Christy Lewis Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Va, Us

Austin, Texas

• Contributed in various capacities to the development of special education monitoring processes and multiple on-going projects that supported monitoring, compliance, and quality outcomes for the state of Texas. Ensured development of deliverables based on project timelines. Key developer of the special education self-assessment and desk review used for monitoring.• Facilitated access to and provided delivery of consultative services, technical assistance, and professional development to local education agencies (LEAs) and Education Service Centers (ESCs) to address identified areas of need. Created and facilitated training for internal and external stakeholders on special education monitoring processes. Collaboratively developed the training of trainers courses for the self-assessment, presented at meetings and conferences. Created and recorded webinars for posting to the department website• Key developer to a Service Quality project that solicits feedback on service delivered during cyclical monitoring, the results of which are used to determine continuous improvement needs in the division. • Developed, collected, organized, analyzed, and prepared materials for desk reviews and on-site monitoring visits. Prepared monitoring reports related to program and compliance reviews • Provided strategic direction and supported the design of a research-based best practices rubric on creating Individual Education Programs (IEPs) to guide staff and stakeholders in writing high quality student-specific IEPs to improve student outcomes• Liaised with LEAs on the development and implementation of strategic support plans (SSPs) and corrective action plans (CAPs) based on results-driven accountability, State Performance Plan Indicator data, and the results of monitoring activities based on federal and state regulations, including IDEA. Monitored timelines to ensure all activities were completed within timelines.• Participated in hiring processes and onboarding new employees

Greater New Orleans Area

Developed AFS programming in the 2016-2017 school year to meet the needs of students with low incidence disabilities who would not make expected progress in the general education curriculum. Taught all content areas including social and transition skills for students in AFS setting full day Worked with case managers to individualize schedules for students who may not be successful in their current placements. Coached classroom paraprofessional in best practices for meeting the needs of scholars in the classroom. Weekly coaching meetings focused on instructional techniques, data collection to monitor progress, differentiating instruction based on scholar needs, promoting scholar independence, and classroom culture and expectationsCase manager for all students in the AFS program and those who participated in the program part-time. Wrote IEPs, created behavior plans, ensured students were receiving all services according to their IEPs, scheduled and ran meetings with parents and the IEP team, documented all behavior incidents, service minutes, and IEP goal achievement. Collected and analyzed data and wrote IEP progress reports. Liaised with related service providersDeveloped a class business, “What’s Poppin’?!,” to practice transition, money, and social skills

Taught 7th and 8th grade ELA resource classes using modified grade level curriculum to meet academic needsCo-taught 8th grade math class that included students with IEPs Inclusion teacher for 8th grade history for students on the 8th grade resource caseloadMember of 8th grade level team. Planned events, discussed students for RTI process, provided interventions, both behavioral and academic, for students who were failing classes, ran lunch and after-school detention according to 8th grade schedule

New Orleans, Louisiana

Taught all subjects including social and transition skills in a self-contained classroom for students with low incidence disabilities, including the use of assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)Facilitated weekly coaching meetings for paraprofessionals focused on training in special education and classroom policies and proceduresCase manager for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). This included writing and amending IEPs, writing IEP progress reports, scheduling and coordinating IEP meetings, ensuring student files were up to date and in compliance with special education laws, liaising with service providers, completing academic consult with students, progress monitoring for IEP goals, ensuring IEP accommodations were being implemented in the classroom, working with school social worker to create and update Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), updating attendance, service and call logs, monitoring absences and suspensions, and completing Extended School Year paperworkDeveloped with students Java Ram, a coffee service students ran in order to practice transition and money skills Advisor to 10 junior girls, creating trackers and academic/behavior plans to help them become college readyConsulted with teachers on ways to differentiate instruction and modify instructional materialsAdministered Louisiana Alternative Assessment 1

Arlington, Va

Complete project management tasks • Conduct research and desk studies to support on-going projects and proposals • Edit and provide comments on reports before submission to clients • Coordinate and support new business activities across practice areas • Identify and recruit consultants

• Managed the implementation and monitoring of multiple projects • Wrote and submitted reports to donors, reviewed finances, and followed procurement procedures • Liaised with various government ministries, INGOs, UN organizations, and local organizations about VIA’sprograms • Coordinated, attended, and participated in meetings with donor agencies as well as government ministries on the progress of our projects and ways to move forward• Traveled to various sub-offices to review project activities and meet beneficiaries as well as personnel in donor and government sub-offices

Masters, Teaching-Special Education

Ba, Sociology