Assistant Principal

• Jun 2020 - Present

Special Education Teacher

• Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2019 - May 2022

Adjunct Professor in the school of Education. Adjunct Professor in the school of Education.

Sample Presentations

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

Behavior Specialist

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

Introduced Restorative Practices districtwide through a series of Professional Learning sessions and one on one coaching.Creates Positive Behavior Intervention Plans for Students with range of Diverse Learning NeedsWeekly scheduled times to facilitate, Restorative Conversations, Talking Circles and Peace Circles with students and teachers. Direct support and individualized coaching provided to teachers of students with Diverse Learning Needs.Collaborate and share best practices with staff to support students with challenging behavioral or academic needs.Works directly with school administrative teams, to ensure school discipline incorporates and executes against the prioritization of restorative practices. Show less

Summer Administrative Intern

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Responsible for hiring and releasing teachers and support staff based on student need. Facilitated communication with eight sending schools. Facilitated the appropriate coordination of all student needs, including IEP nursing, busing, communication equipment, changing equipment. Answered parent questions and concerns daily via phone, email and in person. Addressed staffing concerns and performance when needed. Provided explicit training and PD for all ESY staff. Created school wide routines and procedures for ESY students and staff. Provided weekly and, at times daily, updates for district level personnel. Created classroom schedules and adapting them as needed based on building and engineering needs. Show less

Social Emotional Learning Specialist

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

Responsible for coordinating SEL needs for 42 schools in the Englewood/Auburn Gresham neighborhoods of Chicago.Led network wide PDs, trainings and coaching for restorative practices, school wide positive interventions, tiered interventions and school wide systems to improve culture and climate. Provided weekly and daily coaching for high-needs schools.Trained school-level administrators, teachers and paraprofessionals on the importance of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), restorative practices and SEL for students. Led workshops on effective MTSS committees and sustainability.Fostered partnerships with the University of Chicago and the Erickson Institute to bring SEL support, programs and resources into high-need schools.Trained staff on the controversial John Burge curriculum for students and staff in 8th and 10th grades. Show less

Special Education Teacher

• Aug 2008 - Jan 2017

Created and taught engaging lesson plans in reading, math, writing, social studies and science. Maintained and continually reflected on effective classroom management skills.Consulted and collaborated with general education teachers to meet the needs of students with language, reading, behavior, and/or emotional problems who were included in general education classrooms. Created lesson plans, homework, tests, extracurricular activities and art projects.Responsible for grading of class work, homework, tests, report cards, IEP report cards.Responsible for creation of working IEP documents.Fostered essential parent/teacher relationships to ensure student growth and success both academically and socially.Ensured that students continually met their IEP goals and adjusted goals as necessary to always maintain high expectations. Show less