CHERYL JOHNSON
Zebulon,NC
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Special Education Department Chair with a proven track record of facilitating effective departmental operations and fostering collaboration among stakeholders to meet the diverse needs of students. An Special Education Instructional Coach with over 5 years of experience and a Special Education Classroom Teacher with over 15 years of experience Seeking to leverage expertise in instructional leadership, personnel management, and advocacy to drive positive outcomes in middle and high school settings.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SPED Department Chair
Wake County Public School System, East Garner Middle School
Garner , NC
2023.08 - Current
- Planned and facilitated Department and IEP meetings, optimizing time and resource utilization
- Provided instructional leadership by assisting in the development, implementation, and supervision of departmental content standards to ensure student needs were met
- Supported professional development and facilitated regular collaboration among teachers, administrators, specialists, support staff, and parents
- Supervised Instructional Assistants and assisted administration in personnel assignments within the department
- Prepared reports, ensured progress monitoring with fidelity, assigned case managers for every student, and attended departmental and district meetings
- Demonstrated strong proficiency with ECATS and advised all programs within Special Education (ECS, CCR, AST/BST, and OCS for high school)
- Acted as a liaison between Special Education and administration, central office, SST, teachers, and parents.
SPED Instructional Coach
Wake County Public Schools, East Garner Middle
Garner , NC
2023.08 - Current
- Supported the implementation of appropriate strategies to enhance Special Education instruction.
- Facilitated teacher reflection sessions to analyze practices and behaviors, while establishing actionable plans to achieve set goals and continually monitored progress.
- Collaborated with school and district staff to develop well-designed curricula that adhered to state Special Education standards, ensuring student success in special education programs.
- Facilitated effective differentiated learning experiences to support the growth of Special Education educators.
- Supported professional learning teams and fostered a collaborative environment among teachers.
- Collaborated with formal leadership to design, implement, and assess school change initiatives.
- Engaged in reflection of own practice and participated in professional learning opportunities for personal growth.
Intervention Coordinator
Wake County Public School System, Longview School
Raleigh , NC
2021.08 - 2023.08
- Supporting supplemental and intensive needs of students through implementation of schools Intervention Service Delivery Plan, Create plans to serve students in their respective learning environments, Create and lead Intervention team, Collaborate with teachers, administrators and district level staff to support and assist teachers in Identification of students requiring supplemental support, Create process for collecting and analysis of student and school specific data to identify gaps in learning, Use results of data to quantify interventions needed to support and engage students at supplemental and intensive levels, Use data to evaluate effectiveness of interventions and adjust level and type of student support needed
Special Education Teacher
Wake County Public School System, Longview School
Raleigh , NC
2020.08 - 2021.06
- Facilitating annual IEP, Behavior Intervention Program (BIP), and Online Instruction Plan meeting, preparing differentiated instruction in special education classroom setting; collaborating with Instructional Assistant to create small group lessons to fit needs of students; preparing lesson plans using Expeditionary Learning curriculum, creating Common Core aligned assessments, interactive and hands-on projects
- Progress monitoring students’ behavior and academic goals
- Created data monitoring tools for middle school team
- Working with PLT leader to create various tools to track student improvement data
- Member of School Improvement Team (SIT)
- Member of MTSS Team (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support).
Special Education Teacher and District Representative
New York City Department of Education
The Bronx , NY
2019.09 - 2020.08
- Facilitate, schedule and coordinate completion of annual IEP meetings for charter, non-public, parochial, and independent schools in assigned New York City school districts
- Consulted parents and teachers to promote development and implementation of IEPs that ensures that recommended supports and services are provided within least restrictive environment and promote student success in general education curriculum
- Effectively liaison with and establishing rapport with parents, teachers, school administration and support personnel to implement new standards
- Provide staff development to assist teachers and paraprofessionals to deliver high-quality, evidence-based specially designed instruction and support services
- Monitor special education compliance.
Administrative Intern
New York City Department of Education
Bronx , NY
2018.09 - 2019.09
- Created a Inquiry group of self-contained elementary school teachers to improve academic reading level
- Served as the Special Education Instructional Coach
- Conducted Teacher Observation with mentor principal
- Created a Instructional Assistant Handbook
- Provided Professional Developments in school needs area
- Supported Reading Curriculum Development
- Member of the Instructional Leadership Team
- Supported school in preparing for Superintendent Visit.
Special Education Teacher
New York City Department of Education
Bronx , NY
2007.08 - 2017.09
- Creating classroom lessons; conferencing with students regarding their strengths and weaknesses in reading and writing and goal setting to help them improve; preparing differentiated instruction in general education classroom setting, 12:1 setting for core classes (Math, Science, Social Studies and ELA); creating hands-on and interactive projects; preparing and making testing modifications for students with IEPs; creating and re-evaluating students' IEPs; preparing students for middle school standardized ELA and Math State Exam; provide push in and pull out resource services to students
- Educational Leadership Contributions: Model Teacher
- Middle and High School Testing Coordinator responsible for facilitating and coordinating all state and city testing for grades 6-12
- Special Education Liaison responsible for coordinating all special education programming ensuring that all students were being serviced
- IEP Teacher responsible for ensuring that all IEP grades 6-12 were completed within compliance periods
- Cluster Team Leader responsible for facilitating weekly grade cluster team meetings
- Preparing materials for weekly team meetings and meeting with administration to discuss concerns or make suggestions
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Education
M.S - Educational Administration
The College of Saint Rose
12.2019
M.S - Middle School Education
Mercy College
08.2008
B.A. - English
University of South Carolina
12.2002
Skills
- Skill building
- Individualized support
- Decision making
- Organizational skills
- Improvement plans
- Program development
- Written and verbal communication
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Docs
- Team Leadership
- Capacity Building
- Teaching
- Program Development
- Evaluation And Assessment
- Staff Management
Certification
- Licensed in Special Education in NYS and North Carolina
- Licensed in Education Administration in NYS and North Carolina
- Licensed in Language Arts in North Carolina
- Licensed in District Administration in NYS.
References
References available upon request.
Work Preference
Work Type
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Timeline
SPED Department Chair
Wake County Public School System, East Garner Middle School
2023.08 - Current
SPED Instructional Coach
Wake County Public Schools, East Garner Middle
2023.08 - Current
Intervention Coordinator
Wake County Public School System, Longview School
2021.08 - 2023.08
Special Education Teacher
Wake County Public School System, Longview School
2020.08 - 2021.06
Special Education Teacher and District Representative
New York City Department of Education
2019.09 - 2020.08
Administrative Intern
New York City Department of Education
2018.09 - 2019.09
Special Education Teacher
New York City Department of Education
2007.08 - 2017.09
M.S - Educational Administration
The College of Saint Rose
M.S - Middle School Education
Mercy College
B.A. - English
University of South Carolina
- Licensed in Special Education in NYS and North Carolina
- Licensed in Education Administration in NYS and North Carolina
- Licensed in Language Arts in North Carolina
- Licensed in District Administration in NYS.
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