Experience

Fairview Park City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Counselor

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  --School counselor for about 660 students in grades 1-5 --Implement school-wide classroom lessons in order to improve overall school culture; implement small group instruction to teach targeted skills to improve individual social emotional health; schedule and lead Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) Meetings; Section 504 Plan Coordinator for the building; frequent communication with parents; collaboration with all staff members in the building; coordinate OAA testing within the building; provide social/emotional support to all students Show less



Avon Lake Public Schools

• Intervention Specialist, Grade 5

  • Aug 2010 - May 2013

   Teacher for students with various disabilities including ED in 5th an 6th grade inclusion setting  Case manager for 6-8 students; plan and implement academic instruction; provide interventions for At-Risk students; OAA Preparation Tutoring; collaborate with teachers to implement accommodations/modifications for all students; collaborate with all service providers; manage behavior intervention plans; organize and lead team meetings; frequent communication with parents; responsible for my students’ emotional, social, and academic progress Show less



Salem Academy Charter School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean of Students

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

   Full time administrator at a charter school of 308 students grades 6-12 Collaborated with all students and staff members to improve overall school culture; supported students struggling with academic and discipline issues including writing and managing behavior intervention plans; collaborated with teachers about solving classroom management and student issues; monitored and enforced student attendance; enforced school rules; led counseling groups; created and implemented bullying workshops; provided input at weekly Student Services, Administrative Team, IEP, 504, parent, and form meetings; individual check-in meetings with students; aided 8th grade students’ transition to high school by helping with school choice Show less

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  Part-time teacher for up to 8 students with varying disabilities in a 7th grade inclusion settingPartial case manager for 8 students; planned and implemented academic instruction; collaborated with other teachers to implement accommodations/modifications for all students; collaborated with all therapists and service providers; consulted with a behavioral consultant; organized and led team meetings; frequent communication with parents; compiled an MCAS-Alternate Assessment Portfolio for 1 student; responsible for my students' emotional, social, and academic progress Show less



Higgins Middle School

• Guidance Counselor Intern

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  Spent 20 hours a week interning in the 8th grade guidance counseling office, servicing about 425 students Collaborated with guidance counselors and Housemasters in grades 6-8; counseled individual students on issues such as academic success, anger management, family crises, school adjustment, self-esteem, peer relationships; led counseling groups focusing on friendship, self-esteem, problem-solving and social skills; guided 8th grade students' transition to high school by helping with scheduling and school choice; aided in MCAS preparation and implementation; led/scheduled meetings between parents and teachers; experience with IEP meetings; frequent parent communication; assumed all duties of guidance counselor when she was out for a week Show less



Tri-Town School Union

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Primary teacher for 3 elementary students on the Autism Spectrum, academic instruction in conjunction with time spent at an integrated summer camp setting Case manager for 3 students; planned and implemented academic instruction; implemented behavior intervention plans; taught social skills; facilitated social and play skills in a camp setting; contact with parents; management of paraprofessionals; collaboration with camp counselors Primary teacher for 3 elementary students on the Autism Spectrum, academic instruction in conjunction with time spent at an integrated summer camp setting Case manager for 3 students; planned and implemented academic instruction; implemented behavior intervention plans; taught social skills; facilitated social and play skills in a camp setting; contact with parents; management of paraprofessionals; collaboration with camp counselors



Andover Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assessment Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  Consulted with teachers across the district on completing MCAS Alternate Assessment portfolios Consulted with teachers across the district on completing MCAS Alternate Assessment portfolios



High Plain Elementary

• Special Education Teacher

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

  Primary teacher for grades 2-5 in a resource room setting Case manager for up to 9 students; planned and implemented academic and social instruction; managed paraprofessionals; led/organized team meetings; collaborated with therapists, service providers and educational and behavioral consultants; implemented/created/modified individual and classroom behavior intervention plans; consulted with teachers to implement modifications for all students; organized, facilitated, and participated in a class to write appropriate leveled books for students of all abilities based on MA learning standards; organized and implemented an MCAS-Alternate Assessment support group for other teachers in district; put together MCAS-Alternate Assessment Portfolios for 5 students; responsible for students' social/emotional and educational progress Show less



Steward School

• Special Education Teacher

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004

  Worked one-on-one in kindergarten classroom with a child who was deaf Taught student in small groups; constant collaboration with kindergarten teacher and team; case manager of IEP; implemented/created/modified behavior modification plans; collaborated with behavioral, vision, and hearing consultants/ therapists; implemented/learned a total-communication approach for student Worked one-on-one in kindergarten classroom with a child who was deaf Taught student in small groups; constant collaboration with kindergarten teacher and team; case manager of IEP; implemented/created/modified behavior modification plans; collaborated with behavioral, vision, and hearing consultants/ therapists; implemented/learned a total-communication approach for student