Helix Charter High School2000200120022003captured Dec 24, 2001

Vadja V. Kolombatovic, Jr.


I (myself am deaf) teach a variety of subjects (math, English, social studies, science, etc...)to deaf and hard of hearing students from 9th grade to 12th grade. I'm in Deaf/HH program, located in room 1320. I am also a program coordinator, and a advisor for Jr. N.A.D. (Junior National Association for the Deaf) on Helix H.S campus. My deaf/HH students are from all over Grossmont Union H.S. District, not Helix High School Area only. (About 1/3 of my students are in fully mainstreamed classes with interpreters and 2/3 of my students are in partly mainstream classes and in my D/HH class.)

Academic History

Background

Born in Germany where my parents were stationed in the U.S Army, moved to U.S.A when I was 2 years old, have lived in Chicago, New York City, Washington D.C, San Francisco, Burlingame, Paris (France), Madrid (Spain) where my father was Legal Attache and Spec. Agent for F.B.I at the US Embassy, Stockton, (CA), San Fernando Valley, Pacific Beach (San Diego), and finally live in La Mesa for 22 years with my wife, and 2 high school and college kids. I played lots of sports especially cross country and track, soccer through high schools and college.


Interests/Activities/Plans

I love to teach and help deaf and hard-of-hearing students. I have done a part time lecture in Deaf Education at San Diego State University for 18 years. I have been teaching at Grossmont Union High School District for 25 years (18 years at Granite Hills H.S. and 7 years a Helix). I also am involved with many activities in the deaf community. In 5 years I would like to retire and do some "free lance consultant" work for the deaf across the United States, maybe write a few books about deaf education. I would also like to travel around the world.


Other Interesting Things

Family oriented, long distance running, biking, hiking, doing landscape at my one acre home, traveling, playing war games on computer, also doing some art and painting work on the computer.



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