Miss Jennifer Vrabel

Emotional Support

Educational Background

My name is Jennifer Vrabel and this is my first year teaching in North Schuylikill School District. I am a graduate of Pottsville Area High School. In May 2006, I graduated summa cum laude from Kutztown University. I attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education and Elementary Education. I am certified to teach elementary students in grades K-6, as well as students with special needs up to grade 12.

Currently, I am the Emotional Support teacher at Ashland Elementary Center.

Contact Information

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. You can reach me at 570-294-9735, or via email, jvrabel@northschuylkill.net.

Homework Helpline: 462-3000 Selection number 7270

Classroom Rules

The rules in the Emotional Support room are as follows:

1. Respect others, yourself, and your school.

2. Do not do things that would prevent me from teaching.

3. Do not do things that would prevent you or others from learning.

This set of rules was discussed with the students at the beginning of the school year and covers a wide range of behaviors. The students helped to give examples of ways to follow the rules and scenarios that would break the rules. The consequences for breaking classroom rules range from a warning from me to a loss of recess time, depending on the degree to which the rule is broken.

In my classroom, the students receive positive reinforcement for following rules and demonstrating appropriate behaviors. This reinforcement is frequently given verbally, and is also given in the form of a token economy. Each student has a chart and is given an opportunity to earn two stickers each day; one for the morning, and one for the afternoon. These stickers are awarded to students who complete all of their work while demonstrating appropriate behavior. Once a student has filled his/her chart, he/she is given the opportunity to select a prize from the prize box in my classroom.

Curriculum

In the emotional support room, I try to use the same curriculum that the grade levels are using. Therefore, many of the same textbooks and materials are being used. This is done in an attempt to more easily facilitate integration of students into the regular classrooms. Please check with your child’s homeroom teacher for information on the textbooks that are being used.