Donna Burns

Background

About Donna Burns

Effective education systems and model development to particularize the transformational needs of schools focusing on youth in transition with social emotional needs. New Mexico and Oklahoma School Administrator/Principal, New York State Certified School Business Official Administrator, and former Grants administrator. Certificated in Train the Trainer. Coordinator for SPED, District 504 Coordinator, Indian Child Welfare Act, Parent Involvement and community partnerships. Certified educator in Agriculture, Science, Business and Finance, and Special Education. New Mexico Level Past Founder and Coordinator of the Denver Museum School, a community partnership with Denver Public Schools District and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 2002, lead the first Native American Language class offered in a public school in the Rocky Mountain region - to be included in the museum school, not under a district foreign language department. Actively involved in the instituting the Colorado student identifier number via lawsuit settlement - to prevent students from falling off school rolls during high stakes testing. A Founder and an original board member of Ranch Good Days, Inc. a non-profit whose purpose was to address the needs of youth, teen girls with disabilities, and adult youth as they transition from high school into college or career, incorporating the powerful healing effects of nature and animals to increase rate of desired outcomes. Interests include political reform for effective educational outcomes of youth with emotional disabilities. Advocate for families with special needs children, for children of incarcerated parents. Advocate for parental rights and school of choice. Historic ranch preservation. Volunteer for Colorado Land Trust, and Texas land preservation and conservation efforts; naturalist. Relocated Ranch Good Days nonprofit to Texas & opened the Central Texas headquarters in February 2011. Texas 4-H Horse Judging Coach. OK Corral Equine Assisted Philosophy and Learning, Arabian Horse Association, AQHA, US Equine Federation, American Reined Ranch Horse Association,