Years of Professional Experience
Hi, I’m
ALY BEERY
Leadville,CO
Summary
Expert educator and curriculum designer with 19+ years of experience specializing in special education, English Language Arts, and educational leadership. Seeking to leverage deep expertise in IEP development, differentiation, and behavioral intervention to engineer high-quality prompts and training datasets for Large Language Models (LLMs) in the special education sector.
Overview
20
4
Educational Degrees & Certificates
4
Licensure Areas
Work History
Lake County (CO), Warsaw (IN), Lawrence (KS)
Teaching Experience
Job overview
- Structured Input/Output Logic (IEP Development): Engineered skillfully written, legally-compliant, and data-based Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs). These functioned as complex prompt frameworks designed to generate specific, individualized student outcomes based on unique behavioral and academic datasets
- Collaborative Data Architecture: Partnered with diverse stakeholders—including administrators, service providers, and families—to build professional capacity and align instructional "inputs" with the specific needs of diverse learners.
- Safety & Alignment Protocols: Implemented trauma-informed and restorative justice practices to ensure educational environments remained "aligned" with student safety and behavioral requirements.
Lake County Intermediate School (LCIS)
Special Education 5-6
07.2024 - 08.2025
LCIS
5th Grade
07.2022 - 06.2024
Lake County High School (LCHS)
English Language Arts 8
07.2021 - 06.2022
LCIS
6th Grade
07.2019 - 06.2021
LCHS
Special Education 9-12
07.2013 - 06.2014
Gateway Education Center
Middle School Alternative Learning Program 6-8
07.2012 - 06.2013
West Junior High School (WJHS)
Special Education Teacher 7-9
07.2009 - 06.2011
WJHS
English Language Arts Teacher 7-9
01.2006 - 06.2009
LCSD & Baker University
Administration & Higher Ed Experience
Job overview
- Human Feedback (RLHF) & Quality Assurance: Acted as a "Human-in-the-loop" by coaching and evaluating all special education staff district-wide. This involved providing critical feedback to refine instructional performance and ensure compliance with complex regulatory "constraints".
- Scenario Modeling & Risk Mitigation: Designed targeted social-emotional response systems and crisis frameworks. Utilized specialized training in Threat and Suicide Risk Assessments to develop high-stakes logic for emergency interventions.
- Instructional Framework Design: Architected rigorous and engaging course "frameworks" for graduate-level cohorts. This demonstrates the ability to create structured, logical sequences that a system (or student) must follow to reach a high-quality educational output.
LCSD K-6
Math Dean
07.2018 - 06.2019
LCIS 3-6
Social Emotional Dean
07.2016 - 06.2018
LCSD PK-12
Special Ed Coordinator
07.2014 - 06.2016
Baker University MA Ed Program
Adjunct Professor
06.2009 - 06.2010
Education
University of Denver
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies & Principal Licensure Program
08.2017
University Overview
GPA: 4.0
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Adaptive Special Education 6-12
05.2012
University Overview
GPA: 4.0
Baker University
Master of Arts from Education
12.2008
University Overview
GPA: 4.0
Grinnell College
Bachelor of Arts from English / Secondary Education Licensure Program
12.2005
University Overview
GPA: 3.6 / 4.0
Skills
- SME (Subject Matter Expertise)
- Template Engineering
- Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Evaluation
- Structured Data & Documentation
- Safety & Ethics Alignment
- Prompt Design
- Structured Data
Accomplishments
- Engineered legally-compliant, data-driven Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) that function as complex prompt frameworks.
- Architected rigorous graduate-level course frameworks, demonstrating the ability to create structured, logical sequences that guide a system toward high-quality educational outputs.
- Developed structured templates for behavior and differentiated lesson plans, directly analogous to creating zero-shot or few-shot templates for training and fine-tuning AI models.
Certification
Colorado Professional Licenses (Expire 01/2027):
English Language Arts (7-12); Special Education Generalist (5-21); Elementary Education (K-6)
Pronouns
she/her
Specialized Training
- CPI Instructor, 2015-2018
- COBS & GOL! Outdoor Education Courses, 2018 & 2021
- ASIST Suicide First Aid, 2016
- Special Ed IEP Facilitation 4-day workshop, 2015
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Special Education 5-6
Lake County Intermediate School (LCIS)
07.2024 - 08.2025
5th Grade
LCIS
07.2022 - 06.2024
English Language Arts 8
Lake County High School (LCHS)
07.2021 - 06.2022
6th Grade
LCIS
07.2019 - 06.2021
Math Dean
LCSD K-6
07.2018 - 06.2019
Social Emotional Dean
LCIS 3-6
07.2016 - 06.2018
Special Ed Coordinator
LCSD PK-12
07.2014 - 06.2016
Special Education 9-12
LCHS
07.2013 - 06.2014
Middle School Alternative Learning Program 6-8
Gateway Education Center
07.2012 - 06.2013
Special Education Teacher 7-9
West Junior High School (WJHS)
07.2009 - 06.2011
Adjunct Professor
Baker University MA Ed Program
06.2009 - 06.2010
English Language Arts Teacher 7-9
WJHS
01.2006 - 06.2009
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Adaptive Special Education 6-12
Baker University
Master of Arts from Education
Grinnell College
Bachelor of Arts from English / Secondary Education Licensure Program
Teaching Experience
Lake County (CO), Warsaw (IN), Lawrence (KS)
Administration & Higher Ed Experience
LCSD & Baker University
University of Denver
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies & Principal Licensure Program