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Posted by admin in Tucson Schools on December 19, 2009 | No Comments

Amanda Kucich, MPA and CTRS, is a graduate of the Eller School of Public Administration and Public Policy and a Peace Corps Fellow alum. She is currently working for United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona as Youth Development Director. Her main assignment in the Peace Corps was as a teacher trainer in the area of special needs education. She worked at a small school with about 30 students and 5 teachers. At the school she helped the teachers develop curricula and better use resources. ...

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Posted by admin in Tucson Schools on October 31, 2009 | No Comments

One glance into Amanda Hatfield's English classroom at Nogales High School in Nogales, Arizona, and there's no mistaking she's an Arizona Wildcat. The walls are decked out in red and blue. But it's not just about school pride; it's also about showing her students what the world has to offer. "Some of them don't realize what's possible," Hatfield says. "They've never been told, 'You can go to college. You will be successful.'" Hatfield has worked at Nogales High for only two years, but ...

Amanda Kucich: Peace Corps Samoa Islands 2003-2005...

Posted by admin in Tucson Schools on June 10, 2009 | No Comments

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona as Youth Development Director. Her main assignment in the Peace Corps was as a teacher trainer in the area of special needs education. She worked at a small school with about 30 students and 5 teachers. At the school she helped the teachers develop curricula and better use resources. The experience that meant the most to her involved helping a 16 year old disabled student mainstream at a Samoan high school. She remembers the Samoan people as the kindest ...

Amanda Hatfield Promoting Possibilities...

Posted by admin in Tucson Schools on May 11, 2009 | No Comments

to offer. "Some of them don't realize what's possible," Hatfield says. "They've never been told, 'You can go to college. You will be successful.'" Hatfield has worked at Nogales High for only two years, but she already has been voted "Teacher of the Year." As an undergraduate student at UA, she served as a mentor and a student-teacher in schools across Tucson. The hard work and experience with students reinforced her decision to teach. "Once I worked with a 12-year-old who had a baby. No one ...