Jeannie Roe:  

Here goes my attempt to pack a few highlights of the past 40 years into a paragraph or two or three or... I graduated from ISU and taught at a Junior High School in Marion, IN. I lasted one miserable year - I swore that I would never walk into another school for the rest of my life. I moved to the DC area and worked as a draftsman for a company that installed fire alarm and sound systems in all of the gov. buildings. I met a man that I married in 1977. We moved back to Terre Haute, I worked for Hamilton Center as a preschool teacher (never say never) for a couple of years and then became the director of the program for another 8 years. During this time I earned a Masters Degree from ISU. We moved to New Mexico in 1987 and I worked at a Hospital and Training School for one year...big mistake. I then started teaching in the public schools - again - I then became a coordinator for Special Education. I went back to school - again - at the University of NM and received an Ed.S. Degree in Educational Administration in 1991. I have been a principal for 12 years. I am presently at an elementary K-6 school with 500 + - students. My school is located in the desert away from everything but cactus, rattle snakes and scorpions. The school has 100% poverty and is approximately 90% Hispanic. Most of the st...Expand for more