Experience

City of Chicopee

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2022 - Present



City of Holyoke

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Team Leader

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2022

  The biggest challenge and reward in this job is building relationships with parents, I also Coordinate Team meetings, collaborate among team members, empower parents by education them, determine appropriate testing The biggest challenge and reward in this job is building relationships with parents, I also Coordinate Team meetings, collaborate among team members, empower parents by education them, determine appropriate testing



City of Springfield, Massachusetts

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Resource Room Teacher

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015



City of Westfield, MA

• Westfield, Ma

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2014

  Started as an Educational Team Leader(2008-2009) Coordinating Special Education Team Meetings, Completing Academic Testing, Writing Individualized Educational Plans for students with special needs, collaborating with teachers, principals, and school psychologist regarding each specific student and each case. Essential Life Skills Teacher (2009-2014) Modified and adapted the curriculum to meet the needs of each student. In this role I became a training specialist for the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Alternative Portfolio Assessments, completed 10-15 portfolios a year, assisted other teachers throughout the state on different ways to assess progress through student work and determining appropriate ways to assess the child based on the level of the child and using the curriculum frameworks. Show less



SABIS® International School

• United Arab Emirates
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Teacher/grades K-2 and 9-12 math

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

  My first year I taught High School Mathematics grades 9-12, for special education students. I enjoyed this job tremendously. The students were wonderful and motivated to learn. Being apart of team meetings and developing students education plans with them was rewarding. My second year at Sabis I taught students with special needs in grades K-2. This was a bit of an adjustment, after a few short weeks I found this job very rewarding. I continued to develop education plans, and collaborate with the team and the parents to develop an appropriate plan. Teaching a child to read is very rewarding. Show less