{"id":1932,"date":"2022-05-26T03:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:30:53","slug":"elementor-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/es\/elementor-1932\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Little"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Career Journey<\/h3>\n<p>Your career path is flexible and can always shift to different passions.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1932-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-career-Journey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-career-Journey.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-career-Journey.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Jessica Little&#8217;s tells us what she went through in order to become the Senior director of SELPA.<\/p>\n<h3>A typical day working with SELPA<\/h3>\n<p>You will work with a lot of people, so build your interpersonal skills.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1932-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-A-typical-day-and-the-skills-needed.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-A-typical-day-and-the-skills-needed.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-A-typical-day-and-the-skills-needed.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Jessica Little tells us what she typically does as a senior director of Special Education and Local Planning Area. She also goes into details on what kind of skills she utilizes on the job.<\/p>\n<h3>Advice for people feeling lost<\/h3>\n<p>Find things you like, and identify and build skills around them.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1932-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-advice-if-you-dont-know-your-career-path.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-advice-if-you-dont-know-your-career-path.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-advice-if-you-dont-know-your-career-path.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Jessica Little gives advice to students who are feeling lost and are unsure what career path they want to pursue.<\/p>\n<h3>How to get started in her line of work<\/h3>\n<p>Build your career network to find what you like<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1932-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-How-to-get-started-in-her-line-of-work.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-How-to-get-started-in-her-line-of-work.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-How-to-get-started-in-her-line-of-work.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Jessica provides advice to students who might be interested in purusing a similar career.<\/p>\n<h3>What is SELPA and main responsibilities<\/h3>\n<p>Helping districts identify unique needs for kids with special needs<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1932-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-What-is-selfa-and-are-jessicas-main-resposibilities.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-What-is-selfa-and-are-jessicas-main-resposibilities.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Jessica-Little-What-is-selfa-and-are-jessicas-main-resposibilities.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Jessica goes into detail on what SELPA is and her responsibilities as the Senior Director.<\/p>\n<h3>Full podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1215159886&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=1000&amp;maxwidth=1200&amp;auto_play=false&amp;buying=true&amp;liking=true&amp;download=true&amp;sharing=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;color\" width=\"1200\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On this episode of the What to Be Show we hear from Jessica Little who is the Senior Director for North Santa Cruz County Special Education Plan Area(SELPA)for the last six months. 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