Brandy Barnes Email & Phone Number

United States

Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States

●Communicates with school administration regarding scheduling and services for students with disabilities. ●Monitors compliance of IEPs and provides targeted assistance as necessary to teachers.●Monitors implementation of IEPs and provides targeted assistance as necessary. ●Chairs Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) for discipline infractions ●Consults with School Psychologist, SLP, & Related Services to review documents to conduct an Eligibility Sufficiency Check & determine if evaluations are needed & if a Temporary Eligibility is needed.●Serves as a member on the school’s leadership, discipline, graduation, testing, and student engagement team. ●Attends appropriate IEP meetings (transfers, legal, parent concerns, struggling teachers, new teachers, initial eligibility).●Conducts new teacher induction classes at the school and district as well as the GACE Prep facilitator for Special Education General Curriculum. ●Collaborate with teachers, school psychologists, MTSS chair, social worker, and administrators to meet timelines associated with the Tier 3 process and evaluations.●Conducts regular classroom visits using the instruction coaching tool to provide feedback for improvement and encouragement of team teaching practices. ●Monitors IEP implementation for SWDs in the general education and special education setting.●Coaches and assists new teachers with IEP writing, analyzed data from formal, district and state assessments, collaborative lesson planning. ●Provides professional development training to teachers on policies and procedures/conducts monthly department meetings●Completes monitors and maintains FTE and other reports.

Stonecrest, Georgia, United States

●Coached and assisted new teachers with IEP writing, analyzed data from formal, district and state assessments, collaborative lesson planning. ●Provided ongoing guidance to the department for positive interactions with other teachers, students, and parents.●Conducted regular classroom visits using the instruction coaching tool to provide feedback for improvement and encouragement of team teaching practices. ●Lead month department meetings to relay important and relevant information relating to current best practices in special education●Chaired the discipline committee meetings, member of the testing committee.●Conducted new teacher induction classes at the school and district as well as the GACE Prep facilitator for Special Education General Curriculum. ●Planned and provided staff development and after school workshops for building level staff related to differentiation and special education topics. ●Collaborated with school-based administration and leadership teams as well as central office leadership teams using current data to develop best practices for school-wide instruction and scheduling of students with disabilities. ●Assisted classroom teachers and paraprofessionals with planning, activities, and materials of instruction to provide the best learning environment for students.●Provided assistance with IEP meeting scheduling and chaired meetings with complicated situations.●Collaborated with and used data to provide teachers and principals with the best indicator of student achievement. ●Planned and scheduled for students with and without IEP´s to maximize the effectiveness of interventions. ●Taught special education and general education classes

Snellville, Georgia, United States

● Taught Economics, Civics and Reading & Writing Strategies in a special resource setting and general education classroom. I am a member of each Curriculum PLC (professional learning community) in which we collaborate to plan instruction.● Managed caseload of Students being served by Special Education, by developing individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development.● Devised lessons, as related to the Georgia Performance Standards. ● Conducted small group and individual classroom instruction with students based on differentiated learning needs.● Chaired IEP/eligibility/amendment/move-ins meetings throughout the year ● Served as a LEA for IEP meetings daily by supervising, guiding and providing information and assistance when needed. I also provided modifications, accommodations or adaptations as specified on the student’s IEP. information related to due process procedures and IDEA requirements to administrators, faculty and patrons.

Jonesboro, Georgia, United States

● Served as an Interrelated Resource teacher for students grades sixth through eighth in the social studies and language arts classes.● Taught Economics, Political Systems, British Literature, Psychology and Sociology in high school classes● Chaired IEP/eligibility/amendment/move-ins/determination meetings throughout the year ● Collaboratively prepared and delivered instruction to students with and without Disabilities virtually● Differentiated instruction for student comprehension ● Created and implemented student's Individualized Education Plans (IEP)s, including Behavior Intervention Plans ● Provided regular assessment of student needs and progress. ● Consulted with parents, teachers, psychologists, and/or other team members to develop IEPs ● Assisted with devising the schedules for students with disabilities.● Created and implements elective courses for all students in the alternative virtual academy● Conducted orientation for each virtual academy student, communicates requirements● Effectively monitored students and maintained classroom order and discipline● Served as liaison between school's special education department and the district office ● Kept Special Education administrative designee aware of ongoing changes with the special education department● Chaired weekly department meetings with an agenda.● Assisted with devising the schedules for students with disabilities.● Served as mentor for new teachers.● Monitored and checked reports due to Special Education County's Office● Monitored all CRT files and procedures for accessing CRT files.

Master Of Education - Med, Curriculum And Instruction, Special Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Miss Sociology Academic Honors SGA member

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba