• Initiated, developed, and implemented new special education services at a charter high school• Interview and hire special education personnel• Supervise special education teachers, school psychologist and paraprofessionals• Ensure compliance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)• Complete and submit compliance reports with Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)• Taught students with disabilities such as autism, specific learning disability, other health impairments, hard of hearing, orthopedic impairments, traumatic brain injury, and visual impairment • Collaborated with general education teachers to ensure students success in the general education setting• Conducted observations, assessment for initial and triennial Individual Education Plan (IEP)• Develop, write and lead IEP meetings• Monitored student progress on daily basis with general education classes

Provided positive behavioral support for student with special needs in a general education classroomModified and adapted curriculum to fit the needs of individual studentsCollected data on target and replacement behavior of studentsSupported and assisted Play Facilitators with techniques and new customized approachedConducted parent interviews and observed children for initial assessmentsWrote progress reports and developed new goals for accomplishment

• Taught students with learning disabilities and autism in a resource setting• Devised sixth grade lesson plans to align with student’s IEPs and California State Standards• Participated in all aspects of IEP review process• Lead instruction in small group and whole class settings• Observed and tested children for initial assessments