Francesca Alonso Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Decatur, Georgia, United States

I am a Special Education Case Manager at an Inclusive Early Learning Center in Dekalb County. Students on my case load have multiple disabilities and are considered medicinally fragile. •Responsible for creating and managing a warm environment for 6-8 learners who have limited mobility and medical needs as well as 3 assistants and one on one nursing staff. •Developed and implemented Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) curriculum and manipulatives to assist learners with limited vision and/or blindness. •Utilized Unique Curriculum for weekly news articles and on level readers to assist with language development. •Collected IEP data by various techniques including seizure reports, google forms, student portfolios, etc

Alpharetta, Georgia

I worked as an Autism Special Education Case Manager at a school in Forsyth County. School administration opened two new classroomsduring my time at the school and during my 3 years there, I opened 3 new classrooms. Developmental Preschool Case Manager July 2020-July 2021Collect Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Data weekly via Google Forms for Virtual and In Person Learners.Participated in several professional development courses to learn technologies and frameworks for Google Classroom, Boom Technology, etc. Key member on De-escalation team by planning team meetings and taking meeting minutes. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Case Manager July 2019-July 2020Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to a range of neurodiverse students.Created and implemented a “Friday Snack Cart” to facilitate social skills situations for students and to fundraise for Special Olympics and classroom materials. Planned and Supervised Special Olympic Trips and Community Based Instruction Trips (CBI)Created an accessible virtual learning environment and created virtual learning materials for each student on my caseload.Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Behavior Case Manager July 2018- July 2019Responsible for managing 8-12 students who require specialized emotional, behavioral, and social curriculums. Redirected poor behavior by developing and using a Behavior Intervention Plan, resulting in 20% decrease in tantrums in the classroom.Coordinated 8-12 special education students and teacher assistant schedule with master school schedule.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Special Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Zeta Tau Alpha Best Buddies Yes! Program Council for Exceptional Children Presenter at The Division.

Study Abroad, Special Education And Teaching, I Was A Rising Senior.

Activities and Societies: Georgia College John H Lounsbury College of Education Disability & Culture Study Abroad in TanzaniaI.