About Me.

Quest Advocacy, LLC was founded by Jeni Shook, M.Ed., in 2022.

Jeni Shook, M.Ed.

Jeni has been a teacher of special education since 2005 in both public and private schools. Her experience includes:

Certification in early childhood, elementary (Kindergarten through 6th grade), and mild-moderate cross-categorical (Kindergarten through 12th grade)
Panel Presentation at PBIS International Conference - Denver, CO
Next-Generation Systems Initiative – Committee Presenter to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Awarded Grant $350,000 – Denver, CO
Membership Chair – Colorado Council for Exceptional Children

Education

August 1992

Penn Foster School, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Child Daycare

December 1998

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Psychology

May 2005

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Master of Education in Special Education

Quality Assessment Practice, Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching @ University of Colorado-Denver, School of Education & Human Development
Translating Standards into Instruction, Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching @ University of Colorado-Denver, School of Education & Human Development
Literacy Interventions K-3, Colorado Department of Education
The TouchMath Program for Mathematics Instruction, Innovative Learning Concepts, Inc.
English Language Development Strategies, Colorado Department of Education, Westminster Public Schools
The F.A.S.T. Reading System, F.A.S.T. Learning, LLC
Zoo Phonics, Zoo-Phonics

IDEA Transition, Project Jade, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
IEP Process, Project Jade, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
Specific Learning Disabilities: Eligibility Criteria and Identification Process, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services Unit
Transition Planning – Beyond Compliance, Project Jade, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
Problem Solving for IEPs, Project Jade, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
Transition Planning Inventory, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
Compliant IEPs, Project Jade, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services

Interventions For Improving Executive Functioning Skills in Students, Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP, AEP Connections
Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavior Intervention Plan: Making Data-Based Decisions to Change Behavior with Dr. Laura Riffel, Colorado Department of Education, Response to Intervention/Positive Behavior Supports Unit
Sensitivity Simulations, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
PBIS Regional Coaches Training, Colorado Department of Education
Leadership Academy, Colorado Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services

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720-808-1233