Special Education Teacher

• Aug 2023 - Present

Special Education Teacher & Case Manager

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2023

Responsible for ensuring twenty students’ IEP special education services and supports are in place. Overseeing IEP, Learning Strategies to meet students’ goals, Pre-algebra, Science, and Senior transition. Work with parents, staff, and students. Take notes, gather data, and write an IEP. Responsible for ensuring twenty students’ IEP special education services and supports are in place. Overseeing IEP, Learning Strategies to meet students’ goals, Pre-algebra, Science, and Senior transition. Work with parents, staff, and students. Take notes, gather data, and write an IEP.

Site Supervisor

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2020

Key accomplishments: Coordinated lesson plans using school age indicators of progress. Plan and book summer events for children and staff. Create an employee orientation binder with personal file records for the state. Create guild lines for staff and families. Developed an Independence Program Point sheet for level 3 student. Duties and related: Working under the direction of the School and Community Activities Director as Supervisor. Plan and supervise a variety of daily activities for school-aged children. Communicate and enforce all Kids Club program policies and procedures. Supervise the work of Kids Club Assistants by providing work direction and assignments, creating and communicating work schedules, approving timesheets and time off requests, providing formal evaluations and updating staff files. Assist in the planning of staff meetings and staff training. Manage Kids Club inventory by monitoring current levels of supplies and equipment needed. Administration overall program implementations and evaluation including staff evaluations, job descriptions, employee development, training, and discipline. Compliance with child care rules. Maintenance of program records. Enter data for, make changes to, and answer questions about the billing of childcare contracts. Maintain a safe learning/playing environment for students and staff. Show less

Executive Director

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

Key Accomplishments: Obtain DHS licenses Marketing flyers and websites Duties and related: Ensures and facilitates the smooth functioning of all aspects of the child care center in order to best serve children and families Conducts ongoing informal and annual formal performance evaluations of staff Facilitates the recruitment and coordinates the selection, hiring, and orientation of all the new staff to the center, within agency-approved processes and policies Ensures licensing requirements are met at all times Train staff on policies and procedures. Conferred with parents regarding facility activities, policies and enrollment procedures. Manager of 5 staff members and planned and facilitated regular meetings and training. Provides supervision, leadership, and support to all staff Coordinates staff scheduling within approved teacher-child ratios. Create policy’s, parent handbook, and staff handbook Supervisor: Self 612-719-8976 Show less

Volunteer

• Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

Walk around classroom assisting the students if they need more supplies or have questions about the assignment and keep children on task and stay quiet. I help children in small group seating to ensure social and cognitive development. Assist the teachers by providing support for the teacher and children. Ability to maintain a good relationship with teachers and students. With working with the staff I have more tools which help me teach students for being successful in the classroom. Walk around classroom assisting the students if they need more supplies or have questions about the assignment and keep children on task and stay quiet. I help children in small group seating to ensure social and cognitive development. Assist the teachers by providing support for the teacher and children. Ability to maintain a good relationship with teachers and students. With working with the staff I have more tools which help me teach students for being successful in the classroom.

Family Readiness Group, Administration, Spouse Sponsor, Key Caller and volunteer

• Mar 2014 - Jan 2017

Duties and Related Skills: 2015 and 2016 Commander's Award for FRG volunteer and recognizes me as an exceptional Army family whose dedicated volunteer service significantly contributes to improving Army well-being and the well-being of the local community. Informed all soldiers and families members in FRG of all activities ongoing and upcoming. Preparing meetings agendas, facilitate meetings, oversee the production of a Facebook page. Plan and facilitate events activities and fundraisers. With fundraising, managing finances and keep records. From organizational links between command and spouses. Build more solid and family cohesion and morale while on mission or downtime. Provide information on Army Community Services, Unit Chaplin, Rear Detachment, Family Program Director and Family Assistance Director. Address members concerns to the battalion. Supervisor: Adrian Kemp AdrianKemp30@gmail.com Show less

Instructional Monitor

• Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

Worked closely with children with special needs within a mainstream classroom. As an Instructional monitor planned numerous activities and organized them for students. While in the classroom collected materials from the student than to the teacher. Promoted positive parent and child interactions. Provided educational support services to those children by monitoring library, music class, playground, hallways, restroom, lunch, study hall, art class. Monitored students on a one-to-one basis. Practiced safety consistently by adhering to all guidelines in the building, classroom and on the playground. Participated in fire drills ensuring classroom and building were evacuated within the time and that all children were accounted for. Maintained effective relationships with students, parents, and staff, both orally and in writing. Provided oral responses to inquiries or requests for information from the teacher and other staff members. Participated in staff activities and in special training programs. Learned procedures, functions, and limitations of assigned duties. Strictly adhered to and enforced approved discipline techniques. Monitored, observed and reported student’s behavior according to approved policies and procedures. Helped children with spelling, typographical, or grammatical errors on homework. At the end of the day assisted children onto buses and into vehicles. Show less

