Dean of Students

• Jun 2015 - Present

Dean of Scholar Support

• Jun 2014 - Present

Oversee the Special Education Department Advisory Coordinator Community Service and College Exploration Honor Lead Oversee the Special Education Department Advisory Coordinator Community Service and College Exploration Honor Lead

Case Manager

• Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

Special Education coordinator Coordinate & lead IEP, 504 Plan, & Behavior Intervention Plan meetings Designs learning experiences to provide access to general curricular content to individuals with disabilities. Collaborates with teammates in planning & constructing benchmark lessons, instructional interventions and/or programs. Provides direct services as needed to assigned special needs scholars. Timely prepares, implements, & evaluates IEPs (including transition plans & behavior management plans) for each assigned scholar based on individually assessed needs. Uses appropriate assessment instruments pertinent to academic, communication, & behavioral areas. Plans, implements & evaluates social skills lesson plans, community-based instruction and behavior support plans (as needed) for each scholar. Identifies, selects, & modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the scholars with varying backgrounds, learning styles, & assessed special needs. Provides specialized instructional techniques through individual and/or group sessions designed to meet the educational, social, & emotional needs of the scholars. Participates on the school-based intervention team, in-school staffing team & in the screening processes. Participates on evaluation teams for scholars. Monitors and oversees services provided by paraprofessionals and/or other support personnel assigned to classroom and/or student in classroom. Obtains & monitors present levels/baselines of assigned special needs scholars. Ensures that the necessary evaluation records, IEPs, & other team-developed records are maintained in the scholar’s permanent special education folder. Ensures that each scholar assigned to the Special Education Teacher has necessary IEPs, evaluation records, & other applicable special education records. Refers those scholars who require further evaluation or follow-up services to the appropriate school personnel or community agencies. Show less

Teacher

• Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

Instructed and tutored students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and similar information processing differences; utilize multisensory lessons, technology, and methods that cater to the students’ strengths to enhance skills and areas needing improvement (including Orton Spelling techniques, Kurzweil software). Developed and implemented hands-on, inquiry based Social Studies lessons aligned to the National Curriculum Standards to students in grades K-6. Implemented problem-based learning through projects and heuristic learning. Provided appropriate and authentic means of assessment. Created personalized education plans for each student and apply differentiated instruction in whole-class instruction. Promoted parent-teacher collaboration by maintaining a daily communication log for each student. Facilitated Portfolio Preparation, Study Skills, Brain Power (a course that taught skills to strengthen different areas of the brain), Technology, and Research courses. Faculty Sponsor and Developer of Pinnacle’s Student Council: Created and implemented a program to create strong leaders through service-learning projects, fundraisers, and school/community involvement. Pinnacle’s Leadership Skills Program: Created and implemented “Pinnacle’s Good Habits”, adapted from Ron Clark’s “The Essential 55”. Also created Pinnacle School’s Behavior Plan and trained teachers in the administration of the plan. Show less