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Community Based Instruction Program


CBI Office: 770.650.4230, ext. 159
Department Chair: Catherine Wise

Mission Statement

Full Document

Honoring the mandates of Public Law 94-142 for providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities in a least restrictive environment, the mission of the CBI and IRR Departments is to provide (a) an account of the student’s present educational performance levels, (b) a statement of annual goals, including short-term instructional objectives, (c) a statement of the specific educational services that are to be provided to the student, (d) an account of the extent to which the student will be able to participate in regular educational programs, (e) the projected date for the beginning of services and expected length of services, and (f) appropriate evaluation procedures and schedules for determining, on at least an annual basis, whether instructional objectives are being achieved in order for students with special needs to prepare them for post-secondary opportunities. Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be evident in all services, programs, and activities.

Faculty

Kathy Baxter

Kathy Baxter

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: BaxterK@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1997

Education

Clark College






Ward Broussard

Ward Broussard

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: Broussard@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BBA Marketing, Georgia State University






Traci Coleman

Traci Coleman

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: ColemanT@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BSEd Special Education, University of Georgia

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Other Responsibilities

PALS Club Sponsor, JV Girls Soccer Coach

Eric Colcord

Eric Colcord

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: ColcordE@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2009

Education

BSEd Special Education, University of Georgia

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Other Responsibilities

JV Baseball Coach

Kathleen DeBuys

Kathleen DeBuys

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: DebuysK@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BA History (Minor in Spanish), Loyola University New Orleans
Certification Secondary Social Studies, Georgia State University





Debbie Deline

Debbie Deline

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: Deline@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1998

Other Responsibilities

Perk Coffee Shop Assistant Manager






Cathie Driver

Cathie Driver

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: DriverCL@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006

Education

AA Theology, The Way College of Emporia
BS Psychology, Texas A&M University

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction


Carol Fitzgerald

Carol Fitzgerald


Email: FitzgeraldC@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: FreemanRB@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2005

Education

BS Education/Mental Retardation, University of West Georgia

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction, Special Education Chorus

Other Responsibilities

Student of the Game Club Sponsor

Curtis Gelber

Curtis Gelber

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: GelberC@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BS Aviation Management, Southern Illinois University
MAS Aviation Systems, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction


Sheila Jimenez

Sheila Jimenez

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: JimenezS@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2009

Education

BS Secondary History Education, Kennesaw State University






Pamela Kaye

Pamela Kaye

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: KayeP@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2005

Education

BA Music Education, University of Alabama

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Other Responsibilities

PALS Club Sponsor

Kaylen Keith

Kaylen Keith

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: KeithKB@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BS Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Other Responsibilities

JV Girls Lacrosse Coach

Christine Kim

Christine Kim

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: KimC1@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BS Family and Consumer Sciences (Child and Family Development), University of Georgia





Chuck Lyons

Chuck Lyons


Email: LyonsC@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Thomas Mulroy

Thomas Mulroy


Email: Mulroy@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2009

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Jennifer Myrick

Jennifer Myrick

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: MyrickJ2@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1998 (with a break from 2004-06)

Education

BS Pyschology, Georgia State University
MEd Special Education, Georgia State University

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction


Diane Nadler

Diane Nadler

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: Nadler@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1999









Bernadette Odum

Bernadette Odum


Email: Odum@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Debbie Ranson

Debby Ranson


Email: RansonD@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006

Education

BS Sociology, Florida State University

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction



Roberto Rodriguez

Roberto Rodriguez


Email: RodriguezR@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Danny Stanley


Email: StanleyD@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities

Sandra Tanner

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: TannerS@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2001

Education

BS Education/Mental Retardation, University of Dayton

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Patricia Tyson

Community Based Instruction Paraprofessional
Email: Tyson@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1997

Connie Waldrop

Connie Waldrop


Email: WaldropC@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities




Andrea Wheeler


Email: WheelerA@fultonschools.org
Knight since

Education


Classes Taught

Other Responsibilities

Wise

Catherine Wise

Community Based Instruction Teacher
Email: WiseC@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006

Education

BSEd Intellectual Disabilities, University of Georgia
MEd Intellectual Disabilities, University of Georgia

Classes Taught

Community Based Instruction

Other Responsibilities

Department Chair