Month: June 2016
TIEE’s 2016 Annual Awards function, held at the Coronado Community Center in late January, celebrated several staff members for longevity of service and for quality of service. Selena Young, Speech/Language Assistant at Children’s Workshop, Suneeta Cohen, Junior High Teacher at Mt. Helix Academy, and Ellen Foggiano, Trans-Kindergarten Teacher at Mt. Helix Academy were honored for 10 years of service to TIEE’s schools. Trish Gallagher, Elementary Teacher at Mt. Helix Academy, was honored for twenty years of service to TIEE schools, all of which was at
TIEE is extremely pleased to announce that it has recently received a sizeable donation from Drs. Barbara Lounsbury and Jonathan Siegel that creates an endowment in support of TIEE’s professional development activities. Dr. Siegel, a member of TIEE’s Board of Directors, acknowledged his understanding of and appreciation for TIEE’s emphasis on continued professional development for teachers and the other professionals making up TIEE’s educational teams. He also made it clear that it was his and Dr. Lounsbury’s wish that the funds be used to supplement
Located in San Diego’s Mission and next door to TIEE’s COOK Education Center, Urban Skills Center is WASC accredited and certified by the California Department of Education as a nonpublic, nonsectarian school. Urban Skills Center educates young adults, 18-22 years of age, whose learning challenges lead them to require a longer period of schooling to achieve a high school diploma. The school also educates students who will not obtain a high school diploma and need to acquire vocational and independent living skills. Click to learn more about Urban Skills Center
Located just off I-8 in La Mesa, California, Mt. Helix Academy is WASC accredited and certified by the California Department of Education as a nonpublic, nonsectarian school educating students from transition kindergarten through 9th grade. Our kindergarteners learn to read and, at graduation from kindergarten, they read the speeches that they wrote. Eighth graders attend the high school of their choice and perform at the top of their class. Click to learn more about Mt. Helix Academy
COOK Education Center is located in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. The school is accredited by WASC and is certified by the California Department of Education as a nonpublic, nonsectarian school. COOK has three programs, Foundations, Secondary, and Workshop at COOK providing intensive evidence-based education for students with moderate to severe learning and behavior problems associated with autism and other developmental disabilities. Click to learn more about COOK Education Center