Brittany Swafford
Jamestown,TN
Summary
Conscientious leader enjoys connecting people and promoting positive change. Familiar with creating positive and memorable experiences for stakeholders through events, campaigns, or informal interactions. Collaborative and eager to use skills to represent and promote organization in professional and effective manner.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Reading Ambassador
Fentress County Board Of Ed/Save The Children
07.2022 - Current
- Developed and maintained extensive network of community contacts, resulting in increased visibility.
- Established positive relationships with local business owners, leveraging those relationships to secure sponsorships.
- Collaborated with local media outlets to generate positive press coverage for key initiatives and events.
- Created educational programs for local youth, providing valuable career and life skills.
- Oversee the implementation of a pilot program designed to increase reading achievement
- Provide training for teachers
- Oversee STAR testing for all students in grades Kindergarten-Fifth grade
- Regularly share data with teachers and students
- Collaborate with administration and staff to create programs to increase family engagement
- Develop effective community engagement programs and events
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
08.2019 - 07.2022
- Engaged administrators, parents and colleagues with learning programs to improve educational outcomes.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Developed and implemented individualized education plans in accordance with federal regulations
Preschool Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
Special Education Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
08.2012 - 06.2018
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional 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.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
Education
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Special Education
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN05.2012
Skills
- Event Coordination
- Brand Awareness
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Excellent Communication Abilities
- Outstanding Interpersonal Abilities
- Teamwork Abilities
- Professional Development
- Instructional Technology
Timeline
Reading Ambassador
Fentress County Board Of Ed/Save The Children
07.2022 - Current
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
08.2019 - 07.2022
Preschool Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
11.2018 - 07.2019
Special Education Teacher
Fentress County Board Of Education
08.2012 - 06.2018
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Tennessee Technological University
Bachelor of Science - Special Education
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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