Brittany Turnbull
Pickerington,OH
Summary
Hardworking, highly motivated professional eager to lend combined knowledge and skills to enhance student performance. Operates well in both individual and team capacities, leveraging seasoned work ethic to quickly adapt to different processes and drive district objectives. Resourceful and results-driven with a passion for growth and efficiency to meet district needs and increase educational value.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Coordinator
Pickerington Local Schools
Pickerington, OH
08.2013 - Current
- Recruited, hired, trained, and evaluated district personnel.
- Support discipline, attendance rules, placement decisions and scheduling.
- Facilitated manifestation hearings to determine if the behavior subject to disciplinary action had a direct and substantial relationship to the student's identified educational disability.
- Review incoming IEP's to PLSD for placement purposes
- Prepared reports on academic or institutional data to support student growth. (Response to Intervention)
- Directed and coordinated monthly staff meetings for teachers, related service providers and support staff reviewing IEP compliant services and updates.
- Conferred with academic coaches to support staff with behaviors, accommodations and modifications.
- Advised students , staff and families on course selection.
- District wide behavioral team- Trained primary and supplemental staff regarding various behavioral techniques to be used in the needed setting.
- Professional development trainings for transportation staff, para-professionals and duty aides
- Coordinated teaching assignments and room assignments to verify optimum use of buildings and staff.
- Observed teaching methods and examined learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques.
Assistant Principal
Sycamore Creek Elementary
Pickerington, OH
08.2014 - 07.2017
- Managed multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously to ensure deadlines were met.
- Evaluated teachers to identify lesson improvement opportunities.
- Held meetings with parents to discuss problematic student behavior.
- Responded to questions from teachers and parents to address policy concerns.
- Coordinated use of campus facilities for organizing regular activities and special events.
- Assessed student test scores to uncover strengths and weaknesses within academic framework (Response to Intervention)
- Coordinated teaching assignments and room assignments to verify optimum use of buildings and equipment.
- Enforced discipline and attendance rules.
- Recruited, hired and trained primary and supplemental staff.
- Observed teaching methods and examined learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques.
- Reviewed student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action.
Assistant Principal
Pickerington Central High School
Pickerington, OH
08.2003 - 07.2012
- Coordinated use of campus facilities for organizing regular activities and special events.
- Evaluated teachers to identify lesson improvement opportunities.
- Monitored campus activity by supervising facilities during class time and after school hours.
- Enforced established attendance rules to prioritize student participation in class. (Attendance Improvement Plans)
- Relayed operational progress to principal for raising concerns and reporting successes.
- Held meetings with parents to discuss problematic student behavior.
- Reviewed student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action.
- Input/ revise student code of conduct policies
- Supervised extracurricular and co-curricular events
- Coordinated teaching assignments and room assignments to verify optimum use of buildings and equipment.
Special Education Teacher
Pickerington Junior High (Ridgeview Junior High)
Pickerington, OH
08.1994 - 07.2002
- Established and maintained cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and schools.
- Assisted in transitioning students from one educational setting to another (middle school and high school transition)
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback to parents and guardians (progress reports)
- Participated in regular meetings with administrators, teachers, and parents to discuss student progress and interventions.
- Implemented instructional activities to keep students actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
- Delivered continuous and appropriate student growth and achievement for age group, subject area and program classification.
- Promoted positive learning environment to engage students and encourage lesson participation.
- Collaborated with peers to enhance instructional environment.
- Assisted in assessing changing curricular needs and offered plans for improvements (small group or regular education placement).
- Designed and implemented behavior management plans for students with challenging behaviors.
- Communicated orally and in writing with students, parents and other professionals regarding student success
- Reviewed IEP with student's parents, school administrators and student's general education teachers.
- Collaborated with families and guardians to support impaired students in classroom learning.
- Supported instruction to individuals or small groups of students with special needs.
- Recommended modifications to make classroom environment suitable to individuals with impairments (co-teaching/inclusion)
- Monitored student conduct and utilized approved behavior management techniques to redirect and modify inappropriate behaviors.
- Kept accurate reports, records and files on individual students.
Education
Master of Science - Assistant Superintendent
University Of Dayton
Dayton, OH07-1999
Master Of Arts (M.A.) - Special Education
Ohio University
Athens, OH07-1994
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Elementary Education (1-8)
Ohio University
Athens, OH06-1993
Skills
- Collaborative leadership
- Inclusion strategies
- Parent-teacher communication
- Social skills development
Certification
- BA Ed-Elementary Education (1-8)
- Kindergarten Certification
- Reading Validation (K-12)
- Specific learning Disability (k-12)
- Multi-handicapped (k-12)
- Assistant Superintendent
- Principal, grades K-12
- Superintendent Licensure
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Sycamore Creek Elementary
08.2014 - 07.2017
Special Education Coordinator
Pickerington Local Schools
08.2013 - Current
Assistant Principal
Pickerington Central High School
08.2003 - 07.2012
Special Education Teacher
Pickerington Junior High (Ridgeview Junior High)
08.1994 - 07.2002
Master Of Arts (M.A.) - Special Education
Ohio University
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Elementary Education (1-8)
Ohio University
Master of Science - Assistant Superintendent
University Of Dayton