Mrs. Tucker has worked in the public school system for 26 years, working primarily with students with special needs. She has served as Special Education Team Leader and as Special Education Department Chairperson. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Texas State University and received her Teaching Certification and Special Education Certification from the University of Houston Clear Lake. While serving as Special Education team leader, Mrs. Tucker presented training on “What an Inclusive Classroom Looks Like” and “Co Teaching Strategies in an Inclusive Classroom”.
During her 26 years of working with children with disabilities, she has worked with students in Kindergarten and every grade up to 8th grade. She has had the opportunity to work with children identified with learning disabilities, Dyslexia, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Other Health Impairment (OHI), Emotionally Disturbed (ED), TBI (traumatic brain injury), children who fall within the autism spectrum and ADD/ADHD.