Valerie Colegrove-7th Grade Exceptional Children

It gives me great honor to work at Valley Springs Middle School as the Exceptional Children's Academic/Life Skills Instructor.

Education and Certifications

Master's Degree in School to Work Transition
for Students with Disabilities (Clemson University)

Bachelor's Degree in Special Education
(Southern Wesleyan University)

National Board Certification for Students with Disabilities K-12

Experience

Seneca Middle School Special Education Teacher (1990-94)

The Governor's Office State Transition Coordinator (1995-2000)

Greenville County Schools Special Needs Program Specialist (2000-03)

East Henderson HS Occupational Course of Study Teacher (2003-15)

TC Roberson HS Academic Support Teacher (2015-16)

Buncombe County Schools Program Specialist (2016-18)

Valley Springs Middle School (2018-Present)

Teaching in my class is laced with character development, kindness, manners and integrity with geometry, biology, geography, and figurative language as the academic focus. It is extremely important that each student embrace kindness, compassion, respect, and learning to appreciate each person's differences as the core of our educational engagement. Our class will incorporate life skills with hands on activities as well.