Megan Thomas
mthomas@lcusd.net
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Senior School Psychologist
La Canada Unified School District
La Canada High School 7/8
Paradise Canyon Elementary School

As the Paradise Canyon Elementary and LCHS 7/8 school psychologist, my primary objective is to help children to succeed.  I work with students, parents, and teachers to ensure academic, emotional, behavioral and social competence.  My services include: 
  • Administration and interpretation of intelligence, achievement, social and emotional, and perceptual and motor development tests.
  • Identifying disabilities and evaluating eligibility for special education services.
  • Preparing psycho-educational reports, recommending placement for pupils, and developing individual educational plans.
  • Counseling in group and individual settings.
  • Training and consulting with teachers and staff.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California where I studied Psychology and received a minor in Teaching Profession.  I also studied Cognitive, Learning and Memory, and Abnormal Psychology at the University of Sussex, England.  I have a Master of Science in Counseling with an option in School Psychology from California State University Los Angeles.  I hold a California Pupil Personnel Services Credential with Advanced Authorization in School Psychology.  I am also a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #3245) and I have an Autism Specialist Certification. 
 
I have been passionately involved in the field of education my entire life.  Raised by an educator, I have been volunteering in the classroom since I was a small child.  As an adult, I was a substitute teacher while I completed my teaching credential.  I worked as an elementary school teacher for several years prior to starting a masters program for school psychology.  I have been with the La Canada Unified School District as a school psychologist since 2005.  In addition to my work for this district, I teach graduate level courses in counseling at Loyola Marymount University.

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