About Dr. Andrews
I have worked in the field of education for the last 40 years as a general education teacher, ESL teacher, special education teacher and administrator. For twelve years I had the privilege to be the principal of two different specialized schools for students with emotional and behavioral struggles, before moving into a school district in 2018 to support the Special Education department at the district level.
In my administrative roles I created and implemented new programs, managed compliance and staff professionalism and improved student achievement and parent satisfaction. I am currently the Assistant Director of Special Education for the Baldwin Park Unified School District, working to provide quality education to students with specialized needs and to support staff in best practices. I have contributed to ongoing professional development for teachers and administrators in the areas of teaching with differentiation, supervising special education programs, compliance, IEP writing, and supporting students in the general education classes who are struggling emotionally.
One of my greatest passions is teaching and leading staff to best support students, and to work effectively as a team. My second passion is helping educators understand the connection between Applied Neuroscience and the behaviors of children in schools.
Services
Special Event Speaking
Implementing programs
Dr. Andrews is passionate about sharing her knowledge and doing trainings. See the Presentations tab for samples of past trainings. New trainings can be designed for your site or needs.
Dr. Andrews has completed program diagnostics in multiple schools and districts. She is available to support your staff in identifying and creating an implementation plan for new special education programs.
Guest Lecturing
Dr. Andrews teaches at the post-secondary level. She is open to lecturing for university classes. Some topics include: Special Education, assessments, behavior support, seclusion/restraint, Autism, Applied Educational Neuro-Science
Online Learning:
Dr. Andrews is creating an online course for learning about Applied Educational Neuroscience. Using the works of Stephen Porges, Bessel van der Kolk, Lori Desautels and many others, this course will cover the background of childhood development and how stress, trauma and anxiety affect the growing brain. Complete this course to express interest in this course and receive follow up information:
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