Background
Gaskell, Michelle was born on September 18, 1955 in Effingham, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Herman Junior Hoffman and Jeanne McVey Daniels.
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Michelle Gaskell
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Michelle Gaskell, American Special education educator. License elementary teacher K-9, educable mentally handicapped K-9, trainable severely handicapped K-12, Kansas. Named Brown County Special Education Teacher of the Year, 1989-1990; recipient Families' Together, Inc. award for outstanding contributions for promotion ofbest practices with persons with a disability, 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas, 1976; Master of Science in Severely Multiply Handicapped, U. Kansas, 1985.
Career
Office assistant, Morse Hall Complex, Emporia (Kansas) State College, 1973-1974;
teacher, Lyon County Retarded Children's Center, Emporia, 1974;
summer director, United Cerebral Palsy Center, St. Joe, Missouri, 1975;
teacher severely/trainable mentally handicapped, Atchison-Jefferson Ednl. Cooperative, Oskaloosa, Kansas, 1976-1977;
teacher severely mentall handicapped, Brown County (Kansas) Special Education Cooperative, Hiawatha, 1977-1981;
substitute teacher, Brown County (Kansas) Special Education Cooperative, Hiawatha, 1981-1984;
tutor Native American studens, Unified School District 430, Spring 1984;
teacher severely mentally handicapped, Brown County (Kansas) Special Education Cooperative, Hiawatha, 1984-1992;
teacher inter-related classroom, Brown County (Kansas) Special Education Cooperative, Hiawatha, since 1992. Internship site supervising teacher, consultant Project Train Grant and Least Restructive Environmental Grant, Kansas Department Education, 1988-1992.
Guest lectr.U. Kansas, summer 1988, spring 1989, 90, 92. Lecturer in field; member licensure redesign committee Kansas Board Education, 1994-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Sun. school teacher, choir member, board of trustees First Baptist Church, Horton, Kansas. Home bible study leader Women's Aglow Fellowship. Leader Girl Scouts United States of America, since 1986.
Vice president Horton PTO, 1989-1991. Member Brown County Developmental Svc. Board, 1992; participant Kansas State Department Education Task Force on Severely Mentally Handicapped, since 1985, member commission to rewrite stateguidelines, 1988-1989.
Member Kansas Comprehensive State Pers. Development Committee, since 1991. Member of advisory committee parents as facilitators of children's friendships project Kansas U. Life Span Institute, since 1993.
Member Council for Exceptional Children (local treasurer 1977-1978), Association forRetarded Citizens (local board directors 1978-1980), Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (state board directors 1985-1990, secretary 1985-1988).
Connections
Married Timothy J. Gaskell, October 12, 1974. Children: Brian Kirk, Karen Leigh, Jane Evonne, Amy Dawn.
