{"id":413,"date":"2022-05-03T12:10:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:10:46","slug":"meet-the-education-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/meet-the-education-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Education Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"413\" class=\"elementor elementor-413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-307fca56 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"307fca56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1248133b\" data-id=\"1248133b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6234f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d6234f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Education Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2352657a\" data-id=\"2352657a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f98028c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f98028c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd35b3\" data-id=\"5dd35b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f40c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f40c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-1024x913.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-768x685.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-1536x1370.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2364-1-2048x1826.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c22ca\" data-id=\"38c22ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fd343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9fd343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">Kara Grafft<\/h4><p>Kara Grafft is the Program Manager of Education with Four Oaks Education. Kara\u2019s experience in mental and behavioral health and inpatient and community-based services complement many years spent studying and teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness techniques. Kara is passionate about creating trauma \u2013 informed and restorative systems that focus on the well-being of children.<\/p><p>&#8220;I feel so fortunate to collaborate and work with educators in Iowa. The capacity of our school systems to support not only the academic achievement of our children but their physical and mental well-being is tremendous. I am inspired by the possibilities every day.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231cd8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231cd8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7958ec\" data-id=\"d7958ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59578f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d59578f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0ce881dae978bf4a299ed0a52153f827.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0ce881dae978bf4a299ed0a52153f827.jpg 237w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0ce881dae978bf4a299ed0a52153f827-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1d106\" data-id=\"1c1d106\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed1a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed1a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">Megan Isenberg<\/h4><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Megan serves as the Four Oaks Education Director which includes oversight of school-based programming, therapeutic classrooms, professional learning services, and ensuring coordinated educational practices for youth in residential care with Four Oaks.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Megan has 15 years of experience working with schools and families across the state, but with a specialized focus on high-risk, high-need neighborhood and school communities.\u00a0 \u00a0With a background in school social work, Megan has partnered with vital neighborhood schools to bring much needed resources to youth and families.\u00a0 She has mentored numerous social workers, educators, and administrators in implementing a coordinated care model for integration of education and community-based support services.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">As a Licensed Master Social Worker, Megan provides essential support to the Education Team as well as district and AEA partners of Four Oaks.\u00a0 She can assist schools with developing a consultation process for educators seeking assistance with students experiencing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Emotional Dysregulation, Mental Health needs, and\/or Trauma histories.\u00a0 She provides consultation on establishing a coordinated referral and care system within a school setting and facilitating ongoing communication and case management between the school system, community service organizations, and families.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Outside of Megan\u2019s role at Four Oaks, she serves as an adjunct faculty at Mount Mercy University\u2019s Department of Social Work. In this role Megan serves as an educator and mentor to students as they pursue higher education in the helping fields.\u00a0 She holds an BASW from Mount Mercy University, a MSW from University of Iowa, and is licensed through the state of Iowa as an LMSW. \u00a0She has two young children at home and is passionate about baseball and football!<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Her mission is \u201cto help people feel supported so they can learn and grow\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a2dd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a2dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba119b\" data-id=\"5ba119b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571585c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"571585c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-717x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-1076x1536.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2356-1-scaled.jpg 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b425900\" data-id=\"b425900\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0b436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0b436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">Brittany Roberts<\/h4>\n<p>Brittany Roberts is a Professional Learning Coordinator with Four Oaks Education. She worked in a public school system as a high school teacher and instructional coach prior to joining Four Oaks Education.<\/p>\n<p>In her role, she partners with school districts and AEA teams to determine goals for SEBH work and then&nbsp;provides coaching and consultation to districts and educators&nbsp;around those goals. This work centers around&nbsp;implementing best classroom practices in social-emotional learning, trauma-informed care, Restorative Practices,&nbsp;and other aspects of wellness and regulation. Brittany is a certified trainer in Youth Mental Health First Aid and in&nbsp;the International Institute for Restorative Practices.&nbsp;She is very passionate about helping adults practice a work\/life balance, emotional regulation, and self-awareness in order to model real strategies and thinking&nbsp;for students.<\/p>\n<p>Her mission is to &#8220;love people well and ease suffering by showing grace and compassion.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d51da8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d51da8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d54e17\" data-id=\"8d54e17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311c458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"311c458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-3908-812x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-3908-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-3908-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-3908-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-3908.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37b75d7\" data-id=\"37b75d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73399f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73399f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">Agust\u00edn Harless<\/h4><p>Agust\u00edn Harless is the Four Oaks Community Support Specialist serving the Fairfield public school district. \u00a0 Professionally he has spent the last 15 years working in Education and Agriculture. After completing his Masters this year, Agust\u00edn was recruited to the field of social work because it was clear to his supervisors that his emotional intelligence and his generous spirit could make a huge difference in the lives of those struggling most in the district.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In his current role, families of students that aren&#8217;t thriving in school are referred to him and he helps connect them with social services and resources that can uplift their family.\u00a0 It is his great privilege to meet with parents and offer them a space of acceptance and compassion and then explore together what might make a positive difference for their family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-433a746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"433a746\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a3336e\" data-id=\"4a3336e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844f3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"844f3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Erin-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Erin-cropped.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/fouroaks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Erin-cropped-237x300.jpeg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08ae7f1\" data-id=\"08ae7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d86ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d86ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;\">Erin Harmon<\/h4><p>Erin Harmon serves as the Four Oaks Community Support Specialist for the Fort Madison Community School District. Erin holds an interest in building strong communities and fostering growth opportunities in both children and adults, which began during her time serving with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. After working with the program for seven years, Erin completed her Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Iowa, where she developed a new passion in Social-Emotional Health and Trauma Informed Practices.<\/p><p>In her role as Community Support Specialist, Erin works to bridge the gap between students, families, and the school community by building relationships and embedding a holistic and restorative mindset among school staff and families. Erin does this by working with referred families to help them in identifying any needs they have and accessing the community services available to address those needs. 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