5th Annual Alumni Breakfast a Fun Feast

posted on : July 11th, 2010

On Tuesday, June 1st, the Urban Skills Center and COOK Education Center celebrated our 5th Annual Alumni Breakfast. Twenty-eight alumni from the class of 1993 to 2009 connected with us either at the breakfast or by phone to share their achievements and life experiences. Six alumni gave brief speeches about their work, education, and leisure experiences as well as advice for our current students. They shared information on the following resources: calling “211” for community information, taking classes at Mesa Read more

COOK Education Center Enrolls Its First Foreign Student

posted on : November 5th, 2009

The Institute for Effective Education (TIEE) has recently obtained I-17 status enabling it to enroll foreign students in its COOK Education Center. After a comprehensive review by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Immigration and Naturalization, TIEE was given the ability to grant foreign student status (I-20) to eligible students. The status has recently been granted to a Pakistani adolescent, who has been enrolled in COOK Education Center’s Secondary Program following an extensive assessment of the school's ability to Read more

Steve Wheless, is TIEE’s Professional of the Year 2008

posted on : November 5th, 2009

Recommended highly by Carol Nielsen, Head Coordinator of COOK Education Center, Steve Wheless was named The Institute for Effective Education’s (TIEE’s) Professional of the Year for the 2008-2009 academic year. Mr. Wheless was cited as a model staff member, a highly skilled teacher who has been successful working with students who have never before been successful in school, an outstanding coach and trainer of fellow staff members who is often requested as a supervisor due to his high level of Read more

Steven Wheless is Awarded CEC-DLD’s Outstanding Educator of the Year

posted on : November 5th, 2009

Steven Wheless, special educator in the Foundations Program of The Institute for Effective Education’s (TIEE’s) COOK Education Center, a “model TIEE staff member since 2002,” and TIEE’s 2008 Professional of the Year, was awarded the Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Learning Disabilities (CEC-DLD) at that association’s annual conference held at the Catamaran Hotel in San Diego in October. The award, which is presented annually at the CEC-DLD Conference, recognizes outstanding professionals who Read more

COOK Education Center Commended in Recent Site Reviews

posted on : November 5th, 2009

The Institute for Effective Education’s (TIEE’s) family of schools were given site visits by two review teams in spring, 2009. One of the teams represented the California State Department of Education (SDE) and their review was conducted as part of a cycle of annual reviews pursuant to SDE certification of TIEE’s schools as Non-Public, Non-Sectarian Schools. Joining the state team was a second team representing San Diego County Office of Education and the San Diego County Special Education Local Plan Read more

COOK Education Center Staffers Provide Valuable Information at Local Events

posted on : November 4th, 2009

The Down Syndrome Association again sponsored their annual San Diego Buddy Walk at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park where TIEE COOK Program Coordinators Carol Nielsen and Jen Swope staffed our booth from 8:30 to noon. On November 7, from 7:30 to 2:30, the first annual San Diego Fiesta Educativa Conference was held at Southwestern College. Participants included parents of children with special needs and the professionals who serve them. TIEE COOK Program Coordinator Jaime Kurtz and bi-lingual teacher Nohemi Read more