HEP Teaching Staff
Teaching staff in the Hospital Education Program (HEP)
work as inpatient hospital teachers or as educational consultants
assigned to outpatient clinics. All HEP teachers are employed by the Charlottesville City Schools
. Each teacher holds a Master's degree in Education and has a valid
teacher certificate with endorsement in special education. HEP
teachers also have a minimum of two years successful public school
teaching or comparable experience.
Working
in a medical setting offers teachers a unique experience. Both
inpatient teachers and educational consultants are active collaborators
with a child's medical team. Unlike in a traditional classroom, the HEP
teacher works with an ever-changing population of children from across
the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world. A variety of professional
development opportunities encourages individual learning in both
medical and educational fields.
Teachers in the HEP provide services to students on a year-round basis,
including remediation as well as individualized academic instruction
for students in summer school or for those with incomplete course work
due to injury or illness. During the summer teachers also conduct an
enrichment program for all students.
Instructional assistants in the HEP are highly
qualified paraprofessionals. They are high school graduates and have
passed the ParaPro Assessment .
For additional information about HEP teachers and/or employment as a
teacher or instructional assistant, please call (434) 924-2658.
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