I am a retired New York State Teaching Assistant from the Syracuse City School District (S.C.S.D.). I have a two year Associates Degree in Humanities from Onondaga Community College ( over 120 credits), 15 college credits from S.U.N.Y Oswego and Cazenovia College in Special Ed. I also have additional in-service training from S.C.S.D. I I have worked for Huntington Learning Center as a tutor, a teacher for Art (drawing and computer graphic arts) in S.C.S.D. "Say Yes" after school program @ Martin Luther King Elementary School. I minored in Art while at O.C.C. and have worked as a certified TA at Nottingham High School and Clary Middle School while employed at S.C.S.D. I also have a part time business @ home designing greeting cards, framed documents and drawings. When I worked for S.C.S.D,, I taught special ed classes during the day at Nottingham and Clary. For references, contact Edyie Bonanni @ Nottingham phone 315-435-4380 and Adam Fehlman at Clary phone315-435-4380. Adam is on a sabatical leave, but you may be able to reach him from Clary's main office. Ask for Mrs. Cifra. .