Tesfa S. Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

-District Wide CSE chairperson- Initials, Reevaluations, Annuals, Program Reviews-Facilitated in drafting, and designing a district-wide vision of special education-Provided district-wide Professional Development to teacher aides, assistants, and new teachers-Provided support to families, teachers, and administrators through working groups in understanding the IEP process-Provided support to the community member, and district educators for language acquisition vs learning disabilities, student restraints, and 1:1 student support-Collaborated with stakeholders to design a continuum of service for 2018-19 school year-Designed documents to support open communication (surveys, request for support, etc)-Presented updates/progress at BOE meetings, BOE Sub-committee meetings, PTSA meetings, and SEPTA meetings-Collaborated with stakeholders to design Bias incident protocols

-Supervised/Supported and maintain compliance on 140 IEPs annually with 100% compliance annually (Deep understanding of Special Education Annual Review process, including IEP Annual Reviews, revelations, etc)-Supervised/Supported guidance staff to help increase schools (Title 1) graduation percentage from 61% to 76%.-Supervision of Safety: Lead personnel in charge of the safety of 600 students and 45 staff members ( --Implemented school safety procedures and mandate reporting usingOORS, SOHO, including suspension hearings.)-Designed and modified consolidated safety plans for the school, including the design of school safety floor post & safety drills.-Designed schools consolidated plan.-Supervised the Restorative Justice program, including the design and implementation of school de-escalation protocols.-Supervised and support teachers in special education, math, science, physical education, including educational technology.-Initiated collaboration with The College Board to add two new Advanced-Placement (AP) courses within the current curriculum.-Organized and supervise Saturday, After-school and Summer Academies, with a focus on Regents Prep including credit recovery.

-Implemented school safety procedures & led the effort toward the mandate for reporting with OORS, SOHO, and suspension hearings.-Designed and implemented curriculum and multi-sensory lesson plans for all subject areas.-Leading specialist in the areas of conflict resolution and peer mediation initiatives.-Supported students with a wide range of disabilities within a Self-Contained Classroom, including Collaborative Environments.

Sdl Certificte, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Sbl Certification, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Master Of Education - Med, Special Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Marketing

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Anthropology