Episode 78: Preparing Students for the Workforce with Ms. Jess Pyle and Ms. Angela Kotula
Voices, a Podcast from the Seneca Valley School District
English - April 03, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.35 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEducation education senecavalley seneca valley returntoschool rts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
SHOW TOPIC
Preparing Students for the Workforce with Ms. Jess Pyle and Ms. Angela Kotula
SPECIAL GUEST
Ms. Jess Pyle, Transition Coordinator of Transition Planning, Career, and Vocational Education and Ms. Angela Kotula, parent and Ryan Gloyer Middle School librarian.
Ms. Jessica Pyle is in her 18th year teaching at Seneca Valley. She has a Bachelor of Science in Special Education PK-12 and Elementary Education K-6 from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University. She currently serves on the BC3@Cranberry Advisory Board and is a member of the Special Needs Consortium, Tri-County Transition Coordinating Council, Butler County Transition Council and Perkins Committee at BCAVTS. She also serves as a CHS teacher for Robert Morris University.
Ms. Angela Kotula is in her 15th of teaching at Seneca Valley. During that time she taught second grade, 7th grade English, and is currently the librarian at Ryan Gloyer Middle School. Ms. Kotula graduated of both Robert Morris University and Edinboro University where she received a Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Education. She has participated in multiple special needs trainings for parents, presented to pre-service teachers about being a parent of a special needs child, and has participated in various podcasts and interviews regarding parenting and special needs.
Angela’s eldest son was diagnosed with autism at two and half years old and from that moment on, she became his biggest supporter and helped him take advantage of all the community and school resources possible, especially the Community Based Vocational Training (CBVT) program at Seneca Valley. As a result, her son is now a productive community member and a competitively employable adult.
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