Robert Jones

As an Extended Year Substitute I was to cover any class at any time. I created a positive rapport with the students as well as the staff of Magothy Middle. I would also do whatever reasonable requests the administration ask of me such as being lunchtime supervisor, recess monitor, hall monitor or wherever I was needed. As always, I would follow the lesson plans of the absent teacher.

"Have teacher skills, will travel", was my motto as a substitute teacher. I went to elementary schools including Rolling Knolls, middle schools including Magothy and Severn River Middle Schools. I substituted at many high schools and even the tech schools of CAT North and South. I also taught at the Special Education centers such as Ruth Easson and Central Special. My teacher skills included making a very positive environment while still following the lesson plans.

In my 19 years at Southern Middle, I performed various teacher roles which included being a Co-taught teacher, Functioning Life Skills teacher, Self-contained teacher, and 6th grade Social Studies teacher. For a year, I was the Special Education Department Head.

Raymond A Roger's school was the educational part of Edgemeades Therapeutic program for emotionally disturbed children of secondary level school. The program included a resendential center where students live 24/7 while attending therapy with counselors and going to Raymonf A Roger's school five days a week. My job was to teach them social studies as well as drive the students back and forth on the bus. As a teacher we were also to attend the students group therapy sessions when possible. We were an internal part of the students efforts the various issues that brought them to Edgemeade.