Ms. Janet has been an occupational therapist for 30 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient rehabilitation, return to work programs, home care, and sheltered workshop programs. Her treatment skills include, strength/endurance training, fine/gross motor training, balance training, cognitive re-training, visual perceptual training, and sensory integration training. Janet’s passion has always been to work with children, which became a reality when she was hired as a school therapist.Janet believes all students are capable of learning if we can identify the child’s way of understanding their world and uses play is an integral part of her treatment approach.This is Janet’s 4th year at the Boggs School. She speaks highly of the staff and the philosophy of Boggs, saying, “It’s like a family; all staff are very involved with the children. The love and compassion they give to the students is wonderful.”

This is Ms. Jamica's third year with the Littles after being home with her own kids before entering the working world again! She holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Social Work as well as an Associates Degree in Graphic Design. She has been a Detroiter, along with her husband, for over 12 years. Their two children, Kaiya and Theron, are Boggs students as well, with one in 4th grade and the other in 2nd. She has really enjoyed not only being a Boggs parent but also a part of the amazing staff at the school. When not at school, you can find her and her kiddos enjoying the beaches of Belle Isle and the Great Lakes, checking out new camping spots, in the car ready for the next road tripping adventure, biking around the city, or just hanging out at home.

Ms. Klo recently retired from her teaching at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  She received her undergraduate degree from Alma College and her MA and PhD from Michigan State University where she also taught. Her research interests include early reading and writing and professional learning communities where University interns, mentor teachers and University instructors learn together.  Her goal is for every school to be a learning community for everyone – the students, teachers, staff and families.  Her teaching philosophy emphasizes caring, social justice and equity as essential.  She taught literacy courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, mentored doctoral students in her classes and taught in the Elementary Master of Arts with Certification (ELMAC) program since it began in 1998.  Amanda Rosman was one of her early star graduate students. She has worked with her university interns in urban and suburban districts.  Prior to and during her University teaching, Phillippi taught all elementary grades as a classroom teacher and learning specialist. She says that her 50 years in education have led her to the Boggs School which epitomizes all that she believes a wonderful school can be. Klo has also served as the School Board Secretary since the school opened.

Ms. Scheherazade has been with the Boggs School for four years. This year, she joins the lower elementary with the Painted Turtles class.  She loves Boggs children!  She also writes poems and blogs. Scheherazade has an eleven-year-old son at the Boggs School.