Chamar Peterson
Aurora,USA
Summary
Accomplished education professional with advanced degrees and extensive classroom experience, recognized for expertise in regulatory compliance oversight and audit management. Proven ability to enhance quality assurance and process evaluation in special education services, leading to significant improvements in student outcomes. Demonstrates decisive leadership in operational, hiring, and learning decisions while maintaining clear enforcement of school rules and discipline. Committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence within educational environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Compliance Manager
Breakthrough Public Schools
Aurora, Ohio
06.2024 - Current
- Build capacity within the school building to produce grade-appropriate and student-focused special education services through the development of the Individualized Education Program.
- Establish and communicate clear deadlines for IEP development, annual reviews, manifestations, and other required team meetings.
- Interpret and communicate state and federal mandates to be implemented at the district and building level
- Serves as a compliance coach for Special Education Lead teachers.
- Monitors timeliness for initial, annual and re-evaluation IEPs, providing support and guidance to IEP teams as needed to ensure compliance due dates are met.
- Electronic and manual monitoring of student sped records to ensure they are maintained at both central and building levels for compliance with federal, state and district mandates.
- Provides support service and follow-up activities as needed to individual staff, building staff, and Central Office staff related to special education compliance
- Attends and facilitates all required team meetings, including IEP and MDR meetings conducted at the school and Central Office levels.
Intervention Specialist
Barack Obama Elementary School
Maple, Ohio
11.2023 - Current
- Promotes positive public relations by interacting tactfully and diplomatically with staff, students, parents, and public
- Projects a positive image through professional appearance, attitude, and conversation
- Maintains respect at all times for confidential information
- Enforce and comply with all Maple Heights Board of Education policies and procedures and Administrative Regulations
- Performs all assigned duties in a complete, accurate, and timely manner
- Submits reports to the building administrator as requested
- Some basic knowledge of administrative procedures through participating on Leadership Academy
- Develops individualized behavior intervention plans for students with autism and related disorders
- Participates in team meetings to discuss student progress, challenges, and any necessary modifications to intervention plans
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members, including therapists, teachers, and parents, to support client success
- Monitoreds student data to make timely adjustments to intervention strategies as needed
- Maintained accurate documentation of students progress, interventions used, and any changes made in treatment plans
- Managed student discipline processes, including investigating incidents and enforcing consequences
Intervention Specialist
Maple Height High School
Maple, Ohio
08.2018 - 11.2023
- Promotes positive public relations by interacting tactfully and diplomatically with staff, students, parents, and public
- Projects a positive image through professional appearance, attitude, and conversation
- Maintains respect at all times for confidential information
- Enforces and comply with all Maple Heights Board of Education policies and procedures and Administrative Regulations
- Performs all assigned duties in a complete, accurate, and timely manner
- Submits reports to the building administrator as requested
- Possesses basic knowledge of administrative procedures through participating on Leadership Academy
- Develops individualized behavior intervention plans for students with autism and related disorders
- Models problem-solving strategies during activities that required critical thinking or decision-making
- Participates in team meetings to discuss student progress, challenges, and any necessary modifications to intervention plans
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members, including therapists, teachers, and parents, to support client success
- Monitors student data to make timely adjustments to intervention strategies as needed
- Maintains accurate documentation of students progress, interventions used, and any changes made in treatment plans
- Ensures safe learning environment by establishing clear expectations for student behavior
- Manages student discipline processes, including investigating incidents and enforcing consequences
Summer Program Director Site Director
Help Foundation
Euclid, OH
06.2017 - 08.2020
- Overseen and maintains the staffing schedule, including on-call and relief staff
- Overseen and maintains program needs such as treatment supplies, hygiene supplies, etc
- Collaborated with the management team on new hires, personnel needs, and staffing
- Administered all facets of personnel policies and procedures, including conception, modification, and approval of professional staff additions
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel positive interaction with students and families
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students based on various instructional techniques and technologies
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction
Intervention Specialist Educator
Painesville City School District
Painesville, OH
12.2007 - 08.2018
- Instructed all essential academic subjects to both young people and adults.
- Developed a new special education unit for special needs students
- Hold a current State of Ohio Department of Education Intervention Specialist License and master's degree in special education/master's degree in Education Leadership
- Develop and implement academic lessons based on Ohio state content standards, students' IEP, and students' ability level
- Document and collect data for academics and IEP goals/objectives
- Model and teach age appropriate coping skills, self-regulation skills, self-management skills etc
- Manage students' academics, behaviors, and emotions
- Collaborated with associate teacher, support staff, and related services staff to provide best services for students
- Implemented daily learning lesson around technology-Microsoft, Excel, Power-point
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to diverse range of developmentally challenged students
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration
Intervention Specialist Educator
Education Alternatives
Willoughby Hills, OH
12.1999 - 08.2007
- Taught all academic core subjects to youth/adults
- Developed curriculum/instruction for all academic areas
- Implemented daily curriculum, manage I.E.P's, monitored progress of behavior and medical progress of special needs students
- Hold a current State of Ohio Department of Education Intervention Specialist License and master's degree in special education/curriculum
- Developed and implemented academic lessons based on Ohio state content standards, students' IEP, and students' ability level
- Documented and collected data for academics and IEP goals/objectives
- Modeled and taught age appropriate coping skills, self-regulation skills, self-management skills etc
- Manage students' academics, behaviors, and emotions
- Develop individualized behavior plans as needed
- Collaborate with associate teacher, support staff, and related services staff to provide best services for students
Education
Master of Education Leadership - Education Leadership
American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN01.2017
Masters in Special Education - Special Education
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, FL01.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH01.2000
Skills
- Quality Assurance in Documents
- Process Quality Evaluation
- Audits management
- Investigative skills
- Regulatory compliance oversight
- System management
- Effective leadership
- Staff and educator guidance
- Codes of conduct
- Team collaboration
- Discipline management
Affiliations
- Nu Phi Zeta Fraternity
- PBIS Committee
- Student Council Commence
- Leadership Academy participant
Certification
- Ohio Intervention Specialist License (k-12) Mild/Moderate
- CPR
- First-AID
- AED
- CPI (restraint certificate)
- Pupil Activity Permit
Timeline
Compliance Manager
Breakthrough Public Schools
06.2024 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Barack Obama Elementary School
11.2023 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Maple Height High School
08.2018 - 11.2023
Summer Program Director Site Director
Help Foundation
06.2017 - 08.2020
Intervention Specialist Educator
Painesville City School District
12.2007 - 08.2018
Intervention Specialist Educator
Education Alternatives
12.1999 - 08.2007
- Ohio Intervention Specialist License (k-12) Mild/Moderate
- CPR
- First-AID
- AED
- CPI (restraint certificate)
- Pupil Activity Permit
Master of Education Leadership - Education Leadership
American College of Education
Masters in Special Education - Special Education
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Oberlin College
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