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As an Educational Support teacher Trishia Hastings is in an ideal position to take advantage of a SMARTBoard in her educational support room. Trishia is an excellent teacher, an instructional leader, and a staff leader in the Professional Learning Community (PLC) activities at Princess Margaret School. First, as an Educational Support teacher Trishia works with a lot of Princess Margaret students. Trishia’s students will benefit from having access to a SMARTBoard in the educational support room. A SMARTBoard in Trishia’s room will provide numerous opportunities for Trishia to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of her students. Second, as an instructional leader at Princess Margaret School Trishia co-teaches and co-plans with several Princess Margaret teachers. Incorporating a SMARTBoard into these unit plans is an excellent opportunity for Trishia to meet the academic challenges these students face. In addition to working with a SMARTBoard in the teacher’s classroom (if one is available) the same technology will carry over to her educational support room. Third, Trishia is a leader in our PLC groups. Trishia helps develop our school SMARTGoals, monitors student learning throughout the year, and leads PLC groups in analyzing student learning outcomes. As a leader in our PLC groups it is important that Trishia be given the best opportunities possible to support our staff and students. Adding a SMARTBoard to Trishia’s educational support room will provide her with the latest technology available to improve student learning as a teacher, as a coach, and as a PLC leader at Princess Margaret School.