8TH GRADERS AT ELVERSON’S TWIN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL TO MEET “HER”

About 80 eighth-grade students at the Twin Valley Middle School, 770 Clymer Hill Road in Elverson, Chester County, have been talking and studying about her beauty, performance and European flair for several months.

Four teachers at Twin Valley, Rachel Smith, Jon Regino, Donna Kertis and Jennifer George, have been incorporating her unique qualities into their language arts, algebra and science classes as the focus of their studies and curriculum programs.

On May 4, they’ll finally get to see her in person when she comes to the school to meet her admirers. The boys and girls will greet the subject of their studies – the all-new, $229,000 (base price) McLaren MP4-12C supercar, the retail automobile that was designed using knowledge and technological breakthroughs gained from nearly five decades of McLaren participation in Formula One racing.

“This project started because of a fundamental belief that I hold that education must be real, relevant and rigorous. Once I told the youngsters that I saw the MP4-12C, I realized how easy it would be to teach using the car as a curricular guide,” said Smith, a language arts teacher, who has been using the McLaren as a topic in her class work since February. “While many of the students love cars and know much about them, none have ever seen a McLaren, and they’re very excited to experience it in person.

“In science class, the students talked about the scientific method and its relationship to the company’s design of this perfect car; in math class, they’ve discussed the drag speed coefficient and perfect mathematical equations the car must offer; and in language arts, they’ve read and written persuasively, informatively and in narrative about this innovative automobile. They’ve been learning and now they’ll get a chance to meet the supercar that inspired it all,” “Smith said.

http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/uk/default.aspx

The excitement will start at Twin Valley Middle School when Chad Sierer, Sales Manager of McLaren Philadelphia, 1631 West Chester Pike, West Chester, one of only nine McLaren dealerships in the United States, drives up to the school on May 4. Sierer’s arrival will be signaled by the distinctive growl of the MP4-12C’s 3.8-liter, V8 twin turbo engine that produces 592 horsepower and 445 lb-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm.

“We are extremely pleased that our extraordinary automobile was selected to be a learning tool for the young people at Twin Valley Middle School,” said Robert DiStanislao, President of McLaren Philadelphia. “I applaud the teachers at Twin Valley for their creative lesson planning techniques that make learning fun and relevant for their students. I look forward to seeing what their study project has produced.”

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Public Speaker
President of The McKay Foundation
Oil and Gas Landperson
Educational Consultant
Author and Artist
Retired Elementary School Teacher

EDUCATION

M. S. 1977 Education Mississippi State University
B. S. 1972 Education Mississippi College

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Public Speaker. Single Source Speakers. June 2010 – Present.

Oil and Gas Landperson. Management Position. Kellam, Magee and Company. May 2007 – Present.

Educational Consultant. Product development and evaluation of products. Rock ‘n Learn. 2006 to 2009.

Commercial and Residential Loan Officer. May 2006 – January 2007.

Project Director of grant from the U. S. Department of Education. Study the efficacy of a safety education program as it relates to ethnic background. 2004.

President of The McKay Foundation, Advocate for The McKay Foundation, Advocate for Samuel McKay Everett during criminal proceedings, Cofounder and Director of The McKay Foundation. Responsibilities include management of 501 C (3) nonprofit corporation and fundraiser of majority of budget of The McKay Foundation. www.protectingchildren.org. 1996 – Present.

Teacher, Second Grade, Willis Independent School District, Willis, Texas. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in second grade. 1999 – 2006.

Designer of gift items for IVAN’S, gift manufacturer and distributor. Company based in U. S. and Monterey, Mexico with gift items in 9 showrooms in the U.S. Worked internationally and published catalog through Mexico catalog publication company. 1997 – 1998.

Montgomery College. The Woodlands, Texas. Taught College Level Writing. 1998 – 1999.

Co-Owner, Landperson, and Office Manager of S. Carl Everett & Associates, Inc., Oil and Gas Land Work and Oil and Gas Properties and Homebuilding Company. 1983 – 1995.

