About Me

I am an Education Specialist-Education Administration and Leadership Candidate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. I am a graduate of both the George Washington University and Howard University, where I earned a Master's Degree in Special Education and a Bachelors of Science-Biology, respectively. I have nine years of experience teaching special education. My role as a special educator has strengthened my commitment to promoting child and family advocacy, and to providing quality instruction to students with varying intellectual abilities and backgrounds. I am currently a special education teacher at Thomas Edison High School. During my five year tenure at Edison I have worked as a Geometry, Biology, and Chemistry teacher in both team-taught and self-contained settings. As a special education teacher I am a case manager for thirteen high school students, and my responsibilities include writing IEPs, scheduling, and acting as a parent-teacher liaison. Additionally, I am the principal designee for IEP meetings when the special education chair is unable to attend. To further engage the school community I worked as a class sponsor for three years. As a class sponsor I mentored student leaders by fostering college preparation skills through activities related to organization and planning.

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