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AMY WALES
Garland,TX
Overview
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sunnyvale High SchoolSunnyvale, TX
Secondary Life Skills Special Education Teacher
01.2017 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Build relationships of trust and compassion with students, parents, guardians, colleagues, and administrators
- Design and develop curriculum based on Texas Education Agency guidelines and input from parents and teachers to meet the needs of students with special needs
- Coordinate opportunities for students to build job skills within the high school setting including, but not limited to, volunteering and in-school business
- Guide homebound students through lessons tailored to their unique circumstances
- Coordinate district's Special Olympics each year
Centennial High SchoolFrisco, TX
Transition Special Education Teacher
01.2013 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Created relationships with local business owners to allow students to do volunteer work as part of their class experience and learning process
- Determined and recommended appropriate academic and behavioral accommodations in the school setting and in the work setting that met the student's needs
Silberstein ElementaryDallas, TX
Functional Living Skills Special Education teacher
01.2011 - 01.2013
Job overview
- Determined and recommended appropriate academic and behavioral accommodations in the school setting for my students with complex behavioral and academic needs
- Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus with parents whose students were entering into a more intense Special Education setting and needed guidance for the various community and state programs
- Organized and managed student caseload to provide timely information of progress to the parents and other committee members
Hays ISD Special Education DepartmentKyle, TX
Transition Special Education Teacher
01.2006 - 01.2011
Job overview
- Met one-on-one with individual students to create transition plans
- Assisted students' contact teachers with transitional activities such as job shadowing, visiting schools of interest, and creating a class schedule
- Developed and maintained relationships with local business owners to facilitate job skill development for students
Timeline
Secondary Life Skills Special Education Teacher
Sunnyvale High School
01.2017 - 01.2023
Transition Special Education Teacher
Centennial High School
01.2013 - 01.2017
Functional Living Skills Special Education teacher
Silberstein Elementary
01.2011 - 01.2013
Transition Special Education Teacher
Hays ISD Special Education Department
01.2006 - 01.2011
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