• EnCompass Academy is a part of the small schools movement.  It is a beautiful new school in the heart of the inner city.  Almost all of the students are minority students from low income households.

• Updated my training as a Reading Recovery teacher.

• Provided Reading Recovery and Arkansas Model Early Literacy Support Services.

• Primary responsibility for at-risk first graders.
• Assessed and provided services in individual and small group settings.
• Provided services to children in need and not receiving other services. 

• Served reading recovery students and small groups.
• Trained part-time reading recovery staff.
• Representative of Reading Recovery to the District.
• Coached staff and parent support and grant writing programs.

• Provided English language instruction of a bilingual program for Spanish speakers.
• Organized books by reading levels for all students.

• Taught in a K-1 classroom.
• Taught in a 1-2 classroom.

• Subbed throughout district.
• Taught in a 1-2 classroom and provided afterschool support services.

Mixed Grade Primary School Teacher, 1996-1998

Substitute Teaching and Support Services, 1995-1996

Pre-school and Childcare, 1977-1994