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Orley Ryals
Phone (209) 533-8644 ext. 209
Fax (209) 532-9234
Email
Instructor:
Special Education Coordinator
About Me
I attended Twain Harte Elementary and Sonora Union High School. After college, I joined the Naval Reserve and retired with the rank of Commander. I was aboard ship in the Caribbean Sea when I received an offer to teach students with special needs in Tuolumne County. I accepted and began my teaching career in a county special education classroom at Curtis Creek Elementary. I now had two careers: naval reserve and education. These two careers provided opportunities to work with people in a variety of settings.
Within the naval pathway, I held various executive billet assignments, both on active duty and also as an inactive ready reservist. My last major assignment was with the Naval Headquarters, London, United Kingdom.
Within the education pathway, I have had experience in school administration and in classroom teaching both in the public and in the private sectors. For example, For eleven years, I was the High School Special Education Resource Teacher with River Delta Unified School District. For two years I was the teaching principal at Chinese Camp School.
In addition to those career pathways, I have been active in other areas, particularly in civic involvement. As a therapist intern, I provided supervised therapy to the families and children within Tuolumne County’s system of care. For two years I served as the foreman of the Tuolumne County Grand Jury. In 2007, I was the trail logistics coordinator on the Historic Sonora Pass Wagon Train which started at Pickel Meadow, crossed over Sonora Pass, and ended in Twain Harte. For the past several years I have helped in the Tuolumne County elections as precinct inspector and poll worker.
I am delighted to be on the staff at Gold Rush Home Study Charter School.
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