District 6-12 SPED Department Chair & ESY Coordinator
Worked with middle school building administrators & special services director to restructure our continuum of services district-wide
Collaborated and assisted with the development of SPED Department Goals as it aligns with district strategic vision
District mentorship/liaison to new SPED teachers in the district
Author/Collaborator of District SPED Department newsletter
Developed (Restrutured) the Paraeducator evaluation process
Coordinate & Facilitate SPED PLCs (Grades 6-12)
Coordinated district ESY services for all students (K-12)
Developed and presented professional development sessions to SPED and Gen Ed Staff
District Rep for select IEP meetings (Unable to commit to any resources due to role)
District Instructional Leader
6-12 MTSS Team Member (Collaborated with school counselors, psychs and admin to strengthen our Tier 1 programming through the UDL Framework)
District (K-12) and Building-level (AHS) PBIS Committee Member
Developed the district UDL PLC; a vertical community for teachers to discuss UDL planning, design and implementation
District Lead; Ohio Partnership for Excellence in Paraprofessional Preparation. (OPEPP) (2020 - Present)
Developed team norms, meeting roles and expectations
Coordinates schedules and agenda in consultation with state OPEPP consultant
Performed a district-wide audit of the utilization of paraprofessionals within our district by building Developed an action plan based on results from the audit.
Developed goals (short and long term) to address as a team
Coordinated working committees to focus on priority areas
District Lead OLTS-Ohio Longitudinal Transition Survey (2020-Present)
Interviewed graduating seniors to gather information/data as it relates to OLTS questions
Gathered data on graduating seniors (end of course exam points)
Data Entry into Kent State Transition Database
Met with SST8 for updates/changes to OLTS process
District IEP/ETR Compliance Team (2020-Present)
Collaborated with 6 district team members (Intervention Specialists, School Psych's, Preschool Coordinator).
Developed district (beyond compliance) templates for IEP's/ETR's in the SameGoal document writing platform
Attended team trainings with the SST8
Provided Intervention Specialists with training on specific IEP sections during school building PLC's
Developed district compliance guides for district representatives/administrators (in IEP & ETR meetings)
Audited IEPs/ETRs in the district for compliance
Building Improvement Team
SPED Department Representative
Collaborated with building administrators and teachers to develop solutions to building-wide concerns/issues
Served as a building representative for a group of educators to communicate school-wide concerns/areas of improvement
Council for Exceptional Children; National Publications Division: Chair
Council for Exceptional Children (Ohio); President-Elect
Milestones Autism Resources: Associate Board Member
2021, 2022 Special Education Legislative Summit (State Leader: Ohio)
Ohio’s Alternate Assessment Participation Decision-Making Tool (for students with significant disabilities): State Committee
Ohio Alternate Assessment-Performance Standards: State Committee
District Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI): Instructor
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital: Associate Board Member