Experience

Clarke County School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Support Specialist

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Leads school-wide efforts for school improvement through the implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Works directly with administrators and Student School Team (SST), and school staff to develop permanent school-based systems that include implementation tiers of support within the positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework to ensure safe and supportive learning environments that meet the needs of a diverse population of students. This is done through: -Establish the framework and resources to provide high-quality core instruction and the academic and social-emotional interventions needed to successfully meet the needs of all students. -Develop, document, maintain ongoing academic plans (Individual Student Growth and learning plans) and behavioral intervention plans -Oversee interventions that will be progress-monitored over a period of time -Communicate to parents regarding the students’ progress as well as strategies the parents can use in the home -Facilitate goal-writing throughout the year for identified students -Assist with School-wide PBIS and implementation/collection of SWIS data -Support administrators, teachers, and other school staff in identifying root causes of student behavioral issues and ways to meet student social and emotional needs -Support school staff in delivering evidence-based small group interventions and individual interventions -Coordinate and provide leadership to the PBIS implementation teams at the building level -Introduce staff to new methods, materials, and instructional strategies that, through research, have proven to increase student ability to access the educational environment -Coordinate and conduct staff development at the school and district levels -Make informal classroom observations and provide immediate feedback for the purpose of behavioral support and program improvement (not evaluation) Show less



Clarke County School District

• Special Education Teacher and Team Leader