Karen Lee Toothe

Background

Toothe, Karen Lee was born on December 13, 1957 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Russell Minor and Donna Jean (Drolet) McGraw.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology with high honors, U. Florida, 1977; Master of Education in Emotional Handicaps and Learning Disabilities, U. Florida, 1979.

Career

Alternative education self-contained teacher grades 2 and 3, Gainesville Academy, Micanopy, Florida, 1979; emotional handicaps self-contained teacher Center School, Alternative School, Gainesville, Florida, 1979-1980; learning disabilities resource teacher grades 2 and 3, Galaxy Elementary School, Boynton Beach, Florida, 1980-1981; learning disabilities self-contained teacher grades 1-3, Galaxy Elementary School, Boynton Beach, Florida, 1981; varying exceptionalities self-contained teacher grades 3-5, Galaxy Elementary School, Boynton Beach, Florida, 1981-1983; chapter one remedial reading teacher grades 3 and 4, Galaxy Elementary School, Boynton Beach, Florida, 1982-1983; secretary and visual display unit operator, Manpower, London, 1983-1984; director science/geography/social studies program, Fairley House School, London, 1984-1986; specific learning difficulties self-contained teacher ages 8-12, director computing program, Fairley House School, London, 1984-1989; specific learning difficulties resource teacher ages 8-16, Dyslexia Institute, Sutton Coldfield, England, 1990; behavior specialist, head Exceptional Student Education department, Gateway High School, Kissimmee, Florida, 1990; behavior specialist, head ESE department, Gateway High School, Kissimmee, Florida, 1991; resource compliance specialist, head ESE department, Gateway High School, Kissimmee, Florida, 1991-1993; teacher summer youth training and enrichment program, Gateway High School, Kissimmee, Florida, 1993; teacher summer youth training and enrichment program, Osceola High School, Kissimmee, 1992; resource compliance specialist, program specialist for mentally handicapped, physically impaired, occupational and physical therapy programs, St. Cloud (Florida) Middle School, 1993-1996; local augmentative/assistive technical specialist, St. Cloud (Florida) Middle School, since 1995; resource compliance specialist, program specialist physically impaired occupational/physical therapy programs, local augmentative/assistive technical specialist, Hickory Tree Elementary School, 1996-1997; program specialist assistive technical, occupational, and physical therapy, physically impaired programs, Hickory Tree Elementary School, since 1997. School representative CREATE, Alachua County, Florida, 1979-1980, Palm Beach County South Area Teacher Education Center Council, 1980-1983, chairman, 1982-1983. Member writingteam Title IV-C Ednl.

Improvement Grant, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1981. Member mathematics curriculum writing team Palm Beach County (Florida) Schools, 1983. Member, co-director Fairley House Research Committee, 1984-1990.

Co-founder, director Research Database, London, 1984-1989. Co-chairman computer and behavior/social aspects writing teams Dyslexia Institute Mathematics Staines, England, 1990. Lecturer, course tutor British Dyslexia Association, Crewe, England, 1990.

Mem.Vocat.-Exceptional Committee, 1991-1993. Member Osceola Reading Council, since 1991;member school advising committee Gateway High School, 1991-1993, St. Cloud Middle School,1993-1996. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Karen Lee Toothe has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary and secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Council for Exceptional Children (named local chapter Middle School Professional of Year 1995, 96, Executive Committee since 1997, C.A.N. representative since 1997), Florida Society for Augmentative and Alternate Comm., Florida Professional Association Staffing Specialists, 1992-1997, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, reading, physical fitness, scuba diving, arts and crafts.

Connections

Married Edward Frank Toothe, August 6, 1983. 1 child, Kendall Erin.

Father:

Russell Minor McGraw

Mother:

Donna Jean (Drolet) McGraw

Spouse:

Edward Frank Toothe

child:

Kendall Erin Toothe