My Job

1. Individual- Meet with students as needed
2. Group- Friendship groups will be formed throughout the year and will last approximately 8 weeks.
3. Guidance- 1-2 times a six weeks I go into classrooms for various lessons pertaining to character and counseling education.  Subjects will include: Cooperation, Respect, Responsibility, Communication, Pride, Motivation and other programs such as the WHO Program (Anti-bullying/Anti-abuse) and Drug Awareness.

1. Screening- The screening process for GT includes ability and achievement testing, KOI (activities and observations), portfolios (collection of work samples), parent inventories, and teacher information.
2. ACE lunch- ACE students meet as a grade level to eat and socialize.

1. Gifted and Talented- See screening information above.
2. District testing- Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grade are screened for ability and achievement levels.  Kindergarten and Non English speaking students are assessed with the NNAT (Nagaleri Non verbal Ability Test).  Both 2nd and 4th grade take ability and achievement tests.  Predominate English speaking students will take the Otis Lennon Ability Test (OLSAT) and the Stanford Achievement test.  Predominate Spanish speaking students will take the NNAT and the Aprenda Achievement test.  K & 4th are assessed in October, while 2nd will be assessed in January.

1. Student Success Team- SST meets every six-nine weeks to review the progress of each student and to determine the steps needed to ensure each student's success.
2. At-Risk- Code special populations on Sasi; initiate paperwork on special education referrals.

1. LPAC is a committee that meets several times a year to determine the placement of the bilingual or ESL (English as a Second Language) students.

        Middle school preparation, Career Fair, college awareness & Duke Talent Search.

Educational Foundation Coordinator for Good Elementary

Member of the District Crisis Team

Homeless Liason

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