●Collaborate with students to develop classroom norms and expectations, increasing student accountability and sense of belonging.●Counsel and support general education teachers by providing support and resources to successfully increase inclusive and differentiate practices in the general education setting.●Differentiate lessons to meet the needs of unique learners using numerous technology resources increasing student engagement and assessment scores monthly.●Collaborate in a team environment with the development of student IEP's and evaluations, successfully increasing the amount of supports given to students who qualify throughout the school day.●Monitor, assess, and document individual student IEP goals and objectives by developing unique learning strategies increasing student achievement quarterly.●Organize and facilitate Manifestation Determination Review Meetings working with school administration to reduce out of school disciplinary actions.●Collaborate with the School Social Worker to reduce undesired student behaviors by identifying the antecedent and developing behavior intervention plans with positive reinforcement, reducing office referrals by 25%.●Collaborate with the 504 Coordinator and assist with assessment accommodations increasing student test and quiz scores.●Maintain and hold regular communication with families, increasing family participation and sense of belonging within the school building.●Maximize hands on learning and the learn by doing approach by using and incorporating the artifacts and exhibits of The Henry Ford into differentiated lessons increasing student engagement and allowing real world connections to the standards.●Participate and contribute in Professional Learning Communities and Professional Developments improving the quality of education provided to students.●School Improvement Chairperson-2020-present●Link Crew Coordinator-2019-present

●Member of HFA's Return to Learn Planning Committee reviewing best practices in Hybrid learning and developing a plan for a return to in person learning ensuring the safety of our students and staff.●Researched and suggested daily schedule options for remote teaching and discussing the pros and cons of each causing school administration to adapt one of the presented schedules for HFA.●School Improvement Chairperson leading the team through the integration of the MICIP Platform and assessing needs within the Whole Child.●Researched engaging and interactive lesson activities for remote learning and conducted a professional development demonstrating each increasing teacher confidence in using unfamiliar technological resources.●Conducted multiple teacher informal evaluations of various grade levels & subject areas providing formative feedback increasing teacher confidence and increasing professional growth.●Participated in a team interview filling a vacancy and increasing stability for our students within our Foreign Language Department.●Authored various school literature to be sent home to families in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and school programs ensuring the School/Community Partnership.●Trained and mentored staff members in navigating our Learning Management System (Moodle) increasing teacher productivity and confidence.●Expanded course offerings reducing class sizes by 5-8 students each.●Successfully produced Special Education funding documents for Wayne RESA and MDE.●Successfully streamlined HFA's data programs such as Renaissance, Xello, and Illuminate into MiDataHub increasing efficiency when collecting data.●Supervise sporting events in coordination with THF Security reducing the behavior incidents and ensuring the safety of students, staff, and spectators.●Attended various professional development offering focusing on Trauma Informed Leadership, MICIP, and SIOP ensuring all students are supported within our school.

Long Term Substitute Teacher in various roles within Wyandotte Public Schools including:●6th-8th grade Special Education Co-Teacher-Social Studies & Language Arts (Sept-Nov. 2016)●Elementary Adapted Physical Education Teacher (Nov. 2016-June 2017)●Elementary Autism Spectrum Disorder Teacher Extended School Year (June-August 2017)●Middle School Cognitive/Emotional Impaired Teacher (Sept.-Oct. 2017)●Transition Autism Spectrum Disorder Teacher (Oct-December 2017)●6th-8th grade Physical Education Teacher (April-May 2018)●6th-7th grade Science Teacher (May-June 2018)●Transition Cognitive/Emotional Impaired Teacher-Extended School Year (June-August 2018)Summary of Tasks Involved within the above roles: I created lessons ensuring they met the needs of each learner, developed IEP's with the IEP team and facilitated those meetings, maintained continuous and regular communication with families, attended Parent/Teacher Conferences, supervised paraprofessionals, collaborated with general education teachers, modified/accommodated lessons to individual learning styles and needs, and consulted with school administration regularly.