Let's Get to Know...Miss Shawna

Name: Shawna Cox

What do you do at Independence?: Speech Language Pathologist

How long have you been in U-46?: This is my first year.

Where did you go to school?: University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University (M.A.)

Favorite color: Pink

Favorite food: anything Italian

Kids?: None

Pets?: Just got a puppy!

What do you do for fun?: I enjoy spending time with my friends and family and traveling.

Favorite thing about your job?: Seeing the children's smiling faces and hearing the funny things they have to say.

Let's Get to Know...Miss Erin

Welcome to a new section of our blog -- Getting to Know Your Child's Team! Each post will feature a quick profile of the many talented people who are a part of your child's school day. This is meant to be a fun and quick way for you to get to know more about us! Since I already know the answers to my questions, we'll start with me!

Name -- Erin J.

What do you do at Independence? -- I am a special education teacher.

How long have you been in the district? -- 3.5 years (I was hired in the middle of the year!)

Where did you go to school? -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for my B.S. and M.Ed.

Favorite Color -- PURPLE!!!

Favorite Food -- Chocolate and potatoes...not together though!

Kids? -- Not yet.

Pets? -- Two dogs, Rufus and Kaya

What do you do for fun? -- Read, knit, scrapbook....and shop!

Favorite thing about your job? -- I get hugs every single day!