1st grade teacher at Heron School and Sandoval is a first-year teacher at Natomas Gateways Middle School. 'When you see a teacher with passion, that passion tends to follow you,' said Sandoval, who attended MacMillan's 8th grade class at then-Leroy Greene Middle School and now teaches...