Katy Tipson Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, PA

• PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
• Develop and support the design and regulatory compliance of the Special Education, 504, and ELL programs within all 5 KIPP Philadelphia schools (2 Elementary, 2 Middle, and High School)
• Coach and develop all school-based Special Education Coordinators through weekly 1:1 meetings and monthly community of practice sessions
• Create and disseminate monthly dashboard with Special Education compliance and funding data to all regional leadership
• Consult with school leaders on budgeting, staffing, and resource acquisition related to student support services
• Review Special Education paperwork for 350+ students with IEPs ensuring 100% compliant files and accurate data reporting for all state and federal Special Education reporting

Philadelphia, PA

• LEADERSHIP
• Designed and oversaw Special Education, 504, and ELL programs to ensure compliance and quality of service implementation
• Managed and developed 5 teachers through weekly 1:1 meetings, coaching support, and performance reviews
• Oversaw school counseling program and managed school social worker and school counselor
• Served as member of school-based leadership team and fulfilled additional school-wide duties including school-wide professional developmentSYSTEMS DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION
• Developed and oversaw pre-referral process across grade levels

Philadelphia, PA

• Provided push-in and pull-out support through school’s inclusion model in 5th-8th grades.
• Managed IEP and 504 caseloads ensuring paperwork compliance and service delivery
• Taught daily reading intervention program for 4 years (Wilson reading, Verbalizing and Visualizing, Guided Reading) to groups of 6-12 students
• Founded and ran after-school homework help program called Base Camp
• Led Special Education content team meetings

Philadelphia, PA

• Designed and implemented differentiated curriculum and behavior management plan in a multi-age self-contained special education classroom
• Established a school-wide Wilson Reading program, collaborating with Reading Coordinator to identify, assess, and implement this research-based intervention for over 30 at-risk students.
• Created after-school enrichment program for special education students focusing on standardized test preparation.

Based In Denver, CO

• Served with traveling team-based national service program. Projects included tutoring at-risk youth, camp counseling for children with special needs, constructing low-income housing, trail maintenance, historic farm.
• Facilitated team meetings and reported weekly progress reports to headquarters.

San Jose, California, United States

• Assisted president of local nonprofit with successful completion of a full-length feature film andmentoring program with San Jose State University.
• Solicited and acquired over $5,000 in donations of equipment, supplies, and food from local vendors

Stanford, California, United States

• Managed production of Stanford’s official 800-page campus phone book, including phone listings, ads, full color maps, and coupons and produced 2nd edition of the Unofficial Guide to Stanford.
• Hired and oversaw production team, ad design, layout, and achieved 100% customer approvals on ad designs by providing customer service to over 800 advertisers.
• Conducted bidding process to hire printer, and coordinated distribution of 30,000 free copies to Stanford campus and bulk mailing to advertisers.

Master Of Science (Ms), Special & Elementary Education And Teaching, 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies, 3.636