Family:

Married mother of two children.
Parent of a child with developmental delays.

Educational Background:

1997, Florida Southern College, BA Special Education and Elementary Education

1999, Florida State University, MA Special Education

Teaching Experiences: 

• PreK special needs teacher, Millville Elementary
• Self-Contained teacher, BellStreet Middle
• Inclusion Teacher, Small Middle
• Alternative Certification Instructor, Region 13

Related Experiences:

• Special Education Department Head, Austin ISD
• ARD Facilatator, Austin ISD
• Advanced coursework in Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
• Experienced in state testing requirements (TAKS, TAKSA, TAKM, TAKS-ALT)
• Experienced in state graduation requirements
• Passionate about Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) setting of Inclusion