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Santa Barbara District Hires Special-Ed Director
The Santa Barbara School District has hired Dr. Michele Britton Bass as a special-education director.
“This is an exciting time to be working in special education and in particular in the Santa Barbara School District,” Bass said. “I am passionate about being able to make a difference in the lives of students and their families and teachers in promoting excellence in the programs in our schools and the community for individuals with disabilities. I have great hope that together we will develop an atmosphere of positive involvement and inclusiveness for all students.”
Bass received her doctorate in education, in the field of education administration, from the University of San Francisco. She earned a master’s degree in special education from Sonoma State University and a bachelor’s degree in social ecology and a teaching credential in elementary education from UC Irvine.
She is chairwoman of the Education Department at Antioch University. Prior positions include director of student teaching and field placements at California Lutheran University; coordinator for the Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute and learning disabilities specialist in the Disabled Students Program at UCSB; faculty member in the Special Education Department at California State University Northridge; and education specialist with the Special Education Resource Network of the California State Department of Education.
She has extensive experience as an education consultant and has authored numerous articles, including articles on Tourette syndrome.
The range for the director position in special education is $108,040 to $120,183. Bass will begin her employment with the Santa Barbara School District in January.
— Barbara Keyani is coordinator of administrative services and communications for the Santa Barbara School District.
» wrote on 11.23.09 @ 06:17 PM
Good luck Michelle, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you.
» wrote on 11.24.09 @ 09:03 AM
If anyone can do it, Michalle can. She is amazing!
» wrote on 11.24.09 @ 11:59 AM
I don’t see a reference in her employment history to any work in public education or, for that matter, any work with children. Sound like she’s an author and “consultant”. Where’s the hands on, practical experience?
» wrote on 11.24.09 @ 07:49 PM
To Lifelong Educator: UCSB, Northridge and the Calif. Dept. of Education seem to all be public education institutions.
» wrote on 11.25.09 @ 06:53 PM
I hope she is not as clueless as you are. I still wonder what kind of work she has actually done with kids.
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