Diploma - Garden City High School Associate?s Degree - Garden City Community College Bachelor?s Degree in Education - St. Mary of the Plains College Master?s Degree in Elementary Education (Library Science endorsement) - Fort Hays State University Endorsements in Building Leadership and English Speakers for Other Languages Licensed to teach in Kansas In Education for thirty-five (35) years: Unified School District #457, Garden City, Kansas. Classroom Instructor, Library Media Specialist, and Associate Principal; worked in Teacher Resource Center, Personnel Department, served as mentor teacher to a student teacher. Paraprofessional in the Comprehensive Learning Center (CLC) then GED Instructor at Garden City Community College (GCCC). Have worked with students Pre-K through Community College level. Bookkeeper for the GCCC Endowment Association for three (3) years. Named Southwest Kansas Music Association Administrator of the Year; Inducted into the Garden City High School Hall of Fame; League Innovation Award. Served on Quality Performance Accreditation (QPA) Advisory Council through Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) and Kansas National Education Association. Served on QPA Advisory Council for KSDE, being Chairperson for one (1) year. Earned Master Tutor designation through CRLA while a Paraprofessional at the CLC. Memberships include Garden City Community College Alumni Association; University of Kansas Alumni Association; Finney County Historical Society; Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo; Lakin Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star; Kalvesta Methodist Church; attend First United Methodist Church in Garden City; volunteer for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita through their pull tab collection program. Married to Roger Reed; have a son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and two grandsons. Parents were Walter and Melvina Sears. Hobbies include reading, sewing, watching sports, watching history shows on television, sending greeting cards monthly and for special occasions to family and friends. Avid fan of the Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Royals, and Kansas City Chiefs. My philosophy in education is that I should be a facilitator for my students, utilizing their learning styles and using individualized instruction to meet their needs. I give my students real-world applications for their skills, helping them to understand why they are learning a concept. For my GED students, I took them on tours of GCCC so they could see educational opportunities for themselves beyond earning their high school diplomas. I invited guest speakers into our classroom: President of GCCC, Vice President of Student Services, Student Support Services (TRIO) Director, Migrant Program Coordinator, Kansas Workforce Center representatives.