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| My Perspective... "To put it simply, I love what I do. I take pride in effectively communicating complex information with clarity and a positive attitude. I model positivity to students and staff everyday, not only to help create a positive school climate, but because I truly love what I do. I love coming to work because I know I am a part of the positive change I see happening in the lives of the students. I love that each and every case is as unique as the individuality of each and every student. I love being a part of giving young people the gift of learning that I treasure so much. I love using the gifts I have been given and that I'm so grateful for, to help others live up to their potential."
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| What you can expect from this site  In the About Me section you can find information about Jon's certification, licensing, awards, training, experience and interests. Look in the Contact Me section for a complete list of the ways to reach Jon, as well as easy-to-use forms to send him a quick message. In the What People Are Saying section you will find statements from numerous professionals including Teachers, Principals, Administrators, Intervention Specialists, Speech/Lang. Pathologists, Social Workers and Parents who have worked with Jon. Finally, in the Resources section expect to find links to valuable online resources, as well as some downloadable content for parents and teachers. Thank You For Visiting! Be sure to bookmark this page for easy navigation to the resources and links. | |  
Here’s what people are already saying about the School Psychology Tools app: "I have used every aspect of this software. I find it critical for the "in action" behavior observation of a child in crisis, psych reports, and keeping track of my contacts with parents and students. There are too many great features to list. The developers are amazing and want to make this an amazing program that serves the needs of psychologists throughout the state. They added features that help many of our colleagues do their job more effectively. Not only do I endorse it as a Psychologist, but I believe simple tools like this are more effective then the generic software districts purchase for the masses of employees. —Breanna Demail School Psychologist
Los Angeles Association of School Psychologists - President 2011-12
LAUSD Support Unit North - Psychological Services “Everything about this app is great! It is user friendly, gives us the tools we need and provides an organization system to keep our evals straight. I plan on using it for all of my evals and recommending it to all of my students. I love this app!” —Kara E. McGoey, PhD, NCSP Associate Professor of School Psychology
Duquesne University
Dr. McGoey has published over 30 scholarly papers and presented numerous times at national conferences on the topic of behavioral assessment and intervention. “School Psychology Tools has made a huge impact on my productivity. It is all my sticky notes, to-do lists and reminders in one! This app makes planning and tracking evaluations, conducting classroom observations, scheduling meetings and testing appointments so incredibly easy! I love having student, teacher and parent info as well as due dates at my finger tips. This is a great tool for school psychologists!” —Bethany Kennedy, Ed.S School Psychologist
Canton, OH Key Features: - Plan your interventions, evaluations and reevaluations using built-in and fully customizable templates.
- As you check off certain key tasks (such as “Obtain Consent”), the due date and the status of a student are automatically updated accordingly.
- Monitor the status of an individual student, or track deadlines for your entire caseload with ease.
- Change the length of time allowed for completing evaluations and the length of time between reevaluations, depending on the laws of your country or guidelines of your province or school.
- Sort your students by Name, Evaluation Due Date, School, Grade, or Teacher.
- Observe and report multiple behaviors, over multiple days using Interval, Duration, Frequency and ABC direct observation recordings.
- Email or print reports with tables and graphs for easy inclusion in your report.
- Manage frequently occurring tasks (such as “Calls to Make”) using the To-Do List. Give yourself Due Dates for completing individual tasks that can appear on your Calendar.
- Manage events such as meetings and testing appointments from the Calendar, which is kept separate from your personal Calendar.
- View all of today’s events, deadlines, and tasks on one page for a quick glance at your day ahead. From the menu, you can easily see how many items remain on your list for today.
- Write a quick Note or record a Voice Note!
- Keep student data secure with privacy features, including data encryption options, that adhere to the NASP Principles for Professional Ethics.
- Use a free Dropbox account to export/import data to securely backup your app in situations of a lost, stolen or damaged device.
- Use helpful Gadgets including a Stopwatch, Normal Distribution Curve Calculator and Age Calculator, all without leaving the app!
Lighten Your Load. Click here to go to the App Store Jon Young, NCSP | |
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