Karah Molesevich's work as a bilingual School Psychologist has been critical to our ability to serve our district's English Language Learners with complex support needs. In addition to her top-notch understanding of the evaluation processes and the linguistic and cultural factors we need to consider while designing support for a student, Karah brings a level of investment to each evaluation that benefits students and school teams in a way that cannot be quantified.
Karah brings a potent combination of experience and passion to her work, and it shows.
Karah Molesevich possesses exceptional communication skills, being fluent in both English and Spanish. This fluency enables Ms. Molesevich to effortlessly connect with students, parents, and staff members from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Her ability to navigate between languages and bridge communication gaps is truly remarkable.
As a school psychologist, Ms. Molesevich has consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of the cognitive, emotional, and social development of students. She possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in conducting comprehensive assessments, diagnosing learning disabilities and mental health conditions, and designing effective intervention strategies. She consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that students receive the support they need to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
Ms. Molesevich has been providing bilingual psychoeducational evaluations in the District for several years. She is extremely responsive, timely with her evaluations, and works well with all students, parents, and staff.
Her bilingual skills are exceptional as well as her knowledge of special education assessments and regulations. She is exceptionally kind, caring, and courteous in all of her interactions, and her evaluations have proven to be very helpful in accurately identifying student strengths, needs, and in making programming recommendations.
Karah has been an integral missing piece to our evaluation team at Shikellamy. Through her knowledge we are better equipped to determine eligibility for Spanish speaking students by testing in their native language. She is flexible in her schedule and typically will make home visits with parents and test in the students' natural environment.
Her reports are thorough and meet all requirements Pennsylvania requires for determining specific learning disabilities.
Ms. Molesevich completed a comprehensive bi-lingual evaluation for our school district and was extremely professional, efficient, and communicated effectively with the educational team. I would highly recommend her for school psychological services!
Ms. Molesevich has completed several bilingual evaluations for our school district. She is great at communicating and very prompt in responding to our requests. She has been flexible in meeting the students’ needs. We appreciate her thoroughness and quality reports.
Karah has completed bi-lingual evaluations for our district over the past 5 years. She communicates with our staff and Spanish speaking families, helping to bridge the language gap. Evaluations are always completed and sent to us prior to the 60 day evaluation time line.
Karah’s reports are well written and contain the required testing needed to determine student needs. We are very thankful for her services.
Karah is very accommodating to the families and team members she works with when completing an evaluation. She builds a wonderful rapport with the students very quickly. Her reports are always completed in a timely manner and are very thorough. She is a pleasure to work with!
Karah is an absolute pleasure to work with and is meticulous in regards to the details and professionalism of her evaluation reports. She is highly efficient with timelines and works well with staff and families. I would highly recommend Karah.
Karah is an excellent bilingual school psychologist. She is timely, knowledgeable, professional, and personable. I have had the opportunity to work with her for the past 5 years both in person and through e-mail communications.
Karah is an excellent advocate for Spanish speaking families and displays a wealth of knowledge in comprehensive assessment of special education evaluations for our culturally and linguistically diverse student population within Pennsylvania. During multidisciplinary meetings, Karah is articulate and kind. I highly recommend Karah for both monolingual and bilingual school-based special education evaluations.
Karah is a dedicated and gifted school psychologist who has impacted many districts. Her efforts to support school evaluations when language barriers must be alleviated to conduct a comprehensive evaluation are commendable.
Karah is professional and has strong communication skills that lead to successful collaboration when you are contracting for her services
Ms. Molesevich is responsive and industrious, adjusting quickly to the needs of families. She addresses areas of inquiry well and with focus, answering the referral question well and concerns pointedly. Ms. Molesevich is able to expeditiously make parents and students feel welcomed and comfortable. She is an excellent bi-lingual school psychologist.
I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Karah on multiple bilingual evaluations. These evaluations included cognitive assessments, achievement assessments, and behavioral rating scales. She always completes her observations, assessments, and report writing in a timely manner.
Karah’s reports are clearly written and easily understood. She provides meaningful recommendations that align with her findings. She does an excellent job connecting with parents and advocating for their children. When I have had questions regarding a bilingual evaluation, Karah is quick to respond and open to feedback from other professionals.
Ms. Molesevich was a tremendous asset to our school's Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team for a secondary ELL student. She arranged a time that worked for the student and the district to conduct the assessments, being mindful of scheduling conflicts that often occur within a school building.
The assessments that Ms. Molesevich conducted, including aptitude, achievement, and rating scales, were thorough and extremely helpful to our team in determining the student's strengths, needs, and eligibility for Special Education services.
Without Ms. Molesevich's knowledge and expertise, our team would have continued to struggle to determine appropriate school supports for our student.
Karah is a competent, compassionate, intelligent, and thorough school psychologist. She is an asset to any multidisciplinary team she has participated in, and she brings perspectives that are innovative and research informed.
When working with Karah, I am confident that my students and families who are from diverse populations are well taken care of. She consistently goes above and beyond in her ability not only to evaluate student's educational status, but also to help implement interventions that are in each student's best interest.
She meets children and families where they are, and compassionately walks with them along their educational journey.
Karah Molesevich is a competent and compassionate bilingual school psychologist. I have worked alongside her in the school setting since 2011 in an urban school district.
In the capacities that I have worked with Karah, she has exhibited professionalism, leadership, and a strong work ethic. Karah has the desire to connect with students so much that she standouts amongst her colleagues. I have witnessed Karah in large and small group settings: Professional Development on mindfulness and meditation, to bilingual individual IEP meetings. Karah has been responsive to the needs of students and families, responding and curating the therapeutic approach to intervene as needed to each situation. She has shown positive connections toward students, staff, and parents and she has been able to connect with families through her gift of language.
