Background
Smith, Gail Marie was born on June 7, 1947 in Buffalo. Daughter of Daniel James and Geraldine Francis (Whalen) Healy.
special education educator educational consultant
Smith, Gail Marie was born on June 7, 1947 in Buffalo. Daughter of Daniel James and Geraldine Francis (Whalen) Healy.
Student, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1968; Bachelor in English and Education with honours, St. John's U., New York, 1969; postgraduate, U. Maryland., Okinawa, Japan, 1970; Master of Science in Special Education with honors, Southern Connecticut State University, 1982; postgraduate, Wesleyan University, 1985; postgraduate, Mattatuck Community College, 1989; postgraduate, Connecticut Adult Development Program, 1993.
Teacher Machinato Elementary School, Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools, Okinawa, 1969-1970;
teacher, chair department English Port Wheel Nine School, Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools, Okinawa, 1970-1971;
teacher grades 5 and 6 regular and special education, Woodbridge (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1971-1981;
teacher special education, Woodbridge (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1981-1982;
teacher adjusted curriculum program, Trumbull (Connecticut) H.S., 1982-1983;
teacher elementary self-contained resource room programs, consultant, Trumbull (Connecticut) H.S., 1983-1988;
teacher special education, Trumbull (Connecticut) H.S., 1994;
teacher special education and regular education grades 9-12, Trumbull Alternate School, 1988-1994;
teacher special education, vocational liaison, Trumbull Public Schools, 1994;
teacher grades 9-12 at-risk adolescents (regular/special education), Regional Alternate School, Trumbull, since 1995. Educational, behavioral consultant. Active Connecticut Indiana Living Adult Residential Program, 1988-1989, medically fragile program Trumbull Public Schools, 1989,Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, Connecticut, 1994-1996, Western Regional Adult Continuing Education Program, 1989-1996.
Enl. specialist State of Connecticut Department Education, summers 1987, 88, 90. Manager semi-supervised apartment program, 1989-1993.
Advocate Lyme disease, since 1991, special education, since 1989. Member education committee Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, 1994. Alternate schools representative Trumbull Ednl.
Association, since 1989, member Executive Board, 1986-1994, representative county, since 1985. Member county Fairfield County, State of Connecticut Education Association Fairfield County, 1988-1989. Member of advisory board, 1988-1989.
Trumbull Education Association representative superintendent's advising committee Trumbull Public Schools, 1988-1989, special education representative teacher evaluation committee, since 1988, Middlebrook Elementary School representative teacher evaluation committee, 1986-1988,member language arts committee, 1984-1985, Middlebrook Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association liaison, 1983-1984, vice president Trumbull H.S. Parent-Teacher-Student Association Council and Executive Board, 1982-1983. Member board of managers State of Connecticut Parent-Teachers Association, 1983-1986, advisor Key Club, 1982-1983. Member county Newtown (Connecticut) Parent-Teachers Association, 1984-1985, vice president, legislation representative, board education liaison, 1982-1986.
Co-sponsor special education service club Nonnewaug H.S., Woodbury, Connecticut, 1976-1980. Board directors Children's Adventure Center, Inc., Newtown, Connecticut, 1982-1989. Evaluator State of Connecticut Special Education Network for Software, since 1985.
Co-chairperson child abuse committee St. of Court, 1984-1985, Board of managers Parent-Teachers Association, 1984-1986. Member American Association of University Women, National Education Association, Connecticut Education Association, Connecticut Association Learning Disabilities, Trumbull Education Association (Vice-President 1988-1989, alternate school representative since 1985), Connecticut AdultProfl. Program (certified), Western Education Regional Academy and Adult Continuing Education, Cmty.
Training Home (licensed).
Married David Southworth Smith, July 21, 1969 (divorced). Children: Christopher Alan Southworth, Jennifer Morgan Elizabeth.