Serving as the new Regional Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Consultant for the South Central RPDC is Jo Ann Anderson. She will be serving school districts spanning fourteen counties with 69 schools in South Central Missouri.

Jo Ann is coming to RPDC after retiring from the Rolla Public School System. She worked as an elementary guidance counselor at Mark Twain Elementary for the past 31 in years. She has also, during that time in Rolla, taught English at Rolla Junior High and served as guidance counselor at Harry S. Truman Elementary. Previous to coming to Rolla, she taught journalism and was a high school librarian. She comes to us with a background in assessment, working with special education issues, crisis issues facing school districts, and using positive discipline approaches with students. She has served on the Character Education and Positive Behavior Support teams since their inclusion in Rolla Schools. She also serves on the Rolla Parent as Teachers board of directors.

Jo Ann has a Bachelor's degree in English Education and Library Science from Missouri State University. She also has a Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling - K-12, from Missouri State University.

Jo Ann is one of the few RPDC staff who actually lives in Rolla! She and her husband, Bob, enjoy living in Rolla and all it has to offer. Bob sells real estate with the Bill Brown Realtor Company and is the developer of Ann Lee Estates, a residential housing area. They have two children Stephanie, 25, and Dena, 17. Like her parents, Stephanie is a graduate of Missouri State University. She is currently in her second year of teaching at Mark Twain Elementary in Rolla and is a member of the PBS Team. Dena is currently a senior at Rolla High School and will be entering a university next fall to study French.

The positive approach to behavior in children is a proven method of working with schoolwide, classroom and individual interventions toward success. Jo Ann believes PBS offers support for all students and has lived it and applied it from the ground up. Now, she is here to help you in any way possible.