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Lead facilitator of programing for adults and children with mild to severe special needs. Supervise, train, and oversee 8 employees and 10 volunteers while educating over 80 students weekly and engaging them through various additional events throughout the yearKey Accomplishments◾ Grew the program 10% in first 90 days including hiring and coordinating volunteers to staff the student increase◾ Implemented streamlined processes, including communication platform aggregation and classroom safety that reduced organizational risk while improving transparency and increasing parent trustResponsibilities◾ Adapt and create age-appropriate educational materials for over 80 weekly students ranging pre-K to adult. ◾ Grow program through planning and execution of local outreach and social media promotion ◾ Create, oversee, and coordinate 10 engagement events with attendance of over 800 annually◾ Supervise, coordinate, and train volunteers and staff◾ Provide continual communication with families and guardians and provide event calendars and applicable resource availability

Trophy Club, Texas, United States

Led the district’s flagship special education program by developing and establishing advanced programmatic instruction processes and procedures. Key Accomplishments◾ Quickly developed and implemented educational curriculum and new interactive programing for remote learning during the pandemic◾ Established and implemented medical service plans for immunocompromised studentsResponsibilities◾ Directed the education, progression and development of 12 special needs students while supervising and training 4 paraprofessionals◾ Developed, established and implemented modified Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) lessons that aligned with the strategic, state-required testing goals and guidelines while measuring true academic student progress◾ Created, communicated and implemented Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and coordinated and facilitated Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings with parents, related services and administration

Haslet, Texas, United States

Oversaw district-wide curriculum development and implementation across 27 campuses. Provided training and process improvement for 37 teachers through curriculum guidance, IEP development and ARD committee meeting training as well as new hire orientation training Key Accomplishments◾ Developed district-wide curricula for 27 campuses ranging from early childhood to high school for self-contained classrooms◾ Developed, coordinated and implemented collaborative lesson planning methodology while individually instructing IEP and ARD development for 37 teachers◾ Established first year teacher’s classroom from ground up in 4 days with year-long mentoring and process improvement Responsibilities◾ Trained and educated teachers including administration of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Alt 2 test as well as coaching for problematic student issues and parental concerns ◾ Trained newly hired teachers and support staff on district programs and regulatory requirements◾ Oversaw self-contained classroom setup supply and inventory management

Rhome, Texas, United States

Led classroom of 12 students while coaching and overseeing Social Emotional Academic Classroom (SEAC) behavioral unitKey Accomplishments◾ Advanced 40% of students with intellectual disabilities to emergent or higher reader levels◾ Mentored and trained 5 instructors and assistants enabling them to and obtain certifications and progress into advanced positions including department head roles◾ Developed fund raising programs to advance applicable life skillsResponsibilities◾ Directed teachers and paraprofessionals within special education unit◾ Developed, communicated and implemented individualized education plans (IEPs) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs) ◾ Provided inclusion support for that enables integration of special needs students into general education classroom environments◾ Managed cases including documentation and submission for 12 special education students

Argyle, Texas, United States

Performed dual role as resource teacher managing a class of 15 and newly hired SEAC teacher mentorKey Accomplishments◾ Educated and assisted parents in pursuing and navigating enhanced local, state and federal resources that helped produce more stable environments for studentsResponsibilities◾ Developed, communicated and implemented individualized education plans (IEPs) for 15 students◾ Established and implemented behavior intervention plans (BIPs) based on outcomes from functional behavior assessments (FBAs) that identified challenging behavior causes and specified actions to improve or replace the behaviors◾ Created and successfully implemented behavioral strategies and token systems to shape behavior of challenging students

Justin, Texas, United States

Lead instructor for classroom of 8 students with mild to profound disabilitiesKey Accomplishments◾ Established and maintained new self-contained classroom while directing and mentoring new teacher within self-contained autism unitResponsibilities◾ Supervised 2 paraprofessionals◾ Developed, communicated and implemented individualized education plans (IEPs) and for 8 students◾ Coordinated and facilitated Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings with parents, related services and administration

Haslet, Texas, United States

Assisted lead instructor of special needs classroomKey Accomplishments◾ Established 1 of 3 pioneer district life skills classrooms ◾ Obtained teaching certification while contributing to the overall development of the life skills programResponsibilities◾ Assisted with lesson plan development and instruction of students with mild to severe special needs◾ Maintained daily Medicaid records and transmitted reporting compliant with state regulatory requirements

Irving, Texas, United States

Maintained caseload of chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcies and aided attorneys in all stages of litigation and bankruptcy matters for numerous clients in various jurisdictionsResponsibilities◾ Reviewed daily filings via case management systems including Lexis Nexis File and Serve, Pacer and state and federal court websites◾ Maintained and updated internal databases◾ Responded to client requests for information and status updates◾ Liaised between the firm, clients, and counsel

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Led 12 enlisted healthcare personal in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital emergency room and OB/GYN departments

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Applied Technology & Performance Improvement

Associate Of Applied Science - Aas, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Associate Of Arts - Aa