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Cara Eason

Auburn

Summary

Knowledgeable in applying education interventions. Proficient in PBIS (positive behavior intervention system) strategies. Skilled in developing trusting and collaborative relationships with stakeholders in general and special education environments. Team leader in “School Intervention Team” for RTI and schoolwide teacher/student support. Skilled in assessment, curriculum, and instruction. Effective in working with students from culturally diverse backgrounds and implementing culturally responsive teaching practices.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Autism Disorder Specialist- Administrator for a Non-Verbal Autism Program

Frontier Middle School
Graham, WA
08.2024 - Current
  • Manage 6 adult paraprofessionals in education, behavioral, and adaptive goals for students with Non-Verbal Autism. Design Behavior Intervention Plans, Individual education plans, and facilitate communication strategies to engage in prior activities. Facilitate Leadership Meetings for Special Ed. teacher throughout the district. Design and implement inclusion of Autism students into the atmosphere and community of the Middle School. Provide all supports for functional life skills for students in the program.

ELA Resource/ELA Gen. Ed.Teacher

Glacier Middle School
Buckley, WA
08.2023 - 06.2024
  • Teach Special Ed. Support ELA classes for 6-7th grade, case manage 32 students with IEP’s, data collection for all IEP goals. Collaborate with ELA team to support academic scaffolds, modifications, and accommodations for assessment and class. Implement and create IEP’s, FBA, BIP’s and write curriculum for ELA classes that aligns with grade level standards. Co-teach 3 periods of ELA 6th and 7th grades. Manage behavior interventions to support classroom teachers for students needing behavior supports. Mange teaching assistant duties. Small group and RTI interventions.

ELA Intervention Teacher-Gr.6-8

Shaw Middle School
Spokane, WA
08.2021 - 06.2023
  • Collaborate with 6,7, 8th grade level teams to implement tier 2 and tier 3 interventions with students. Work in cooperation with school counselors and the MTSS specialist to provide academic, social and behavioral support to students. Work with small groups and provide supervision throughout the school day. Provide support for teachers and training for inclusion, co-teaching, and universal design instruction models within the classrooms. Co-Teach ELA Gen. Ed.

Resource Teacher- Gr. K-6

Woodland Elementary
Puyallup, WA
08.2019 - 06.2021
  • Develop, implement and case manage IEP’s and meetings, conduct Functional Behavioral Analysis (FBA) for effective positive behavior supports and interventions (BIP), consult and collaborate services w/ general education teachers for math, writing, reading, and social skills interventions. Data collect/ progress monitor, provide SDI for students in the resource program, manage paraprofessionals, create schedules for staff, students, plan small group instruction, team collaborate with school IEP team.

Support Center Teacher-Gr.1-3

Meeker Elementary
Puyallup, WA
08.2017 - 06.2019
  • Plan and teach life skills instruction for students in a self-contained program, develop, implement and case manage IEP’s and meetings, conduct FBA and develop effective positive behavior supports and interventions (BIP), implement Right Response de-escalation interventions, data collect and progress monitor. Provide specially designed instruction (SDI) for core academics.

Reading Teacher/LAP-Gr.K-6

Meeker Elementary
Puyallup, WA
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Practicum for Reading Intervention Endorsement Apply interventions to improve reading skills such as letter-naming, initial sounds, phoneme segmentation, and comprehension strategies. Use diagnostic data and progress monitoring to drive instruction, write reading reports, give reading records, teach professional development.

Resource Teacher- Gr. K-6

Southworth Elementary
Yelm, WA
08.2016 - 06.2017
  • Plan/support an inclusion model of special ed. within general ed. classes. Develop, implement, case manage IEP’s and meetings, consult, and collaborate services w/ general education teachers for math, writing, reading, and social skills interventions, data collect and progress monitor, provide SDI for students in the resource program, manage paraprofessionals, create schedules for staff, students, plan small group instruction, team collaborate with school IEP team.

Resource/Life Skills Teacher-Gr. 9-12

Rogers Highschool
Puyallup, WA
01.2016 - 06.2016
  • Taught Language Arts, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and ELA to students on IEP’s. Planned SDI (specially designed instruction) for students on IEP’s, progress monitoring, manage staff.

Education

Masters of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Reading Intervention

Concordia University
Portland, Or

Bachelors Degree - Special Education PK-12, General Education PK-8

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Expert problem solving
  • Analytical thinking
  • Documentation management

Certification

  • Washington State Education Certificate No. 532245H
  • Neural Education Certified (Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning)
  • AVID Certified for Elementary (Advance Via Individual Determination)

Endorsements

  • Special Ed. K-12 -No.3304.00
  • General Ed. K-8-No. 3400-00
  • Reading -No.3305-00

Timeline

Autism Disorder Specialist- Administrator for a Non-Verbal Autism Program

Frontier Middle School
08.2024 - Current

ELA Resource/ELA Gen. Ed.Teacher

Glacier Middle School
08.2023 - 06.2024

ELA Intervention Teacher-Gr.6-8

Shaw Middle School
08.2021 - 06.2023

Resource Teacher- Gr. K-6

Woodland Elementary
08.2019 - 06.2021

Reading Teacher/LAP-Gr.K-6

Meeker Elementary
01.2018 - 06.2018

Support Center Teacher-Gr.1-3

Meeker Elementary
08.2017 - 06.2019

Resource Teacher- Gr. K-6

Southworth Elementary
08.2016 - 06.2017

Resource/Life Skills Teacher-Gr. 9-12

Rogers Highschool
01.2016 - 06.2016

Bachelors Degree - Special Education PK-12, General Education PK-8

Western Governors University

Masters of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Reading Intervention

Concordia University

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