Carole Weis Burns
Chicago,Illinois
Summary
Dedicated administrator with extensive experience in education, focused on optimizing school performance through effective teacher and support staff training. Proactive in identifying negative trends and celebrating successes in staff and teaching methods. Committed to hands-on mentoring of teachers, support staff, paraprofessionals, and administrators for student success.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Special Education
Bloom Township High School District 206
Chicago, Illinois
07.2018 - 06.2023
Director of Special Education
District 219 Niles Township High School
Skokie, Illinois
07.2015 - 06.2018
Assistant Director of Special Education
District 219 Niles Township High School
Skokie, Illinois
07.2014 - 06.2015
Special Education Coordinator/Case Manager
Flossmoor School District 161
Chicago Heights, Illinois
07.2011 - 06.2014
Coordinator of Support Services
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
Chicago Heights, Illinois
07.2010 - 06.2011
Assistant Principal of Early Learning Program
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
Chicago Heights, Illinois
07.2008 - 06.2010
Speech Pathology Supervisor
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
Chicago Heights, Illinois
09.2002 - 06.2008
Adjunct Professor
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
09.2000 - 06.2005
Adjunct Professor
St. Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois
09.2000 - 06.2004
Speech and Language Pathologist
HealthSouth
Oak Lawn, Illinois
09.1999 - 06.2002
Speech and Language Pathologist
Hope Children's Hospital
Oak Lawn, Illinois
09.1998 - 06.1999
Speech and Language Pathologist
Esperanza School
Chicago, Illinois
09.1997 - 06.1998
Speech and Language Pathologist
Helping Hand Birth to 3 Program
Countryside, Illinois
09.1996 - 06.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
Brandecker Easter Seals
Chicago, Illinois
05.1996 - 06.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
Cook County School District 130
Blue Island, Illinois
08.1990 - 03.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
The Pediatric Place
Evergreen Park, Illinois
08.1990 - 12.1991
Speech and Language Pathologist
A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative
Burbank, Illinois
08.1987 - 06.1990
Education
Director of Special Education Endorsement -
Governor State University
12.2009
Type 75 Teaching and Learning School Administration -
Roosevelt University
12.2008
Master of Science Speech and Language Pathology -
Illinois State University
05.1986
Bachelor of Science Speech and Language Pathology -
Illinois State University
12.1984
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- School Improvement and Professional Development Planning
- Mission Statement Development and Implementation
- Student Performance Data Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
- Community Relations
- Federal, State, and Local Regulations Adherence
- Grant Writing and Monitoring
Certification
- Type 75 Administrative Standard
- Type 75 Director of Special Education endorsement
- Type 03 Elementary Education
- Type 09 Secondary Education
- Certificate of Clinical Competence
- Illinois License
References
furnished upon request
Timeline
Director of Special Education
Bloom Township High School District 206
07.2018 - 06.2023
Director of Special Education
District 219 Niles Township High School
07.2015 - 06.2018
Assistant Director of Special Education
District 219 Niles Township High School
07.2014 - 06.2015
Special Education Coordinator/Case Manager
Flossmoor School District 161
07.2011 - 06.2014
Coordinator of Support Services
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
07.2010 - 06.2011
Assistant Principal of Early Learning Program
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
07.2008 - 06.2010
Speech Pathology Supervisor
SPEED S.E.J.A. #802
09.2002 - 06.2008
Adjunct Professor
Governors State University
09.2000 - 06.2005
Adjunct Professor
St. Xavier University
09.2000 - 06.2004
Speech and Language Pathologist
HealthSouth
09.1999 - 06.2002
Speech and Language Pathologist
Hope Children's Hospital
09.1998 - 06.1999
Speech and Language Pathologist
Esperanza School
09.1997 - 06.1998
Speech and Language Pathologist
Helping Hand Birth to 3 Program
09.1996 - 06.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
Brandecker Easter Seals
05.1996 - 06.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
Cook County School District 130
08.1990 - 03.1996
Speech and Language Pathologist
The Pediatric Place
08.1990 - 12.1991
Speech and Language Pathologist
A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative
08.1987 - 06.1990
- Type 75 Administrative Standard
- Type 75 Director of Special Education endorsement
- Type 03 Elementary Education
- Type 09 Secondary Education
- Certificate of Clinical Competence
- Illinois License
Director of Special Education Endorsement -
Governor State University
Type 75 Teaching and Learning School Administration -
Roosevelt University
Master of Science Speech and Language Pathology -
Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science Speech and Language Pathology -
Illinois State University
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