Experience

Lewis-Palmer School District 38

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dean of Students

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  Building administrator for grant funded alternative education program titled Innovative Learning Program.Supervise and evaluate staffDevelop and maintain positive relationships with students and families within school, and surrounding community.Support ongoing development of healthy school culture model, characterized by high expectations for student academic achievement and behavior.Communicate regularly and appropriately by telephone, email, and in-person meetings with families of students struggling to meet school expectations for attendance and discipline.Maintain highly organized records, compliant with policy, to document student behaviors, interventions, consequences, and results.Help teachers develop and diversify instructional abilities to better serve students of different ability levels and backgrounds.Establish and enforce clear school-wide disciplinary procedures to protect students and staff.Coordinate outreach events to bring in parents, family members, and community at large to support students. Show less

• Special Education Department Chair

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  Trained instructors in classroom management, instructional strategies, and behavioral improvements.Member of district IEP audit team.Monitored department IEP paperwork and compliance.Coordinated testing accommodations for local and state testing.Mentored new teachers in successful strategies, techniques, materials, and supplementary technologies.Chaired department meetings covering new implementations, problem-solving, and other operational areas.Administered tests and analyzed results to evaluate student and teacher performance.Evaluated proposals and requests for new resources and submitted when approved.Worked with administrators on behavioral issues to support needs of all students.Evaluator of Para-Professionals. Show less

• Special Education Teacher Generalist

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2017

  Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.Collaborated with numerous departments and teachers.Provided detailed instruction and role modeling for acceptable social and work-related behaviors.Assisted program participants with achieving career and learning goals. Show less



Millard Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education

• SSN Special Education Teacher

  • May 2004 - May 2009

  Maintained student-centered, supportive environment in delivering learning experiences. Supported teachers in development of individual learning strategies. Collaborated with teachers to create customized classroom environment that was integral to students' needs. Worked with individual students to provide personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support. Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs while carrying out IEP goals. Communicated with students, teachers, staff and parents to maintain effective relationships for student and program growth. Facilitated Community Based Instruction to support student growth in general life skills. Member of school professional development committee. Show less