“KJS Training is the BEST professional development that I have experienced in 20 years! Audrey and Carrie are energizing, resourceful and they keep it real. I left with strategies I could use the very next day.” Kindergarten Teacher- Windham

Audrey O'Clair
University of Maine Farmington- BS Special Education
Lesley University- M. Ed. Educational Technology

State of Maine Teaching Certifications:
282 Birth-5 Special Education
282 K-8 Special Education
282 7-12 Special Education
Highly Qualified Teacher- English

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Carrie Thurston
University of Maine Farmington- BS Special Education
University of Maine- M. Ed. Educational Leadership

State of Maine Teaching Certifications:
030 Director of Instructional Support/Special Education
282 K-8 Special Education
International teaching experience at Frankfurt International School

Audrey O’Clair & Carrie Thurston are the co-founders of the KJS Early Literacy Initiative.  Both graduates of the University of Maine at Farmington, they bring their years of experience teaching students who present with significant learning challenges. The energy and passion that they bring to ensuring that every child is given opportunity to meet and exceed benchmark target is unmatched.