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Hawthorne, California

East San Gabriel

Rialto, Ca

• Teach 14-18 year old students with Moderate/Severe disabilities.• Supervise 4 instructional assistants.• Coordinate daily instructional activities in the classroom.• Prepare and implement lesson plans.• Supervise daily vocational on-site task of sorting and counting chips for the cafeteria• Test students using Woodcock-Johnson III and Brigance assessment tools.• Analyzed assessment results to determine appropriate goals and objectives for each student• Write and participate in Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Triennials.• Write quarterly progress reports for students.• Determine and write semester grades for the students.• Maintain communication with parents using journals, phone calls and in person.• Supervise students on community based instruction (CBI) outings. • Attend and support school events including basketball tournaments selling popcorn with students to earn money for fieldtrips, along with hot dog sales during lunch periods.

Norwalk, Ca

• Teach 18-22 year olds with Moderate/Severe disabilities.• Supervised 3 instructional assistants.• Coordinated daily instructional activities in the classroom.• Tested students using various assessment tools• Determined appropriate goals and objectives for each student using direct observation and the assessment tools.• Wrote and participated in Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Triennials.• Wrote quarterly progress reports for students.• Maintained communication with parents using journals, phone calls and in person.• Supervised students on community based instruction (CBI) outings. • Attended and supported school events including various sporting tournaments and dances.

Riverside, Ca

• Taught a secondary class with Moderate/Severe disabilities.• Supervised 3 instructional assistants.• Coordinated daily instructional activities in the classroom.• Prepared lesson plans for the class.• Tested students using various assessment tools.• Determined appropriate goals and objectives for each student using direct observation and the assessment tools.• Wrote and participated in Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Triennials.• Prepared report cards for students.• Wrote quarterly progress reports for students.• Maintained communication with parents using journals, phone calls and in person.• Supervised students on community based instruction (CBI) outings. • Attended and supported school events including fund raisers and dances.• Performed CAPA testing on students to meet state standards.