Lead Preschool Teacher

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Improved pre-kindergarten class in tutor time by implementing LifeSmart activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth of the children under my care. Tutor time involvement: Received recognition from National Early Childhood Program Accreditation of best health and safety of children in a pre-kindergarten class and parent/teacher communication. (NECPA) Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment by implementing high reach early education. (APPLE). National Accretion Commission for Early Care and Education Program. (NAC) Professional experience: Planned a daily program for pre-kindergarten children that encourages each child’s growth in the areas of emotional, social, cognitive and physical development. High reach early learning based on learning on hands; goals of literacy, language and cognitive. Collected data on a day to day basis from team members and used it in the evaluation process of the child. Inventoried supplies and equipment requirements on a weekly basis. Provided oral instructions to individual and/or audience about projects and assignments working within the team of tutor time. Provided oral responses to inquiries or requests for information to staff and parents. Edited and/or proofread correspondence or other documents for spelling, typographical, or grammatical errors for other staff. Show less

Lead Teacher

• Aug 2009 - Mar 2013

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Received recognition from (NAEYC) National Accretion for the Education of Young for the best overall classroom. Received recognition from the director for Creative Discoveries by implementing hand on learning in the classroom. Recantation of implementation of EZ Write the basics of writing and in charge and in charge of teaching others the process. Curriculum and implication to the daily schedule. Trained other staff on implementation of EZ write and creative discoveries. Professional experience: Designed weekly lesson plans based on a monthly theme from Creative Discoveries and High Reach. Implemented different activities with the purpose of enhancing cognitive, language, motor and creative development. Trained by Director on policies, procedures and regulations and their implications on child development programs as well as in budget preparation, recordkeeping, assembling registration packets and managing the office for student information. Provided a warm, nurturing, safe, and loving environment where self-concepts were enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected. Show less

Lead teacher

• Jul 2008 - Mar 2009

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Received recognition from (NAEYC) National Accretion for the Education of Young for the best overall classroom. Received recognition from the director for Creative Discoveries by implementing hand on learning in the classroom. Recantation of implementation of EZ Write the basics of writing and in charge and in charge of teaching others the process. Curriculum and implication to the daily schedule. Trained other staff on implementation of EZ write and creative discoveries. Professional experience: Designed weekly lesson plans based on a monthly theme from Creative Discoveries and High Reach. Implemented different activities with the purpose of enhancing cognitive, language, motor and creative development. Trained by Director on policies, procedures and regulations and their implications on child development programs as well as in budget preparation, recordkeeping, assembling registration packets and managing the office for student information. Provided a warm, nurturing, safe, and loving environment where self-concepts were enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected. Show less

Teacher Aide

• Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

At Children’s House provided early learning opportunities and all-day care for infants through pre-kindergarten in a secure, fun and educational environment. Ensured the children were at low ratios that allowed caring for each child. Offered play-based learning opportunities for all ages in our classrooms and a spacious outdoor playground. Focused on Social/emotional development including practice, expressing and understanding feelings, taking turns, and playing in a group setting. Language/communication development included the use of sign language, talking, and lots of reading together time. Cognitive development included exploring such concepts as "in and out", "heavy and light", numbers, colors, problem solving, and pretend play. While working in the Toddler Room children were encouraged to develop their independence, while we kept in mind each individual's varying time schedule and needs. Ensured equipment encouraged children's emerging independence. Children were encouraged to "use words" and to give gentle touches as the means of acceptable communication. While working in Preschool room focused on Self-help skills, Life skills, Math, Science, Literacy skills, social skills, and children work on problem solving skills and conflict resolution skills. While working with The Children house I was taught and participated in child activities on a daily basis to ensure infants and toddlers with special needs were identified and referred for evaluation. Collect data from team members and agencies involved in the evaluation process of toddlers and infants over a 6 months’ time frame. Would then interpret appropriate assessments to determine children's level of performance. After each child was evaluated then discussed assessment results with parents. Provided documentation of my evaluation and feedback to parents. Coordinated services across agency lines for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Show less