Welcome Message from the Leadership:
We welcome and
invite students, parents, teachers, specialists and administrators
to join us in facilitating the success of our schools and every
student according
to his or her needs.
Mission Statement:
We psychologists,
working collaboratively with students, parents, community agencies
and all other school staff, are invested in facilitating the
development of mentally healthy, socially and educationally
competent, productive community members.
Services:
We provide consulting
and assessment services to all students, especially those at risk or
high achieving. Working with others, we identify strengths and
problem areas and help define learning experiences and strategies
which will optimize these students’ potential for successful
achievement to graduation.
Programs:
Currently we are all
working toward helping to implement the Response to
Intervention/Three Tier Model, which are programs geared to
providing effective learning experiences for all students based on
each student’s individual needs. This program is the implementation
of the 2004 Reauthorization of IDEA. This program is at its
beginning stages and requires extensive team work. It is our attempt
to move beyond the usual evaluation and placement of students at
risk to providing more comprehensive school psychology services.
These services would include team working with administrators,
specialists, teachers, parents and community agencies to identify
and evaluate effective strategies for improving students’ learning
and behavior and mental health, consulting with others and actually
being involved with students in various interventions. Also, working
with these others in efforts to improve the effectiveness of the
school district generally.
Resources:
Center
for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging
Behavior
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/resources.html
IDEA -
U.S. Dept. of Education IDEA Website
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
DIBELS
http://dibels.uoregon.edu
Florida
Center for Reading Research
http://www.fcrr.org
Pennsylvania
Training & Technical Assistance Network
http://www.pattan.net
University
of Oregon - Big Ideas
http://reading.uoregon.edu
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
http://www.nasponline.org
Association of School Psychologists of PA (ASPP)
http://www.aspponline.org
Intervention Central
http://www.interventioncentral.org
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Ms. Margaret Hess
School Psychologist
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Education
York
College B.S., Behavioral Sciences
Millersville University, Master of Science, Psychology
Bio Information
Mrs. Hess
is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists, the
American Counseling Association. She has been a private consultant
in various school districts in Pennsylvania. She currently has an
office in 10th and Penn Elementary.
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-
Email:
HessM@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Ms. Kathie Githens
School Psychologist
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
in Psychology, Duke University
Masters in
Education with Secondary Guidance certification, Kutztown University
Certification
in School Psychology, Immaculata University.
Bio Information
Ms. Githens has
experience working with children of all ages in a wide variety of settings.
Currently, she is assigned to the Tyson-Schoener, Lauer's Park and
Cornell-Abraxus schools. She can be reached via e-mail or through
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-371-5650
Email:
githensk@readingsd.org
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Ms. Stacy Leathery
School
Psychologist
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Education
Penn State University, Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Psychology with a Concentration in cognition and
psycholinguistics
Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, Master of Education Degree
Bio Information
Mrs. Leathery has worked in both the
state of Pennsylvania and New York. She currently works for the
Reading School District as a School Psychologist and provides
services to student’s district wide. She has worked in both rural
and urban school districts. Mrs. Leathery previously conducted
research in second language acquisition.
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-371-5928
Email:
leathers@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Mr. Gary L. Lord, Ph.D.
School Psychologist
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Education
Temple
University – Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, 1981
Central
Washington State University – M. Ed. In School Psychology, 1971
Johns
Hopkins University – 21 credits in Graduate Psychology, 1968-1970
Seattle
Pacific University – B.A. in Psychology, 1967
University
of Washington, 90 credits in Engineering and Psychology, 1965
Bio Information
Before
coming to the Reading School District in 2002, Dr. Lord has worked
in a variety of settings as a psychologist. He has over 30 years as
a licensed clinical psychologist working primarily with couples and
families in psychotherapy. He is certified as a Parent Effectiveness
Trainer and a Crisis Intervention Debriefer. He has also worked as
an organizational development consultant in businesses and schools
doing personnel and security assessments, career counseling, team
building, executive coaching, strategic planning, transition and
retirement planning. He has done program evaluations,
administration, research, and taught at the college and graduate
school level. He has also worked in mental health in the military
and started his school psychology work after his master’s degree, in
a Title III K-12 career education program in Washington State. He
has published a number of professional journal articles on ethics,
family therapy training, healthy marriages, learning processes and
healthy aging g. He views learning as a relationship process and is
dedicated to improving the learning and success of every student and
the effectiveness of all schools in the Reading School District. |
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Grades:
6-8
Phone:
610-371-5798/5795
Email:
lordg@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
Response to Intervention
Team Building
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorders
Effective Learning Relationships
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Ms. Nicole
Ondo
School Psychologist
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Education
Millersville University,
School Psychologist Certification, 2005
Millersville University,
Masters in Psychology, 2004
Lebanon Valley College,
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2002
Bio Information
Ms. Ondo is the
School Psychologist for the students attending Reading High School
and Riverside Elementary School. Ms. Ondo previously worked at the
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 as the School Psychologist
for a Center Based Emotional Support Program. She also worked as a
Mobile Therapist/ Behavior Specialist Consultant at T.W. Ponessa and
Associates as well as NHS Services. Ms. Ondo is a member of the
National
Association of School
Psychologists and the Association of School Psychologists of
Pennsylvania.
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-371-8048
Email:
PRIVATE
ondon@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
Psycho-Educational
Evaluations
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Mrs. Desirie Rodriquez-Reid
Bilingual
School Psychologist
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Education
College of New Rochelle,
Masters of Science in School Psychology, 2005
Touro College, New York State Bilingual Certification, 2005
College of New Rochelle, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2001
Bio Information
Before joining the
Reading School District in September of 2007, Ms. Rodriguez-Reid was
employed by the New York City Department of Education. She worked
in a high school as a bilingually certified School Psychologist for
two years before joining the Reading Team. Since then she has
joined the Berks County Association of School Psychologist (BCASP)
and attends monthly developmental workshops.
Before joining the
Reading School district in September of 2007, Ms. Rodriguez-Reid was
employed by the New York City Department of Education. She worked
in a high school as a bilingually certified School Psychologist for
two years before joining the Reading Team. Since then she has
joined the Berks County Association of School Psychologist (BCASP)
and attends monthly development workshops. |
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-371-5901
Email:
reidd@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
Bilingual
Evaluations for Special Education Services
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Ms. Diane Symons
School Psychologist
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Education
Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education
Specialized in
Communication Disorders
Master of
Education Degree in school Guidance Counseling
Educational
Specialist Degree in School Psychology
Bio Information
Diane Symons works for the Reading
School District as a school psychologist. Diane Symons is certified
in both the state of Pennsylvania and Florida. She has been
recognized by the State Department of Education in Florida as being
a School Psychologist in the St. Lucie County School District who
was recognized as having the most outstanding School Psychology
Department in the State.
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-
Email:
symonsd@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Mr. Gerald Smith
School
Psychologist
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
Degree in English
Master of Arts Degree
in English
Master of Education
Degree in Educational Psychology
Post-Masters
Certification in School Psychology
Behavior Management
Certification
Cognitive-Behavioral
Psychotherapy Certification
Bio Information
Mr. Smith works as a
school psychologist for the Reading School District. He provides
psycho educational assessment and consultation services to the school
district. Although he primarily serves 13th and Green Elementary
School, he does provide support services to other district
elementary schools and the early intervention transition cases.
Mr. Smith is a
licensed professional counselor and is nationally certified as a
psychologist. He is a member of the National Association of School
Psychologists and the International Association for Cognitive
Education and Psychology. He has published in the areas of creative
writing and medieval allegory.
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Grades:
K-12
Phone:
610-
Email:smithgd@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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