Bonnie Belles
Sedro Woolley,WA
Summary
Creative Elementary Education and Special Education Teacher with strong critical thinking and communication skills. Organized with successful ability to manage adults and students. Passionate about teaching every student with kindness and respect. Determined to teach every student skills needed to be successful.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Structured Learning Center Lead SPED Teacher
Sedro Woolley School District
Sedro Woolley, WA
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Created and managed IEPs for a caseload of up to 11 students with moderate to severe autism to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals within a self-contained classroom.
- Organized instructional material, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Coordinated special education students and seven paraprofessional schedules with master schedule.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Communicated verbally and nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Taught multiple subjects to students.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to a range of neurodiverse students.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and the Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
- Collaborated with OT, Speech, and PT
- Led IEP and BIP team meetings
- Collaborated with the school psychologist regarding Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Collaborated with the University of Washington Autism Center
Special Education Teacher, E.S.Y.
Sedro-Woolley School District
Sedro-Woolley, WA
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster engagement both in classroom and through distance learning, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Applied IEP ESY goals and monitored progress of 16 students.
- Planned and supervised classroom enrichment activities.
- Developed and implemented effective lesson plans focused on special education students.
- Built positive relationships with students, parents and team members to achieve smooth and productive program experience.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Implemented different technologies such as Zoom and Google Classroom to engage students in class instruction and diversify approaches.
- Kept students on-task with positive reinforcement strategies.
- Communicated frequently with parents and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
SPED Resource Room Teacher
Sedro-Woolley School District
Sedro Woolley, WA
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Filled a leave replacement position.
- Wrote master schedule around specialists' and Title's schedules for 39 students and four Paraeducators helping serve them.
- Designed and carried out specially designed instruction for a range of neurodiverse students.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport with 39 students to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Created and managed IEPs using IEP Online to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Collaborated with parents, therapists (school psychologist, school counselor, SLP, and OT), general education teachers and administrators.
Paraprofessional, Special Education
Sedro-Woolley School District
Sedro-Woolley, WA
10.2006 - 08.2021
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills to students one on one and in group settings of up to eight students.
- Assisted with safety and security of up to 15 students at school and during community outings to local businesses.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Organized classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Supervised students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Facilitated group sessions and provided one-on-one support, explicitly teaching and modeling for students.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Worked during the district's extended school year program from 2011 to 2020.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And Special Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12.2020
Associate of Arts -
Skagit Valley College
Mt. Vernon, WA06.1990
No Degree - English/Art
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WASkills
- De-escalation techniques
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Advanced technology skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- IEP Online
- Staff Management
References
Brian Isakson, Principal, Evergreen Elementary School; Sedro Woolley School District (SWSD); 360-855-3545
Tony Smith, Executive director of Educational Support Services, SWSD; 360-630-7788
Jennifer Batz, Fifth Grade Teacher, Evergreen Elementary School; SWSD; 360-941-4724
Timathi Fitzpatrick, Second Grade Teacher, Big Lake Elementary School; SWSD; 360-420-3018
Amanda Voorhees, Occupational Therapist, SWSD; 360-420-5433
Lauren Ralph, Third Grade Teacher; English Crossing Elementary School; Lakewood School District; 360-540-5302
Timeline
Structured Learning Center Lead SPED Teacher
Sedro Woolley School District
08.2021 - 06.2022
SPED Resource Room Teacher
Sedro-Woolley School District
02.2021 - 06.2021
Special Education Teacher, E.S.Y.
Sedro-Woolley School District
07.2020 - 07.2021
Paraprofessional, Special Education
Sedro-Woolley School District
10.2006 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And Special Education
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Arts -
Skagit Valley College
No Degree - English/Art
Western Washington University
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