Abigail Pauline Pierce
Haslet,Texas
Summary
As Behavior Specialist, I am dedicated to helping a diverse group of clients integrate and improve their well being in education and the work place through evidence based behavior strategies and interventions and encouraging positive relationships with an environment of respect and dignity for all needs and abilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Specialist
Northwest Independent School District
08.2017 - Current
- As a fifth year Behavior Specialist in Northwest ISD, I conduct the following activities and filled the following roles at 5 elementary campuses :
- Implement and guide the process of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Public Schools assigned to me that include coaching the schools in creating expectations, school wide reinforcement systems, and rolling out the plans to increase wanted behavior on campus
- Implement and guide the process of Behavior Response to Intervention
- Coach Special Education Teachers in behavior strategies to help decrease targeted behaviors in the classroom and to guide them in the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans
- Ensure behavior accommodations in class are being implemented with fidelity
- Coach General Education Teachers in tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 behavior strategies to help decrease targeted behaviors in the classroom
- PBIS coach at 5 campuses
- Intervene with mild to severe behavior in the classroom
- Coach teachers on taking data in the classroom to make informed decisions about the possible function of behavior and evidence based interventions for our students based on data
- Take data to make informed decisions on next steps that are evidence based for our students
- Communicate with administration and psychologists with an educational need to know of behavior concerns in the schools and using data to implement proper interventions to increase wanted behaviors
- Communicate and coaching teachers, parents, and students with behavior concerns and brainstorming on what might best be most beneficial to increase wanted behavior in the specific situation we are in
- Implement Preference Assessments
- Analyze behavior data
- Create token boards, token systems, choice boards, and other behavior interventions and strategies that will be beneficial in the classroom based off data and observations
- Model behavior strategies in the classroom to coach teachers
- Multi-Task
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- Support and service three different elementary schools in both Special Education and General Education populations
- Maintain a professional attitude and present professional confrontation
- Keep an organized work environment with paperwork and data on the computer
- Provide Deescalation Techniques and the use of CPI
- Build rapport with Administration, Teachers, Parents, and Students
- Work to brainstorm solutions with a variety of teams and grades
- Attend ARDS, 504 meetings, and RTI meetings as needed
- Provide training for teachers and administration for a variety behavior strategies
- Give multiple trainings a year to teachers on classroom management, tier 1, 2, and 3 teaching strategies to maintain positive behavior in the classroom (PBIS, Autism training, How To Prevent Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom, Data Taking, etc)
Behavior Exchange- Behavior Therapist
01.2017 - 08.2017
- Taking data on behavior and progress of clients each hour
- Communicating with numerous co-workers and supervisors daily
- Providing early childhood intervention in behavior analysis to individuals with autism
- Teaching a wide variety of life skills to a broad spectrum of clients
- Providing the safest and healthiest environment for clients daily
- Leading circle time with a large group
- Providing de-escalation techniques, positive behavior supports, and CPI
Special Education Teacher
Frisco High School
08.2016 - 12.2016
- As a third year Special Education Teacher, I conducted the following activities and filled the following roles:
- Develop and implement IEP goals
- Run ARDS with the diagnostician
- Reduce severe problem behaviors
- Discrete trial training with new goals and skills
- Make visual schedules, first then schedules, token boards, and other positive behavior supports
- Supervise Special Olympics
- Communicate daily with parents
- Multi-task
- Keep a calm environment for the students and paras
- Keep an organized environment
- Preference Assessments
- Conduct AFLS, VB-MAPP, Green and yellow Brigance
- Make new functional tasks
- Keep up with a large amount of paper work
- Maintain exceptional confidentiality
- Medicaid billing
- Make schedules for paras
- I am the team leader of ACCESS at Frisco High School
- Take academic and behavior data daily
- Professional confrontation
Sibshops
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Trained to conduct this program for children that have siblings with disabilities, teaching them to express feelings
- End the R-Word | 2012
- A petition in order to end the R-Word and build awareness, sponsored by UNT Best Buddies program.
Special Education Teacher
Bear Creek Elementary
08.2014 - 01.2016
- As a second-year Life Skills Teacher, I conducted the following activities and fill the following roles:
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- Develop and implement IEP goals
- Manage behavior and academic data daily
- Teach all core subjects
- Collaborate with five paraprofessionals, six special education teachers, general education teachers, and school leadership
- Maintenance of student hygiene
- Evaluation of necessary accommodations
- Daily communication with parents
- Reduce severe behaviors
- Create lesson plans
- Teach 1:1 to multiple levels of ability
- Multi-task
- Maintain an organized and clean classroom
- Keep a calm and structured environment through detailed schedules
- Make object tasks and task folders
- Develop reinforcers and transition activities
- Make social stories
- Supervise Special Olympics and field trips
Special Education Paraprofessional
Heritage Middle School
12.2013 - 06.2014
- Responsible for implementing IEPs, performing interventions, and student supervision.
Junior ABA Coach
Easter Seals
11.2012 - 12.2013
- 1 learning from a Board Certified Behavior
- Analyst
- Worked with assistive technology and PECS
- Took data daily in all parts of the day
- Charted data, analyzed, and monitored progress
- Worked with and decreased moderate to severe behaviors
School Assistant
Selwyn College Preparatory School, Pre
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Responsible for teaching the 18 month olds everyday skills through play
- Certificates earned while employed with Selwyn: o “Ouch! Biting Hurts!” - How to deal with biting in the classroom and reasons why biting occurs o “Holidays in the classroom”- Respecting and celebrating different holidays within the classroom o “50 things to do during nap time” - Time management
Independent Contractor
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Fulfilled the role of student shadow when the student’s shadow was out
- I developed a strategy of reinforcement with tickets to help the individual throughout the day with tasks and learned to fade out in situations where I knew the student was capable of doing the task on their own.
Education
Colleyville Heritage High School
BS - Applied Behavior Analysis
University of North Texas
Alternative Special Education Certificate EC-12 and Generalist Certificate EC-6 - undefined
University of North Texas
MS - Special Education
University of North Texas
Skills
- Behavior management
- Data collection
- Behavior support
- Treatment plans
- Developmental disabilities
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Positive reinforcement
- Behavior intervention
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
Certification
Behavior Specialist
English As A Second Language Supplemental
Generalist EC-6
Special Education EC-12
Timeline
Behavior Specialist
Northwest Independent School District
08.2017 - Current
Behavior Exchange- Behavior Therapist
01.2017 - 08.2017
Special Education Teacher
Frisco High School
08.2016 - 12.2016
Sibshops
01.2015 - 01.2016
Special Education Teacher
Bear Creek Elementary
08.2014 - 01.2016
Special Education Paraprofessional
Heritage Middle School
12.2013 - 06.2014
Junior ABA Coach
Easter Seals
11.2012 - 12.2013
School Assistant
Selwyn College Preparatory School, Pre
01.2011 - 01.2012
Independent Contractor
01.2010 - 01.2011
Colleyville Heritage High School
BS - Applied Behavior Analysis
University of North Texas
Alternative Special Education Certificate EC-12 and Generalist Certificate EC-6 - undefined
University of North Texas
MS - Special Education
University of North Texas