Title: Associate Professor, Director of Liberal Studies and Credentialing
Phone: 916.577.2279
Email: tgillespie@jessup.edu
"I touch the future. I teach."
-Christa McAuliffe
Expertise
Administration of K-12 schools and Special Education programs and services, inter-agency collaboration, meeting facilitation and conflict resolution, State of California Teaching Performance Assessment
Education
Doctoral course work, California Coast University, 2000
M.A. Organizational Leadership, University of San Francisco, 1982
B.A. Social Science, San Jose State University, 1975
California Life Teaching Credential, Social Science
California Life Teaching Credential, Learning Handicapped
California Life Administrative Credential, PreSchool-12, Adult Education
California Life Community College Supervisor Credential
Certificate, California Special Education Academy
Certificate, California Resource Specialist
Courses Taught
TEDU 375 Initial Student Teaching 2
TEDU 475/476 Supervisor for Student Teaching 1 & 2
TEDU 575/576 Supervisor for Student Teaching 1 & 2
Publications
"Transition Handbook" Co-Author, Placer and Nevada Counties, 2002
Associations, Board & Committees
Member
Board of Directors, Sunset Christian Academy
Association of California School Administrators
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Sunset Christian Center
Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Granite Bay High School
Chair, WASC Committee
Work Experience
Director of Liberal Studies and Credentialing
2007-present - William Jessup University, Rocklin, CA
Director of Special Education
2004-2007 - Eureka Union School, Granite Bay, CA
Principal
2004-2007 - Eureka Union School District, Granite Bay, CA
Program Specialist, Special Education
2000-2004 - Placer Nevada SELPA, PCOE, Auburn, CA
Teacher, Special Education
1991-2000 - Roseville Joint Union High School District, Roseville, CA
Vice Principal
1986-1991 - Campbell Union High School District, San Jose, CA
Administrator, Satellite Campus
1986-1991 - West Valley Community College, Saratoga, CA
Dean of Students
1982-1986 - Campbell Union High School District, San Jose, CA
Teacher, Social Science & Special Education
1976-1982 - Campbell Union High School District, San Jose, CA
Biographical Information
Every day when I walk up the ramp from the parking lot to the main part of the WJU campus, I thank God for the opportunity and responsibility of helping to build His kingdom. WJU is a place where people support each other with love and respect. I am regularly excited and challenged by students, faculty and staff to share and grow in my faith.
I have lived in Placer County for the last 20 years with my wife Patti. We have been married over 35 years and are blessed with two wonderful children who attended local schools in the Roseville and Granite Bay area. They both currently live in Southern California. So…Patti and I try to get down to SoCal regularly.