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= // Shemica S. Allen, M.S.// = =//Vocational Adjustment Coordinator//= =//Nimitz High School//= =//Office: Room #118//= =//(972) 273-8702//= =shemicaallen@irvingisd.net =

==This is my first year at Nimitz as the Vocational Adjustment Coordiantor for the Special Education Department and my fifth year of teaching. I have previously taught in Fort Worth ISD and Mansfield ISD teaching Adapted P.E. and a self contained Life Skills class.==

==Teaching was not my first career choice. After earning my Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1999, I worked in cardiac rehabiliation teaching cardiac education classes and teaching cardiac patients how to recover from heart attacks and strokes for five years. I later earned my teaching certification in Physical Education and Special Eduation and my Master of Science degree with a specialization in Adapted Physical Activity and a minor in Special Education from [|Texas Christian University]in 2005. Before I finished my degree at TCU I began teaching Adapted P.E. in Fort Worth ISD and later moved to Mansfield ISD to teach a self contained Life Skills class.==

==I enjoy playing sports especially tennis, watching college football, and spending time with my family and friends. I played tennis for 12 years playing throughout my middle, high school, and college careers and currently still play in summer leagues. My favorite college football teams are, of course, the [|Arkansas Razorbacks]and the [|Florida State Seminoles].==

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===//"Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else." --Judy Garland //   ===