Andrew Neff
Akron,OH
Summary
Twenty plus years experience working with special needs students. Very proficient at creating and implementing efficient IEP's, Positive Behavior Intervention Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments. Experienced at completing transition assessments, writing transition services. Excellent communicator and collaborator and experienced relationship builder with students, staff and families. Can adapt to any situation and always motivated to the best for my students and there growth and success.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Intervention Specialist
Lorain City Schools
Lorain, Ohio
08.2022 - Current
- Intervention Specialist in a co-taught 6th grade team responsible for differentiation of instruction and one on one instruction. Have a caseload of 13 students on IEP's and all their academic and behavioral goals.
Intervention Specialist
Euclid City Schools
Euclid, OH
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Intervention Specialist responsible for a caseload of 20 students and all the education plan and evaluation responsibilities. Co-Taught a 10th grade Geometry class and the students on IEP's within the classroom and the differentiation of instruction. Also taught a resource room geometry class for low functioning math students.
Intervention Specialist, Performance Coach
Summit Academies
Parma, OH
08.2019 - Current
- Intervention Specialist responsible for a full case load of students and all the service responsibility, academic and behavioral in a charter school environment with a large percentage of IEP students. Main responsibility is to work as a staff team within the 6th grade class in the school. Responsible for writing IEP's, ETR's, transition assessments, progress reports, IEP goals and objectives. Works very closely with The general education teacher and I classroom aide to develop the best academic and social system for the students to thrive in.
Behavior Specialist
Lee County Schools
Ft Myers, FL
08.2016 - 05.2019
- Responsible for writing and implementing all behavior goals on IEP's under caseload. Responsible for creating all Positive Behavior Intervention Plans and Functional Behavioral Assessments for all students under caseload. Collaborate with all staff, supervisors, occupational therapists, staffing specialists, and administration in the education processes of assigned students.
Intervention Specialist
Perry Local Schools
Massillon, OH
08.2014 - 06.2016
- Responsible for Behavior Unit at Edison Middle School. All academic and behavior goals and behavior plans and functional behavioral assessments. Collaborate closely with staff and inclusion teachers for growth and success of all students on caseload.
Intervention Specialist/ Transition Specialist
ESC of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
08.2008 - 06.2013
- Worked in a Behavior unit and MD unit first two years. Then became Transition Specialist for three years responsible for large caseload. Worked on all transition goals, education and placement after high school. Responsible for work study for each qualified student and setting up work sites.
Intervention Specialist
Streetsboro City Schools
Streetsboro, OH
08.2002 - 06.2008
- Intervention specialist responsible for BI classroom at middles school for two years and then moved to high school with students and moved to an inclusion setting responsible for all students under my caseload.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
Kent State University
2004
Skills
- Writing and creating IEP's and Behavior and academic goals
- Experienced at completing transition assessments and writing transition goals
- Experienced at writing behavior plans, functional behavioral assessments and behavior goals on all IEP's
- Collaboration with staff and administration in designing and implementing plans for student growth and success
- Masters degree in Special Education with focus on Behavior and transition
- Worked in a variety of environments that have expanded my knowledge base
- Worked in Behavioral Intervention classrooms or inclusion classrooms for the majority of my career
-Taught at Elementary, Middle School and High School levels with success at each level
- Transition to work endorsement to my Ohio Teaching License
Timeline
Intervention Specialist
Lorain City Schools
08.2022 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Euclid City Schools
08.2021 - 06.2022
Intervention Specialist, Performance Coach
Summit Academies
08.2019 - Current
Behavior Specialist
Lee County Schools
08.2016 - 05.2019
Intervention Specialist
Perry Local Schools
08.2014 - 06.2016
Intervention Specialist/ Transition Specialist
ESC of Central Ohio
08.2008 - 06.2013
Intervention Specialist
Streetsboro City Schools
08.2002 - 06.2008
Master of Science - Special Education
Kent State University