Welcome to SAISD Special Education Department

My name is Janiece Kaylan Metcalf and I am 49 years old.  I am blessed to be married for 30 years to my husband, Johnny.  We have 2 wonderful children, a 23-year-old son, Garrett and a 17-year-old daughter, Kendyl.  I am a 1992 graduate of Zavalla High School and have been in education for 23 years.   I obtained my associate and my bachelor’s degrees from Lamar University, my Master’s in Educational Administration from University of Phoenix, and my Educational Diagnostician Certification from Sul Ross State University.   We still call the Zavalla area home, as we live in a log house with Sam Rayburn Reservoir as our backyard and the Angelina National Forest as our neighbor.   I have been an Educational Diagnostician for 9 years and was a Career and Technology teacher prior to that. I am honored to be the 2014 Gilbert I. “Buddy” Low Excellence in Education Award winner.   I am coming to San Augustine ISD from Lufkin ISD where I worked at the District Education Center as an Educational Diagnostician.  In addition to working at Lufkin ISD, I have also worked at Zavalla ISD, Huntington ISD and Warren ISD.  I am excited about getting back to the small school environment, which is where I feel most at home.  I have a passion for travel and adventure. If I am not traveling away from East Texas, you can find me sitting on the sideline watching my daughter play softball or as my husband's crappie fishing partner.   

My name is Shannon Hamilton Bishop, and I am the proud mother of two wonderful young men, Gavin, 25, and Brady, 20. I shared 27 years of marriage with my late husband, Eric, and our family made our home near Toledo Bend Lake in Sabine County. I graduated from Hemphill High School in 1992 and began my career in education shortly afterward as a paraprofessional at Hemphill Elementary. At the age of 30, I began my journey into higher education at Stephen F. Austin State University, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in special education. After several years of teaching, I continued my education at Lamar University and earned a master’s degree in special education.

I taught high school life skills at Hemphill ISD for 13 years. During that time, I also had the opportunity to serve as the varsity cheer coach and One-Act Play director. In 2015, I was honored to receive the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence in Education. I joined San Augustine ISD as special programs support and ARD facilitator before transitioning into my current role as an educational diagnostician. I am grateful to continue serving students, families, and staff at San Augustine ISD and look forward to another rewarding school year.