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Tawnia Novak, M.A.--Regional Manager

Ms. Novak joined the TES team in November 2007. She started the Ohio region with just one employee, and herself. The first year TES Ohio had a total of 8 employees and 7 clients. Now TES- Ohio has over 40 clients through out the state of Ohio and over 75 dynamic educational and professional employees that work within the Ohio Region. With the leadership of Ms. Novak, Ohio is the first entity within TES to develop and provide nursing, grant writing, and English As a Second Language in addition to the array of TES services already provided. Ms. Novak has been responsible for building the business in Ohio which includes marketing, managing and developing clinic based business. She is responsible for managing all the employees within the region and is a service provider conducting in-services, audits, special education coordination. Ms. Novak brings a wealth of experiences to TES from being in the special education field for 16 years. Seven years of teaching were spent in both in public and charter schools. Three years were spent teaching and supervising special education on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Shiprock, NM. While working on the reservation, she worked closely with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and had the benefit of being trained by the Department of Education in regards to Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1997. After a successful career in teaching, she moved into the arena of special education supervision. While in the supervisory role she conducted a number of in-services for staff and clients across five states on Differentiated Instruction, Intervention Assistance Teams, Inclusion, Behavior Management, and Special Education Law. Prior to working with TES, she successfully supervised 17 schools in Ohio, Michigan and Arizona, while ensuring state and federal compliance. Ms. Novak has a great passion to ensure compliance be upheld in regard to both federal and state laws as they relate to special education. Ms. Novak is a dynamic person with exceptional managerial skills, public speaking skills, and overall professional and business confidence that will continue to enhance the success TES.

Latrise Yates, M.A. –Manager, Supplemental Education Services

Latrise Yates joined Total Education Solutions in the Ohio Region in December of 2009 as a Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Specialist I. In March of 2010 she was promoted to be the SES Program Manager, and also continues providing tutoring services. TES had 35 students and 15 tutors during the 2009-2010 school year. Currently there are 64 students in the SES program, which Mrs. Yates has worked diligently to maintain and continue to provide quality services. She ensures to provide that Specialists receive the appropriate resources and training to meet the needs of all students. As the SES Program Manager, Mrs. Yates is responsible for attending Provider Fairs, communicating with the various School Districts, supervising Specialists, and seeking new ways to improve the SES program. Before joining TES, she provided Professional Development Training for Starting Point, which is a resource and referral Agency in the Cleveland area. Prior to that, six years were spent teaching grades 1-3. She has a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction. Mrs. Yates believes that having realistic expectations and setting goals is the best way to achieve academic success. Although, she is no longer working in the classroom full-time; she still has an impact on building our future leaders, which continues to be very rewarding to her.