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Christine Igoe (Pupil Personnel Services, Interim Special Education Director) begins this new position after one year as a PPS Administrator. She served as a teacher and administrator in the area of special education for 14 years. For 10 years she worked with the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization as a special education teacher, special education administrator and assistant principal. She also worked in Plainfield District 202 as a special education administrator and literacy coach and in Indian Prairie District 204 as an assistant principal for student services and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
Dawn Benaitis (Monroe Elementary School Principal) comes from Antioch School District 34, where she served as principal of a Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 2 school for four years. She was employed in Woodridge District 68, where she was principal of a K-6 school for two years. She also worked as a special education coordinator and inclusion teacher in Schiller Park District 81 and as a reading specialist in District 68. She has a master’s degree from the University of Illinois in reading, curriculum and instruction. Her bachelor’s degree is in elementary education from Benedictine University and she has an endorsement in the area of learning disabilities.
Jill Carlson (Pupil Personnel Services Administrator, part-time) comes from Plainfield District 202 where she worked for four years as special education director of seven middle schools and for one year as special education administrator. The majority of her career was spent in the Kankakee School District where she was a special education teacher and department chairperson. Her degrees include: a bachelor’s in education from Illinois State University; a master’s in curriculum and instruction from Olivet Nazarene University; a master’s degree in reading and learning disabilities from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls; and administrative certification from Governors State University.
Summer Internships For Physical Therapy - News
LaRocco's student teaching and internship experience was at Nelson Prairie Elementary School in New Lenox. Suzanne “Suzy” Lewandowski (Pupil Personnel Services, Lead Physical/Occupational Therapist) comes to District 181 from LADSE where she served as
The other four or five hours we'd interact with the other boys who had different mental and physical abilities," Ulery said. "We would play games, do physical therapy or dance. We had some fun dance parties." While the progress made with Binoy was
That – in combination with a prescription for what Crawford described as “months and months of intense physical therapy” – has allowed her to compete in Division-I athletics. The redshirt freshman did not run cross country that first fall and instead
and the Potential Candidates Summer Internship Program, for graduating high school seniors. Dominick Telesco, 15, was grateful the city made the program available. He worked in the physical therapy department at Sound Shore Medical Center.
Her ambition is to be a doctor of physical therapy, and to work to elevate the reputation of the southeast Asian community. She will begin a course of general studies at CCRI in the fall, and hopes to transfer to a local school.
Rochester Exercise Specialist Intern (Unpaid)CVHC Job - MN, 55901
The exercise specialist internship at Cardiovascular Health Clinic (CVHC) is aimed at providing the student with comprehensive hands-on practical and technical experience in delivering innovative clinical services. An exercise specialist intern will experience the following components of preventative and rehabilitative cardiology at the clinic: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation; Nutrition education; Risk factor reduction assessment and education; Patient care case management; Stress/relaxation education; Exercise prescription consultation; Body composition testing (BOD POD, Skinfold technique); Functional assessments; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Endothelial peripheral arterial tomography; Pulmonary function testing. Exercise specialist interns are given the opportunity to observe other disciplines at Mayo Clinic including, but not limited to, Biomechanics, Physical Medicine/Sports Medicine, MD/PhD Consults, Dietetics, Behavior Modification, Physical Therapy, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cardiac Surgery, Angiography, Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP), Electrophysiology Studies, Echocardiography, Vascular Studies, and Patient Education. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Administering fitness assessments; Providing exercise prescription and consultation; Behavior and physical activity counseling; Obtaining patient vital signs and inputting data; Electrocardiogram interpretation and rhythm recognition; Designing an educational bulletin board; Cardiac Rehab patient case review; Delivery of high-quality customer service with confidentiality and compassion. Internships last 12 to 15 weeks, but length may be adjusted to meet school requirements. Mayo Clinic seeks diverse candidates from undergraduate and graduate programs across the country. Qualified candidates should be self-motivated, creative, and enrolled in an undergraduate or master's program in one of these fields of study: Exercise Science; Health/Wellness Promotion; Other related majors.