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ESNS Staff Judith Sanford
After settling in Tucson, Arizona, Judy taught for one year at Faith Lutheran School, and then for the next five years as a fifth grade teacher at Grace Christian School. For the three years prior to joining the ESNS staff, Judy began specializing in Educational Therapy, in association with the National Institute for Learning Disabilities (NILD). Besides her formal degree work, Judy holds a certificate of Lutheran Education, certification with the Association of Christian Schools, International (ACSI), a New York State Teacher’s Certification, and certification as an Educational Therapist with the National Institute for Learning Disabilities (NILD). Judy is also a member of the Christian Educators Association International. Janna Van Egmond
For 10 years, Janna was the Health Services Coordinator at Grace Christian School and during the last four years worked as a member of the team that developed the school’s Special Needs Services branch. During this time, Janna worked with the administration, staff and parents to meet the needs of students with special health, attentional, organizational, or emotional needs and she continues this work with numerous other schools in the Tucson area as part of the ESNS team. Janna has completed training by the Arizona Department of Health Services for Pure Tone & Impedance Hearing Screening and was also a contributor toward the 1996 revision of the Arizona School Vision Screening Guidelines manual and video.
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National Institute for Learning Disabilities (NILD) Educational Therapist Certification Requirements
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Judy received her B.A. in Education from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois, and an M.S. in Special Education, concentrating in the area of deaf work from Hunter University in New York City. For ten years, Judy taught at Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf on Long Island, New York. She then taught for eight years at her own children’s elementary school, Chapel of the Redeemer, in Flushing, New York.
Janna received her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. She began her professional career as a nurse at Tucson Medical Center, where she worked for one year in Pediatrics and the Pediatric ICU. She then worked for two years as a school nurse in the Amphitheater School District. Her responsibilities were for the general student population as well as those with special needs. During the years of raising her family, Janna remained active in school health by volunteering in related areas at Christian schools and by working to develop organized documentation systems and basic health screening programs for students in these schools.