Terri Barclay
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Terri Barclay, M. Ed, began her career at St. Regis School District where she served as a classroom teacher in elementary grades, Title I, special education, and technology coach for 16 years. During this time, she grew in her knowledge and love of implementing evidence-based practices to meet the needs of all learners. With a passion for building relationships and meeting the diverse needs of students, she embraced the challenge of hard-to-reach students and supporting colleagues in strategies for meeting students where they were. Terri’s career transitioned to work in school improvement at the state level where she served as the Office of Public Instruction Early Childhood Specialist and later the director of the Montana Comprehensive Literacy Project and the Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Project. Through this work, Terri supported districts in implementing Continuous Improvement Cycles to improve education at the systems level for the benefit of all children, students, and families. Currently, Terri is an adjunct professor for the University of Montana-Western and a Distance Learning Mentor for students pursuing their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education. Terri specializes in impacting student success through developing respectful and reciprocal relationships, offering individualized guided support, and strengths- based coaching practices to meet the needs of adult learners.
