Elizabeth Tejada has been an educator for more than 20 years. She spent 7 years as a general education teacher in New York City, where her focus was on caring for and educating the whole child. She then served as a reading teacher in Florida before joining the Brentwood School District as a bilingual teacher. For the last 9 years, she has been an ENL teacher in the Great Neck and Longwood School Districts. As an educator and parent, Ms. Tejada believes in a strong home-school connection. Her experience with balanced literacy and social-emotional learning programs have provided her the tools needed to support students and families through the educational process.