Allie O'Donnell has been the parent representative for the SBDM committee at Cassidy Elementary since 2014. She has two children at the school, a daughter in 3rd grade and a son in Kindergarten. O'Donnell was previously a speech pathologist but is now a stay at home mom. She has been active in the PTA at Cassidy and wants to continue serving on the SBDM committee to represent parents and help make decisions that impact the school.

1. My
name
is
Allie
O’Donnell
and
I
have
been
the
SBDM
parent
representative
since
January
2014.
I
have
two
children
at
Cassidy.
My
daughter
Caroline
is
in
3rd
grade
in
Ms.
Vass’
class
and
my
son
Garrett
is
in
Kindergarten
with
Mrs.
Bradley.
We
have
moved
around
over
the
last
6
years,
but,
are
in
Lexington
to
stay.
We
lived
in
Minnesota
for
5
years
and
Toronto
for
a
year
before
we
moved
to
Lexington
in
July
2012.
With
all
of
our
moves,
I
have
learned
that
the
best
way
to
get
involved
and
meet
people
in
the
school
is
to
join
the
PTA.
Prior
to
having
kids,
I
was
a
speech-­‐language
pathologist
and
I
am
now
a
stay-­‐at-­‐
home
mom.
I
have
a
BS
and
a
MA
in
Speech-­‐Language
Pathology
from
Ball
State
University.
I
worked
in
the
school
system
in
Indianapolis
with
preschool-­‐5th
grade
students.
When
I
worked
full
time,
I
collaborated
with
classroom
teachers,
special
education
teachers,
reading
specialists,
the
principal,
and
assistant
principal
to
help
make
the
best
decisions
for
the
students
and
their
education.
When
we
lived
in
Minnesota,
I
was
very
active
in
their
Early
Childhood
Family
Education
(ECFE)
classes,
a
program
through
the
public
schools
that
worked
with
parents
and
children
birth
to
five
years
old.
The
main
focus
of
this
class
was
to
show
parents
that
getting
involved
from
the
very
beginning
helps
your
child
succeed
in
school.
In
March,
I
started
a
4
week
pilot
program
at
Good
Shepherd
Church
similar
to
the
MN
program.
I
have
been
active
in
the
Cassidy
PTA
since
the
beginning
of
the
school
year.
I
have
helped
with
the
Box
Tops
for
Education
committee
and
most
recently,
the
Special
Needs
Awareness
Week
committee.
I
would
like
to
continue
to
be
on
the
SDBM
committee
so
I
can
have
a
voice
for
the
parents
and
help
make
decisions
that
affect
our
school
and
students.
Thank
you
for
considering
me!
Allie
O’Donnell