
And some days they will bring it home in their hearts. Some days they will bring it home in their heads. Some days they will bring it home in their hands. I promise you every day your child will learn something. Special Education is a service, not a place, but any classroom that I am in will be a place where my students feel safe and respected. I take much pride in advocating for my students and not letting anybody, teacher or student, treat them any differently than everybody else. I truly believe that I have the patience, and most importantly the heart, to get this special demographic of students the education they deserve. I have worked with all ends of the spectrum of Special Education including life skills, resource, co-teaching, and behavior. Hello!! My name is Kiara Perkins and I am so excited to join the Meadow Wood team!!! Since I’ve started my teaching journey 2 years ago, my passion has always been Special Education. She is moving to Houston from the Dallas area. Kiara Perkins will be one of our three resource teachers this year. I have been married to my husband Steven for 8 years, and we have two amazing children: Olivia (5) and August (3) who will both be attending Nottingham Elementary School this year. I am a native and proud Houstonian, and my family and I live in the Energy Corridor of west Houston.

During the course of my decade long teaching career I taught children in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th grades. I then became an educator for the Houston Independent School District (HISD), and later the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP).

Prior to beginning my career as a speech language pathologist, I graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications in 1998. I graduated from the University of Houston with a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2012 in order to pursue this amazing career. Prior to this, my school experience includes working for Clear Creek ISD. This is my second academic year working in SBISD, as I previously served Thornwood Elementary School and Stratford High School. Hello! My name is Tonya Milton and I am a Speech Language Pathologist with seven years of experience as a speech therapist in both the school and clinical practice settings. Milton has been at Thornwood Elementary and Stratford High School. Tonya Milton will be coming to Meadow Wood to serve as our speech pathologist.
