Mandy Koontz, Central NC, Mandy@Smarttesting.net, 336-442-7416
Mandy and her husband Sterling live in Lexington, NC where they are very involved in their community. They have 2 Biological children and are a licensed therapeutic Foster home. They enjoy traveling, camping, swimming, boating, and exploring new adventures.
Mandy received her degree from King’s College and became employed with Davidson County Schools and then was employed with Davidson Charter Academy. She went on to receive her 4H-NC State University Extension Leadership so she could teach Robotics to students in 3rd - 12th grade. Mandy along with her husband have coached and led numerous Robotic teams over the years, even placing at state finals.
Mandy has a love for children, she loves teaching and working with them. She has worked with kids all of her life. From babysitting, tutoring, teaching robotics, volunteering in children's ministry, fostering, helping with the local children’s home, and homeschooling her own children.
Mandy is certified in TIPS-MAPP (Trauma-Informed Parenting for Safety and Permanence –Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting). With Mandy, it is about developing a love for learning on each child's level.
Not all children fit into the box of the public school system. Mandy has seen this first hand over the years, this is a huge reason why she knew she wanted to homeschool her own children.
She has worked with children with behavioral and learning disabilities over the years and realizes everyone has their own pace.
Mandy believes that testing of any kind can be stressful and especially on little minds. She wants to take her love for children and be able to help them feel comfortable and confident while testing. “Testing a child in the right way and environment means everything. Children's minds are like sponges, they want to learn and retain information. We just have to find their learning style to help them learn at their fullest potential.”
Service areas:
Lexington, Thomasville, High Point, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Salisbury and surrounding Piedmont Triad locations. If you do not see an area listed please feel free to reach out as Mandy may be able to travel to your area.
TESTIMONIALS
I needed my child tested to meet the NC requirements for homeschoolers. When I stopped by the table at the Homeschool Connections Fair, Mandy was just exceptional. She was informative and helpful in explaining my options. Upon researching all the options further, I felt that contacting Mandy to administer the Woodcock Johnson test was my best option. Mandy fully explained my options and she was easy to communicate with. Mandy explained the testing results completely. She gave me all the information and encouraged me to contact her if I had any further questions in the future.
~Jessica H.
Mandy explained every detail of the testing process, she made sure I understood how and what subject areas my child would be testing on. She took her time with me, allowed me to ask questions. I felt totally comfortable and confident that I wanted her to test my daughter. I love how the testing environment was very relaxed and calming. A quick restroom break was given and my daughter came out to use the restroom and gave me a hug. Mandy communicated with my daughter effectively during the duration of this process which helped her in understanding everything that is to be expected. Very informative, helpful, engaging experience. Thank you Mandy for serving our children. You are making an impact. I look forward to a lasting partnership.
~Latoya C.
Thank you so much for making this first experience with Woodcock-Johnson such a positive one! Both kids seemed relaxed and admitted that they might prefer it to the usual paper test. I know that this is largely because you made it such an encouraging and relaxed atmosphere. Thank you! I will recommend you to others and use you again if we continue to do the Woodcock-Johnson in the future!
~Kathy
SMART was reasonable, and quick to reply to all of my questions. Mandy Koontz was absolutely wonderful, very helpful with everything! We had a great experience with SMART and we would definitely use SMART again for future testing needs! Mandy was prompt and informative. She was very observant, very welcoming and knowledgeable. We recieved lots of information, and Mandy explained the results to us in a way that was easy for us to understand.
~Kelly G