Patricia L. Westgate
Targeted Intervention Teacher
Bachelor’s degree from University of Maine
Master’s degree from Cambridge College, Boston, Mass
25 years experience teaching High Risk Youths
240-236-8065
Jenn Byrne
High School Assessment Intervention
240-236-8064
Lynne Bard
Math Intervention Specialist
240-236-8018
Intervention teacher, 2nd period
· Coordinate intervention program for non-HSA students
· Test administer using Moving with Math, non-HSA students
· iLearn teacher/coordinator self - paced computerized program
· Provide input on student placement/mainstreaming
· Provide necessary information on ILP's
· Plan, teach, and evaluate cooperatively with math teachers
· Train math teachers on the best instructional strategies (monthly meeting)
· Model mastery teacher (rotate classes on a weekly basis)
· Support other teachers as needed
· Make resources available to teachers and students
· Attend curricular meetings (monthly)
· HRS staff development
· Summer Curriculum Workshop
· Pinnacle Manager
Resource for Day Program, Pyramid and Twilight staff:
· Keep accurate data on test scores and passing rates
· Familiarize HSA course teachers with test format
· Provide practice tests to HSA course teachers
· Assist with preparing students for tests
· Provide teachers with print and online resources related to HAS
· Assist in identifying instructional strategies to optimize student success
· Proctor examinations on test days
· Identify and implement Special Education accommodations to eligible students
· Assist with ordering, storing, labeling and returning tests
Resource for Day Program, Pyramid and Twilight students
· Provide review and remediation for repeat test-takers
· Teach test-taking strategies to all test-takers
· Work with students to alleviate test-taking anxiety
· Provide one on one or small group support to students as needed
· Conference with students regarding scores and test re-takes
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Resource for Parents
· Publish parent newsletter
· Coordinate parent volunteers
· Transport families to attend school meeting if needed
· Assist family in obtaining resources they need to improve home situation
Make home visits
· Make daily attendance calls home
Resource for HRS
· Complete Homeless Report
· Assist staff in completing or obtaining important paperwork needed to be filled out by parents
· Monitor absences
· Communicate with Guidance and PPW about chronic absences
· Communicate with therapists about any information brought to my attention during phone calls with parents that the family and student would benefit from during therapy sessions
· Coordinate business/community donations
· Serve as Character Counts! Representative for the school
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Resource for Teachers
· Coordinate the implementation of school-wide literacy interventions
· Assist with planning and implementation of literacy-related lesson plans
· Assist with development of text-related activities
· Assist in locating appropriate texts related to specific topics
· Assist in identifying instructional strategies to optimize student success
· Assist with classroom activities
Resource for Students
· Provide one-on-one literacy-related intervention as needed
· Provide additional support within the instructional setting