I'm a life skills teacher at AB Shepard middle school in Southsan ISD. This will be my 8th year at Shepard teaching special ed. I love special education because it's so rewarding to see my students make improvements from the begining to the end of the school year. I would like to win this challenge because I have a fear of heights, and I want to show my students that everyone has fears, and that it's okay to get out of your comfort zone.
The Communities In Schools’ (CIS) Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive is one of city's largest school supply drives that serves thousands of under-served students and families. Many of these families are below the poverty line and cannot afford all the supplies their children need to start their school year. The funds raised through this event will be given to over 100 CIS partnering schools (elementary-high school) across 12 school districts to purchase supplies for any student in need at that campus. The Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive helps to alleviate the stress of back-to-school expenses and allows students to focus on their education with the tools they need to be successful.