Dedicated professional with proven performance in management, leadership, and communication. Intentional decision-making in the best interest of student learning outcomes. Detail-oriented in problem-solving and planning. Resourceful and results-driven with a passion for growth and efficiency. Ready to make a meaningful contribution to your administrative team.
Hi, I’m
Amber Wallace
Dickinson,Texas
Summary
Overview
12
years of professional experience
4
Certifications
Work History
Dickinson ISDDickinson, Texas
Educational Diagnostician
08.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Apply knowledge of ethnic, linguistic, cultural and socioeconomic diversity for evaluations and instruction
- Select, administer, and interpret appropriate assessments for special education identification practices
- Consult with teachers and parents regularly
- Educate on disability impacts and needs
- Adhere to federally mandated timelines
- Participate in a district peer review process for FIEs
- Collaborate as a multidisciplinary team member to make informed decisions and targeted recommendations based on data
- Attend professional development to implement updated information to assessment practices
Pasadena ISDPasadena, Texas
Special Education Teacher
08.2012 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Modified and accommodated general education curriculum materials for IEP entitled students
- Used various instructional techniques and technologies to deliver specially designed instruction
- Differentiated instruction to target individualized needs across settings
- Intentional planning with teachers to ensure effective implementation of student IEP requirements
- Cultivated connections and built strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement
- Created paraprofessional schedules for student support
- Collaborated with teachers and parents in educational planning based on student needs
- Prepared individualized goals and objectives based on data
- Monitored student progress on IEP goals and objectives through data collection
- Prepared and led campus staff developments on special education topics
Education
University of North TexasDenton
Certification from Principal As Instructional Leader
05-2023
University Overview
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX
Master of Education from Special Education
05-2019
University Overview
University of Houston - Clear LakeHouston, TX
Bachelor of Science from Interdisciplinary Studies
05-2012
University Overview
Skills
- Student-centered learning
- Data-driven planning
- Solution Tree RTI at Work Institute
- Solution Tree PLC at Work Institute
- Reading by Design certification
- Student records management
- Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
- Restorative Practices
- Nonviolent Crisis Prevention
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Legal compliance
- Timeline oriented
- Attention to detail
- Experience as TELPAS rater
- Standardized test administration
- Gifted/ Talented Foundations
Certification
- Generalist EC-6
- Special Education EC-12
- Educational Diagnostician EC-12
- Principal as Instructional Leader EC-12
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Aspiring Assistant Principal Academy, Dickinson ISD (2023-2024)
- Mentor Diagnostician; Dickinson ISD (2022-2023)
- Department Lead; Pasadena ISD (2014-2019)
- Mentor Teacher; Pasadena ISD (2018-2019)
- District Personalized Learning Program Committee Member; Pasadena ISD (2018-2019)
- Site-Based Decision-Making Committee Member; Pasadena ISD (2013-2015)
Timeline
Educational Diagnostician
Dickinson ISD
08.2019 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Pasadena ISD
08.2012 - 05.2019
University of North Texas
Certification from Principal As Instructional Leader
Texas Tech University
Master of Education from Special Education
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Bachelor of Science from Interdisciplinary Studies
- Generalist EC-6
- Special Education EC-12
- Educational Diagnostician EC-12
- Principal as Instructional Leader EC-12
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