First Grade Teacher, Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in first grade. 1980 – 1983.

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Teacher, New Waverly Independent School District, New Waverly, Texas. Reading Coordinator. Conducted workshops for School Administrators for Region VI, Huntsville, Texas. 1978 – 1980.

First Grade Teacher, Crawford Elementary School, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in first grade. 1974 – 1978.

First and Fifth Grade Teacher, Perryman Elementary School, Terry, Mississippi. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas. 1973 – 1974.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Amber Alert. Attended White House ceremony and signing of Amber Alert into law. Presidential invitation from President George W. Bush. April 2003.

White House Summit on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children participant. White House Invitation. October 2002.

Texas Education Committee on Safe Schools. Testified on behalf of the mission of The McKay Foundation and the importance of safe schools. 2002.

U. S. Congressional Children’s Caucus. Washington D.C. Presenter. Congressional Children’s Caucus provides an organized and effective forum in which to address the daunting challenges confronting our nation’s children. 1997.

FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research the efficacy of “McKay’s Legacy School Safety Program” for 4th graders in Guatemala. Project Director is Dr. Yetilu de Baessa, Director of Psychology Department, Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Psicologia). 2005.

Research the efficacy of “McKay’s Legacy School Safety Program” for 4th graders in Peru. Project Director is Sheyla Blumen, Ph. D. in San Isidro, Lima 27 Peru. 2005.

Research the efficacy of a safety program , “McKay’s Legacy” as it relates to ethnic background. Partnering with Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas. Funded by the U. S. Department of Education. $270,000.00. January 2004 – December 2004.

Mother to Mother/Mother to Child Project. Funded by The Houston Endowment, Children’s Safe Harbor, National Children’s Alliance, First Data/Western Union
and The McKay Foundation. Principal Investigator – Paulette Norman. Co-Principal Investigator – Dr. Victoria Constance. $25,000.00. 2003.

FUNDED ACTIVITY

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum and forward the ministry for children, women, business people and sharing of Paulette’s testimony. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2010.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2009.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. September 2007.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by First Data Foundation. $25,000.00. 2007.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Veritrust. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Meyer Family Charitable Foundation. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First
and Second Grade through animation and production of DVD for the “ABC’s of Safety”. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand public awareness campaign to prevent the abduction, assault, and murder of children for Spanish speaking families and families living in shelters. Funded by First Data/Western Union/Telecheck. $25,000.00. 2005-2006.

Public Awareness. Funded by Simmons Foundation. $10,000.00. March 2005 – February 2006.

Public Awareness. Funded by Allstate Foundation. $500.00 yearly. 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.

Expand public awareness campaign to prevent the abduction, assault, and murder of children for Spanish speaking families and families living in shelters. Funded by First Data/Western Union/Telecheck. $5,000.00. December 6, 2004.

Public Awareness. Funded by First Data/Western Union/Telecheck. $5,000.00. June 2003 – May 2004.

Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by The McKay Foundation, Woodforest National Bank, and others. $80,000.00. 6 year partnership. 1998 – Present.

Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Woodforest National Bank. $25,000.00 of $80,000.00 budget. 1998.

Willis Independent School District, Willis, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Montgomery County Community Development. $15,000.00. 2001 – 2004.

Splendora Independent School District, Splendora, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Montgomery County Community Development. $14,000.00. 2002 – 2004.

Magnolia Independent School District, Magnolia, Texas. Furnished safety education materials for pilot research program with Dr. Rebecca Robles-Pina of Sam Houston State University. Funded by The McKay Foundation and Woodforest National Bank.
2003.

Public Awareness. Funded by Burlington Foundation. Houston, Texas. $10,000.00. 1996.

Foundation site:
http://www.protectingchildren.org/

You can find her book at:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Walts+with+Insanity%2C+Paulette+Norman&x=14&y=19

Also see this book written by Paulette and several attorney’s documenting the judicial process:

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