Carol Singh

• Develop high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Enhance team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
• Ensure that all programs and services comply with state and federal laws and regulations
• Provide professional development opportunities for sped staff and general education staff and administrators.
• Supervise and evaluate the performances of special education staff.
• Collect and analyze data to monitor program effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and ensure students are making progress.
• Advocate for the rights and needs of students with disabilities, ensuring they have access to quality education and support.
• Collaborate with parents, other school staff, and external agencies to ensure students with disabilities receive appropriate services.
• Monitored and completed all ADE requirements.
• Assisted with budget and resource allocations.

• Managed a caseload of special education students, ensuring timely completion of required documentation, IEP meetings, and evaluations.
• Implemented research-based teaching methods specifically designed for students with disabilities, promoting increased engagement and comprehension across subjects.
• Facilitated IEP meetings by using family-centered, strength-based approach.
• Coordinated with outside state agencies to acquire services for special needs children.
• Serve as case manager for all IEP and 504 students.
• Develop positive relationships with parents to foster communication and encourage involvement for
  student growth.
• Liaise with teachers to develop Individualized Education Programs to provide quality education for
  students with disabilities.
• Monitor student progress and review and revise IEPs to meet student needs.
• Adhere to established rules, ethical standards and codes of professional conduct conducive to positive learning environment.
• Interpret and analyze academic data to maintain student development and retention.
• Conduct training for educational staff to properly identify learning disabilities and remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with external agencies to meet educational and transitional needs of students.
• Lead and manage child study teams to develop academic and behavioral interventions to support students academically and socially.
• Collaborate with the speech pathologist, school psychologist, occupational therapist, teachers, and parent advocates to conduct annual IEP meetings and initial evaluations.
• Direct, supervise, and evaluate instructional assistants in the Special Education Department.
  
  

• Developed IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
• Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
• Promoted a positive learning environment through the use of differentiated instruction and individualized support for diverse learners.
• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Fostered strong relationships with parents and guardians, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure student progress.
• Evaluated student progress regularly using various assessment methods, ensuring accurate measurement of skill development and areas requiring additional support.
• Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
• Coordinated with general education teachers to develop accommodations or modifications necessary for successful inclusion of students with special needs in mainstream classrooms.
• Advocated for rights and needs of students with special education requirements, ensuring access to appropriate resources and accommodations.

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• Improved student behavior management by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities focused on evidence-based practices in special education teaching methodologies.
• Provided targeted instructional support to struggling learners, identifying specific areas for improvement and designing effective intervention plans.
• Developed and maintained a high-quality high school special education program.
• Coordinated and collaborated with parents, teachers, students, administrators, speech therapist, and community members.
• Chaired and operated the Child Study Team.
• Maintained updated records for IEPs, re-evaluations, initial evaluations, and 45-Day Screenings.
• Developed working relationship with the Disabilities Office of the partnering college.
• Provided academic counseling for high school and college classes.
• Created a new emotional support program for special needs students by partnering with the Equine Department Chair and the Service Dog Training Program facilitator.

• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Cultivated strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
• Evaluated IEP for compliance with state and federal requirements regulations and rectified non-compliance issues immediately.
• Served as Special Education Teacher/Coordinator and 504 Case Manager for four schools.
• Developed positive relationships with parents to foster communication and encourage involvement for
  student growth.
• Collaborated with teachers to develop Individual Education Plans to provide quality education for students with disabilities.
• Collaborated with teachers to develop 504 plans for students.
• Monitored student progress and reviewed and revised IEP to meet emerging student needs.
• Interpreted and analyzed academic data to maintain student development and retention.
• Supported general education teachers and administrators in implementing strategies to meet needs of students with IEPs.
• Facilitated special education placement process in partnership with parents to provide free appropriate
  public education for eligible referrals.
• Conducted training for educational staff to properly identify learning disabilities and remediation strategies.
• Collaborated with external agencies to meet educational and transitional needs of students.
• Evaluated special education staff through classroom observation, feedback and recommendations.