Angela Garbe

• Served as a liaison between families, school personnel, and community resources to facilitate comprehensive support services for special education students.
• Mentored special education staff members by sharing best practices, resources, and insights gained from years of experience in the field.
• Contributed to ongoing professional development efforts by attending workshops, conferences, and trainings focused on enhancing knowledge and skills related to serving diverse learners.
• Streamlined documentation procedures by maintaining accurate records of student progress, IEP goals, accommodations, and attendance at sessions.
• Evaluated 7 special education teachers through classroom observation, feedback and recommendations.
• Maintained contact with parents to address concerns and needs of children.
• Supported general education teachers and administrators in implementing strategies to meet needs of students with IEPs.
• Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
• Created and provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.

• Served primarily 9th and 10th grade students, teachers, and their families to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations in relation to behavior and academic concerns with focus on students with disabilities and the English Language Learner population.
• Ensure teachers and support staff know how to read an IEP at a Glance and behavior plan and work 1:1 with individuals as needed.
• Active member of the 504 committee to ensure students and teachers are supported academically and behaviorally.
• Provide leadership in crisis management situations, ensuring the safety and well-being of all students and staff.
• Developed strategies to improve student behavior school-wide and help teachers better manage classroom environments through weekly emails and teacher meetings.

• Collaborated with Assistant Principal and School Psychologist to develop the master schedule for students in Special Education.
• Monitored IEP compliance to ensure all students received a Free and Appropriate Public Education.
• Participated in yearly transition meetings for incoming 9th graders and 12th graders moving to the ATP program.
• Created training materials for general and special education teachers on IEP reading and compliance for a Special Education Staff of 17 teachers, and 34 para educators across two school sites and 300+ students.
• Worked closely with the district office staff to create checklists and instructions for teachers to use when reviewing IEPs for compliance.
• Provided site training to general education teachers on reading IEPS, how to accommodate and or modify instruction for students with disabilities and attended mediation meetings.
• Creation of individualized communication logs to ensure due process and resolved issues and conflicts between staff, students, and parents.
• Counseled 1:1 or in small groups with new and veteran teachers who struggled with IEP creation and implementation of strategies to ensure student learning.

Special Day Class Teacher

• Created and implemented individualized daily lessons and laboratory experiences for students in self contained science class.
• Case Carrier for approximately 30-35 students at any given time.
• Established positive relationships with parents through regular communication regarding student progress, collaborating on strategies for academic success at home and school.

• Special Education Physics and Integration Teacher for students in grades 9-12
• Case Carrier for approximately 20 students.
• Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.

• Collaborated on development of the Special Education Master Schedule.
• Oversaw IEP distribution, coordinated attendance at IEP transition meetings, and federal and state compliance among a team of 15 teachers and at times over 300+ students.
• Participated in the preparation for Federal File Reviews at the request of the district office.
• Responsible for organization and follow through of state testing for students in Special Education each year.
• Created and held regular site level trainings for staff members regarding updated legislation and IEP implementation.

Special Day Class Teacher

• Created and implemented daily lessons and laboratory experiences for students in self contained Science and Health classes.
• Co-taught Earth Science and Biology to support students in general education settings.