About
With more than 20 years of experience in the field of education, I have served as a special education teacher, principal, mentor, school superintendent, and entrepreneur.
I use the skills and wisdom resulting from her educational and real-world experiences to lead Stephens Educational Services.
I hold a proven track record of assisting districts to use data-driven instruction to reposition schools from academic emergency status to continuous improvement status, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
As a former elementary school principal, year after year I observed parents enroll their kindergartener without the basic academic foundational skills needed to perform at or above grade level, which can lead to the need for pull-outs, interventions, or the need for special education services. We aim to prepare students for kindergarten, as well as provide small group tutoring and enrichment to students in kindergarten through eighth grades.
We use the Ohio Learning Standards and the Model Curriculum to align lessons with standards that will be covered on state assessments. We then pace students through the standards using academic supports, tools, and suggestions directly from the Model Curriculum from The Ohio Department of Education. All students are administered pre-assessments to obtain baseline data. With this information, we are able to create lessons that help students develop a better understanding of the academic concepts where they are struggling.