Angela Richards
Sped Teacher
Culpeper,Virginia
Summary
Accomplished educator and manager with a track record of fostering student engagement and improving learning outcomes at Fauquier County Public Schools. Expert in IEP development and implementation, with strong decision-making and parent-teacher collaboration skills. Successfully increased profit by streamlining operations, demonstrating exceptional leadership and operational efficiency.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Cedar Lee Middle School
Fauquier County Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
- Collaborated with numerous departments and standard education teachers.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
- Provided emotional support to students and families.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
Transit Manager
Virginia Regional Transit
05.2001 - 02.2018
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Trained, coached and mentored staff to support smooth adoption of new Route and Fare program.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
Retail Store Manager
Southland Cooperation-Seven 11
06.1987 - 05.2000
- Managed inventory control processes to restore back stock, control costs, and maintain sales floor levels to meet customer needs.
- Recruited and retained top talent, with focus on completing timely performance evaluations, providing positive feedback, and rewarding superior performance.
- Optimized store displays and appearance via strategic merchandising.
- Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
- Managed store organization, maintenance, and purchasing functions.
- Submitted orders for new inventory.
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Completed routine store inventories.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental Unerversity
Atlanta, GeorgiaMaster of Arts - Mid To Moderate Disabilities-Special Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ05-2022
Skills
- Decision-Making
- MS Office
- First Aid/CPR
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- IEP development
- Transition planning
- Parent communications
- Group and individual instruction
- IEP implementation
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Walking, Motorcycle Riding, and Singing
Walking- I love walking my dog. I walk BJ, my dog, at 4:30 PM every morning, regardless of the weather. We walk two miles each morning. In the evenings, we walk 3 to 4 miles each day. It gives me a time to relive the day and think of ways I could of done something better.
Motorcycle Riding- I have a Honda Shadow 750cc and I ride with my friends. We are a group of ladies that are all in our 50's. We call ourselves, "The Golden Girls" just for fun. We try to ride together on nice weekends at least 4 or 5 times a month.
Singing- I love all types of music. I sing in my church choir every Sunday. I sing with the radio whenever I am in my car. I play music whenever it is appropriate to do so.
Timeline
Cedar Lee Middle School
Fauquier County Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
Transit Manager
Virginia Regional Transit
05.2001 - 02.2018
Retail Store Manager
Southland Cooperation-Seven 11
06.1987 - 05.2000
MBA - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental Unerversity
Master of Arts - Mid To Moderate Disabilities-Special Education
Grand Canyon University
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