Melissa Boyer

Background

About Melissa Boyer

Forman School is a private college preparatory boarding school for students with learning differences. As the Director of Town Funding, I am the liaison between school districts, and Forman School, for those families who have funds from their districts to help pay for tuition. In this position, I attend all annual review meetings, and when requested, testify at Impartial Hearings. I also gather documents such as teacher reports, attendance records, students' schedules, as well as other documents as needed for the districts. With 30 + years of teaching students with specific learning differences in reading, writing, science, and math fluency, I also have experience teaching students with ADHD and executive functioning weaknesses. After nine years of teaching students at the Landmark School, I moved to the Forman School. While at Forman School I have been the Science Department Chair, teaching Ecology, Biology, Conceptual Physics, and basic Chemistry. I have also taught math classes including Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2. I was then promoted to Director of Town Funding and moved into the Cognition and Learning Department teaching reading class, and study skill strategies. With a Master's Degree in Education in Moderate Special Needs, and I am also trained as a Professional Developer, for Content Enhancement Routine from the University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning.