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Amanda Seigel, MAT, CAS

Hamilton Square

Summary

  • Dedicated education professional with more than 14 years of experience, including 6+ years as an elementary school teacher, 5+ years as a special education teacher, one year as a paraprofessional, and one year as an Early Intervention practitioner.
  • Credentialed as a Certified Autism Specialist through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards.
  • Completed 1,500 supervised fieldwork hours in applied behavior analysis.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Child Development Specialist

Independent Contractor - Self Employed
06.2024 - Current
  • Providing Developmental Intervention and Family Training services to eligible children (0-36 months old) and families through the New Jersey Early Intervention system, in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Health.
  • Servicing a caseload of up to 30 children/families through Big Apple Therapy Associates, LLC and Sunny Days Early Childhood Developmental Services, Inc.

Elementary Special Education Teacher

Montgomery Township School District
09.2022 - 06.2024
  • Self-Contained K-2 Autism teacher
  • Autism Acceptance Month Committee
  • Paraprofessional Evaluation Committee

Special Education Teacher

Bound Brook School District
09.2019 - 06.2022
  • Self-Contained 3rd Grade ABA teacher (1 year)
  • Self-Contained Middle School ABA teacher (2 years)
  • Cooperating teacher to an undergraduate student teacher
  • District Autism Acceptance Month co-coordinator
  • School Improvement Panel (ScIP)
  • Faculty Climate Committee - building representative
  • QSAC Committee - teacher representative

Elementary School Teacher

Paterson Charter School For Science & Technology
09.2014 - 06.2019
  • 4th grade teacher (3 years)
  • 5th/6th grade teacher (2 years)
  • 4th Grade Chairperson
  • Professional Development Presenter
  • Teacher Mentor
  • I&RS Committee
  • Staff Climate Committee
  • School Climate and Safety Committee
  • Sunshine Committee
  • Awarded tenure status in May 2019, effective for the 2019-2020 school year.

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Princeton Public Schools
01.2014 - 06.2014
  • Self-Contained/Inclusion teacher (leave replacement)

Elementary School Teacher

Franklin Township Board Of Education
09.2013 - 12.2013
  • Language Arts Interventionist (leave replacement)

Special Education Paraprofessional

Franklin Township Board Of Education
02.2013 - 06.2013

Special Education Paraprofessional

Fort Lee Board Of Education
09.2012 - 01.2013

Elementary School Teacher

North Jersey Arts & Science Charter School
09.2011 - 06.2012
  • Title 1 teacher(2/2012 - 6/2012)
  • 4th Grade teacher (9/2011 - 2/2012)

Assistant Department Manager

Nordstrom
02.2008 - 01.2010
  • Responsibilities included but were not limited to hiring, training, employee motivation and leadership, special events planning, visual merchandising, customer service, account management, supervision, direct sales, inventory, goal-setting, and progress monitoring.

Sales Associate

Nordstrom
07.2006 - 02.2008
  • Delivered exceptional customer service, enhancing shopping experiences and fostering brand loyalty.
  • Collaborated with team members to maintain visual merchandising standards, driving sales through appealing displays.
  • Developed strong relationships with customers, resulting in repeat business and positive word-of-mouth referrals.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Applied Behavior Analysis

Clemson University Center For Behavior Analysis
Clemson, SC
05-2021

Graduate Certificate - Special Education

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
08-2014

Master of Arts - Teaching: Elementary Education

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
02-2012

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, NJ
02-2010

Skills

  • Collaborative leadership
  • Family engagement
  • Community outreach
  • Mentorship and coaching
  • School event coordination
  • Records management
  • Curriculum development
  • Fundraising
  • Staff development
  • Elementary education

Certification

  • NJ Teaching Certificate: Elementary K-6
  • NJ Teaching Certificate: TOSD - Teacher of Students with Disabilities
  • Certified Autism Specialist: Credential #CAS21443180

Timeline

Child Development Specialist

Independent Contractor - Self Employed
06.2024 - Current

Elementary Special Education Teacher

Montgomery Township School District
09.2022 - 06.2024

Special Education Teacher

Bound Brook School District
09.2019 - 06.2022

Elementary School Teacher

Paterson Charter School For Science & Technology
09.2014 - 06.2019

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Princeton Public Schools
01.2014 - 06.2014

Elementary School Teacher

Franklin Township Board Of Education
09.2013 - 12.2013

Special Education Paraprofessional

Franklin Township Board Of Education
02.2013 - 06.2013

Special Education Paraprofessional

Fort Lee Board Of Education
09.2012 - 01.2013

Elementary School Teacher

North Jersey Arts & Science Charter School
09.2011 - 06.2012

Assistant Department Manager

Nordstrom
02.2008 - 01.2010

Sales Associate

Nordstrom
07.2006 - 02.2008

Graduate Certificate - Applied Behavior Analysis

Clemson University Center For Behavior Analysis

Graduate Certificate - Special Education

New Jersey City University

Master of Arts - Teaching: Elementary Education

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

Fairleigh Dickinson University