After 7 years with overseas schools, Tim Irish is exploring schools and educational opportunity in Illinois. He has been a teacher, curriculum coordinator, and school administrator for 36 years in Virginia, the Dominican Republic, Illinois, Kuwait, Qatar, and Thailand. Key interests include ESL, Response to Intervention, counseling, community service, balanced literacy, writing, coaching, and technology integration. Tim has a M.Ed in Educational Administration from the University of Illinois with additional course work in Curriculum and Instruction from the American College of Education.