Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA 98002
1/3/06
NEWS RELEASE
Auburn School Board of Directors Recognize
Program Specialist Brian Tinsley
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On Monday, December 12, the Auburn School Board of
Directors recognized Brian Tinsley, program specialist, for his excellent
service to students with special needs. Born and raised in Lynnwood
Washington, Mr. Tinsley attended Lynnwood High School. He began working with
students while in high school in the class, Careers with Children. I
quickly discovered though that I enjoyed the class and working with kids was
something I was good at. Mr. Tinsley continued to work with kids as a camp
director and later as a para-educator in a special education classroom. He
earned his bachelors degree in special education from the University of
North Carolina-Wilmington and is currently pursuing his administrative
credentials at the University of Washington. After he graduated from
college, Mr. Tinsley worked as a structured learning center teacher at Trask
Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina. |
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Mr. Tinsley is an incredibly understanding and
motivating educator for several reasons. I struggled throughout my years in
public education. Eventually, I dropped out of high school and moved to live
with my grandparents in North Carolina. They were not satisfied to let me
believe that I could not be successful in school and enrolled me in an adult
high school program. With their guidance I learned that I could experience
success in school and I went on to the local community college and then the
University of North Carolina, said Mr. Tinsley. Mr. Tinsley is very committed
to working with students with special needs. It is my desire to impact all
students, but I hope I am able to reach some who, like me, experience little
success in school and believe they can not accomplish great things. I want to
give to those students what my family gave to me--the chance to experience
success. Mr. Tinsley continues, The best parts of my job are the opportunities
I have had to advocate and support students and families. I am committed to
making sure that we do all we can to provide a quality education to students
with special needs in the Auburn School District. Working previously as a
transition specialist and now as a program specialist has afforded me many
opportunities to grow and develop skills both inside and outside of the
classroom. Jennifer Traufler, executive director of student support services,
lauds Mr. Tinsley. Mr. Tinsley does amazing work every day for students and
staff. He has an awesome gift for connecting with people and has focused a great
deal of his time on supporting new staff. He is a very involved educator and is
very committed to the education of students. He is an outstanding and dedicated
educator!
For more information, contact Superintendent Linda Cowan at
(253) 931-4914.