She has a genuine care toward others and a curious spirit. She is well trained and educated in mental health and special education law and wants to find the best way to utilize her skillset. Karah has always been one to provide for those around her in unexpected ways that make you feel seen, heard, and validated. Karah is dedicated to her students and caseloads, working tirelessly on documenting, updating, case notes, and communicating with staff personnel and parents. Karah’s professionalism and tone must be recognized and celebrated as superior to her colleagues.
Karah is cheery, inviting and personable. In the classroom setting, Karah actively participates with teachers and students as they engage in learning and instruction.
Karah participates inclassroom discussion, team meetings, restorative circles – all while making contributions to the culture and climate of the building. Karah teaches life skills students on cooking, baking, empathy and friendship skills with a local community church. Her reach and community partnership goes beyond the school walls. Ms. Molesevich is a well-versed and trained bilingual school psychologist and licensed professional counselor for your educational needs.
I recently had the opportunity to work with Karah for a bilingual evaluation. Karah was very professional, took extra time to consult with me to explain the results, and was incredibly efficient. She really went the extra mile for the student and family she was working with! I highly recommend Karah and cannot wait to work with her again!
Ms. Molesevich has provided me with useful, thoughtful and necessary consultation over the past several years. Her experience, knowledge and insight into complicated bilingual and trilingual cases is unparalleled.
Her approach is kind, effective, pragmatic and culturally sensitive. She is quickly able to provide recommendations when presented with a case study. I highly recommend her consultation services and have found them to be necessary in my practice.
Karah Molesevich filled in as our school psychologist during the 2022/2023 school year. Her expertise and dedication were invaluable. She was reliable and insightful when assessing the students. Her communication to families was kind and compassionate during MDT meetings.
We are immensely grateful for her exceptional work and positive impact on our school community.
Karah has been helpful with assisting our district with bi-lingual evaluations in a very timely manner. Her reports are also completed quickly, with thorough standardized information to supplement the school-based reports, enabling us to meet 60 day evaluation timelines.
Karah communicates well with our Spanish speaking families, gathering the necessary background information to have their essential input included in the reports to ensure a strong collaboration with home and school when determining student needs.
"I would recommend working with Ms. Molesevich on bilingual evaluations. I have utilized her service for testing students with different variations of Hispanic backgrounds. Ms. Molesevich quickly communicates and establishes a rapport with the parents of the students. She quickly schedules the evaluation and is easy to work with in setting up the time and place for the testing. She is also very quick to write up her testing and conclusions and consults with the receiving school psychologist. Ms. Molesevich does the write ups in both Spanish and English and reviews results with parents on the phone. She is also available for additional consultation on cases and has a plethora of knowledge in Spanish/Hispanic
cultures, and their schooling. I highly recommend Ms. Molesevich’s expertise and skills."
The educational assessment process for our daughter was intimidating and confusing for all of us initially, however, Karah’s innate ability to put us all at ease enabled an accurate assessment of her abilities and her developing areas. As a health care provider myself, I believe Karah’s findings and recommendations were thorough, thoughtful and appropriate. They have benefitted our daughter as an individual and our family as a unit because anxiety has been greatly reduced. I would, without hesitation, recommend Karah Molesevich to another parent, student or educator who is seeking a compassionate, thorough and accurate assessment to understand how to best nurture their child's strengths, to help in areas where they may be gifted and/or struggling and to assist in advocating for the child in an educational setting. Karah’s follow-up was professional, prompt, thoughtful and encouraging to our child. She leveraged her expertise in the field, professional insight and friendly compassionate approach to help us pave a clear path forward for our teenage daughter’s happiness and success.
Karah is an exceptional bilingual school psychologist who is very responsive to our needs. She has excellent communication skills, is prompt in responding to our requests for an evaluation, and will also discuss the results of the evaluation with parents. We are thrilled to have entered into a partnership with her.
Karah was wonderful to work with! It was the first time our school needed a bilingual school psychologist; Karah was knowledgeable and provided valuable insight along with a timely and meaningful evaluation for our student.
I would be happy to work with her again!
Karah was professional, personable, easy to work with, and knowledgeable.
The evaluation process was simple and smooth. Her write-up was provided in
a timely manner and covered everything that we had discussed. I would be
happy to work with Karah again in the future.
It was a pleasure working with Ms.. Molesevich to complete a bilingual evaluation on one of my students! This is the first ESL student I have had
to evaluate and Ms. Molesevich helped to make the process as streamlined as possible. I learned so much in the time we worked together! She worked with the parent and student, establishing a rapport virtually, which isn't always the easiest task. She scored, interpreted, and had the results written up in a more than timely manner and was always willing to troubleshoot or discuss the student, results, and recommendations.
I highly recommend Ms. Molesevich for your bilingual assessment needs!
Karah has been a valuable resource to our district in completing bilingual evaluations. She has knowledge of a multitude of assessments ranging from cognitive, achievement, to the ADOS. Karah is a strong communicator, very organized, and open to collaboration between herself and district staff. Karah is also very punctual in scheduling assessments and providing the district with her assessment results. We look forward to continued collaboration with Karah to complete bilingual evaluations. Her expertise and unique perspective of the learners she works with is valuable!
Karah Molesevich came highly recommended to our district when searching for a bilingual School Psychologist. The process was seamless, and Ms. Molesevich was very responsive, efficient, and accommodating. Her evaluation was professional, engaging, and reliable. Ms. Molesevich exceeded our expectations, and I can confidently say we will consult with her again in the future when needed.