SKS Learning Support
Mrs. Lauren McCracken
About the Learning Support Program
It is an extraordinary privilege to work with your child’s teacher at Saint Katharine of Siena School as the learning support teacher for this academic school year. I will be working with our principal, Mrs.Crowley, and grade level faculty . Your child’s teachers and I feel learning opportunities to foster collaboration between teachers, assist in a small group within their classroom , and / or in a separate setting will result in further strengthening his or her individualized success in areas of reading acquisition, mathematical application, problem solving, organizational skills, study and test taking skills. The learning support program can also provide your child with an opportunity to learn to build self confidence in their academic endeavors throughout the school year. Together, we can bridge the gap that may be hindering one’s educational potential.
About the Instructional Support Team at SKS
The Instructional Support Team at SKS is a way to create a team consisting of teachers, parent (s), principal, and staff from the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (school psychologists, counselors, and specialists) to collaborate and design a plan to ensure your child receives the support needed to work to their academic, social, or emotional potential. The IST process is initiated for a student after educational testing has occurred with the discretion of the parents and cooperating teachers .
Instructional Support Team (IST) in the 2022-23 school year includes the following faculty members:
Anne Bondi, IST Teacher
Kristen Mulvaney, IST Teacher
Jen Nord, IST Teacher
Jayda Orsatti, IST Teacher
Alexandra Quigley, IST Teacher
Jackie Sevag, IST Teacher
Lauren McCracken, LS Teacher
Adria Crowley, Principal
About Mrs . McCracken
Focus
• Committed to creating a positive learning environment where students feel safe to participate and take risks despite their individualized learning differences.
• Devoted to differentiating instruction so every student can be successful.
• Confident in ability to form lasting and effective relationships with parents, teachers, related service providers and administrators.
Education
EDUCATION
• Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia , PA
◦ Master of Science: Special Education with a Reading Specialist Degree, May 2004
• Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia , PA
◦ Bachelor of Science : Special Education Certificate, May 2003
◦ Bachelor of Science : Elementary Education Certificate, May 2003
CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Pennsylvania Elementary Education K-6 Certification
• Pennsylvania Special Education N-12 Certification
Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certification
WRS Level 1 Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.)
• First Aid and CPR Certifications 2016
HONORS
Graduate Dean’s List, Saint Joseph's University
Undergraduate Deans’s List, Saint Joseph's University
Teaching Experience
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Elementary Learning Support Teacher, Radnor Township School District
Ithan Elementary School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Inclusion Teacher
Clearstream Avenue Elementary School Valley Stream, NY
Teaching Assistant/Permanent Substitute, Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School, Island Park, New York
Literacy for Little Ones Reading Camp, Summer
Questions /Inquiries
Email: Lmccracken@sksschool.org