Candace Torres

• Special Education Teacher I taught Life Skills students in grades 6th through 8th.
• Taught Special Education Students within mainstreamed, inclusive classroom.
• Consistently commended for ability to redirect students exhibiting behavior problems.
• Mentored teachers to facilitate successful understanding of district goals and objectives for students with special needs.
• Served on school committees; Inclusion Committee, Leadership, and Community Base Committee.

• This was non-teaching leadership based position.
• As a Special Education Department Chair, specialized in working knowledge of school district student information systems, Special Education management software.
• Served as a communication link between building administration and department members and teachers.
• Maintained ongoing and effective communication with parents and community representatives.
• Mentored 20 teachers to facilitate a successful understanding of district goals and objectives for students with special needs.
• In addition, the Special Education Department Chair, was the leader in the Deaf-Coop Program at the campus.

• Helped students that struggled with passing classes or the TAKS/STAAR test increase their performance on the test .

• Taught Special Education Students within a mainstreamed, inclusive classroom.
• Served on school committees (CBLT and Attendance Committee).

• Special Education Teacher I taught student in grades 3rd, 4th and 5th.
• Taught Special Education Students and individuals with learning challenges within a resource classroom.

Masters of Educational Law

• Graduated Cum Laude
• Dean's List
• President's List
• Graduated with honors