Education
§ St. Michael’s, College, Winooski, Vermont. Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Language and Learning Disabilities. Studied under Dr. Reid Lyon and Dr. Louisa Cook Moats, leading researchers in the field of literacy. Thesis: “The Effect of Decoding on Reading Comprehension”. June 1992
§ University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Master of education Major: Reading and Language Arts. Specialty Area: Learning Disabilities. May, 1980.
§ University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. Bachelor of Science. Major: Elementary Education. Specialty Area: Reading Education. December, 1974.
§ Harwood Union High School, Moretown, Vermont. 1967-1971. College Preparatory, Diploma, June 1971
Teacher Certifications
§ Elementary Education K-6 (1975 to present)
§ Reading Coordinator K-12 (1980 to present)
§ Principal K-12 (1988 to present)
§ Consulting Teacher/Learning Specialist K-12 (1993 to present)
§ Reading Teacher K -12 (1980 to present)
§ Teacher of the Handicapped – Special Education Class Programs/Resource Room Programs (1983 to present)
Professional Awards
§ Alternate – Vermont Teacher of the Year for the National Teacher of the Year Program (2009)
§ VT/NEA Vermont Teaching Excellence Award (2002)
§ Friend of Clyde Whittemore Little League Award (1999)
§ American Legion Auxiliary Educator of the Year (1995)
§ Vt. Council for Exceptional Children US Senator Robert T. Stafford Distinguished Service in Special Education Award (1996)