| Licensure: K-9, Reading Specialist |
| Certification: Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate/Defibrillation |
Professional Experience |
Central Christian College
Director of Elementary Education
Instructor
State Scorer for Kansas Performance Teaching (KPTP) |
USD #262 Valley Center
Instructional Coach
Title 1 Teacher
Student Improvement Team
District Reading Team |
Smoky Hill Education Service Center
Reading Specialist
Literacy Coach/Consultant
Curriculum Generalist
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USD #418 McPherson
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District Language Arts Curriculum and Assessment Team
Language Arts Material Adoption Team
District Language Arts Co-Coordinator
Eisenhower Elementary
- Reading Specialist for K-5
- Reading Acceleration Program Coordinator (1on1 tutoring program)
- Language Arts Coordinator
Roosevelt Elementary
- Reading Specialist for K-5
- Reading Acceleration Program Coordinator
- Language Arts Coordinator
McPherson High School
- Assistant Softball Coach
- Head Softball Coach
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McPherson College
Adjunct Professor in Education |
USD #444 Valley Heights
Blue Rapids Elementary
- P.E. instructor/high school coach
- 5/6 science/social studies/high school coach
- Fourth grade classroom
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USD #221 North Central
Second Grade |
Professional Activities |
Smokey Hill Education Sevice Center
- Developer of Reading Intervention Programs – “Reading Enhancement” and “Reading Quest”
- Presenter and facilitator on best practices, brain compatible learning, brain development, early brain development (birth to age 5), state standards, data analysis, action research, Title I requirements, evaluation and strategies, dyslexia, reading assessments, balanced literacy, graphic organizers and numerous pedagogical and comprehension strategies that go across all disciplines
- Trainer for Fast ForWord by Scientific Learning
- Trainer for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
- Trainer for Six-Traits of an Effective Reader
- Trainer for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)
Kansas State Department of Education
- Reading Assessment Review Team
- Member of state delegation to National Literacy Coaches Academy
- Member of team developing a state-wide literacy coaching plan
- Reading Assessment Report Writing Team
- Reading First Facilitator
- Reading Standards Pedagogy Writing Team
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Honors |
Citation of Merit Award for Exemplary service to Profession, Community, Church, and College – McPherson College
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Professional Memberships and Responsibilities |
- USD 418 Board of Education member
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
- International Reading Association
- Member of several North Central Accreditation (NCA) Teams
- Kansas Reading Association –
- Exemplary Reading Program Committee
- Past Research Committee Chair
- Past state conference organizer and treasurer
- Mid-Kansas Reading Association –Vice-President; Treasurer
- Facilitator for state-wide Title I Network
- Kansas Association of School Boards
- National School Board Association
- Leadership for Tomorrow KASB
- McPherson/Marion County Head Start Policy Council
- ESSDACK Board of Directors (Education Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas)
- Kansas Emergency Medical Technicians Association
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Community Involvement |
- Member of McPherson Free Methodist Church
- McPherson EMS as Lt. of EMS Reserve Program (volunteer)
- USD 418 Board of Education member
- McPherson Education Foundation grant acquisition committee
- American Heart Association instructor
- American Red Cross instructor and past board member
- Volunteer with Relay for Life
- Volunteer with March of Dimes
- Volunteer with McPherson Opera House
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Leisure Activities |
- Spending time with 6 wonderful grandchildren – Kalea, Miah, Kyra,Will, Lucy and Livia.
- Camping and going to the cabin in Colorado
- Reading
- Playing Sudoku and video games
- Playing with our dog, Midge, a Miniature Schnauzer
- Watching sports
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