partner with YDPs to create a club schedule and manage time off requests
connect with community partners to enhance club member experience with field trips, presentations, and outreach programs
Parent Educator
Parents as Teachers Springfield Public Schools
Springfield, Missouri
07.2015 - 01.2022
conducted home visits with families ranging from prenatal to kindergarten entry
created individual family visit plans supporting children's social emotional, language, cognitive, and fine/gross motor development
connected families with resources within the community
partnered with Jordan Valley and now defunct CMH of Springfield to recruit families within a Medical Model program which encouraged a positive partnership with health care facilities
conducted monthly story times and Kindergarten Prep activities as a partner with Cowden Elementary for incoming students
received training for support of teen parents then conducted home visits, met with groups at Hillcrest High School, Study Alternative School, and Rare Breed in support of these families
Museum Educator
History Museum of Springfield/Greene County
Springfield, Missouri
09.2005 - 05.2008
conducted museum tours for school groups and community members
provided outreach programs including traveling trunks, slide shows, walking, and bus tours throughout Springfield and Greene County
assisted curator with museum exhibits
worked with museum board members to plan and execute fund raising events
Remedial Reading Educator
Pipkin Middle School
Springfield, Missouri
08.2003 - 06.2005
provided instruction using the Scholastic Read 180 program for grades six, seven, and eight
partnered with remedial math educators for quarterly family involvement activities
Reading Educator
Grandview Middle School
Grandview, MO
08.1991 - 06.2003
taught remedial reading grades six through nine
taught seventh grade reading as part of a middle school team that included geography, science, math, english, and special education educators