Sheila Larson will become the AAF for Hillcrest Elementary. The nature of my position is to increase the amount of direct instruction and guided practice students receive from certified teachers in a small group environment. To say it another way, my position reduces the student to teacher ratio in first, second, and third grades. Workshops may take place in the students' classroom or in my classroom and may involve small group, pairs, triads, or individual settings and may be comprised of students from more than one classroom or grade level.
Groups are transitional as classrooms move through the curriculum.
Working with teachers, students, and school personnel, as we see an academic need arise, we collaborate to adjust our strategies and methods of instruction based on how we feel students' needs can be best met. Students can enroll for individual courses or for all three consecutively. Graduated from Boise State University with a BA degree in Elementary Education. Prior to moving to Hillcrest, I've had experience in the Boise district at Garfield, Madison, Fort Boise, and Lowell Elementary. My career in education started as an Instructional Assistant in Special Education.