This week I talk to Jessica Saum. She is a native of Columbia, South Carolina but calls Sherwood, Arkansas home. Currently, she is a self-contained special education teacher at Stagecoach Elementary School in Cabot, Arkansas teaching students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Jessica has been an ASTA and AAEF Advocacy Fellow since 2021 and is the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.  Jessica is a proud military spouse and is passionate about advocating for the unique needs of military families. She can be contacted at [email protected] and at https://twitter.com/JessicaSaum.

In this interview we talk inclusion and how to best serve students needs. We also talk about the power of communication and collaboration with our colleagues. Jessica also shares a lot of wisdom and insight on how to best serve our military families.