Cori Adams
Strongsville,OH
Summary
Educational and teacher-team leader offering 11 years of experience. Demonstrating in-depth knowledge of community involvement, vision follow-through, and team building focused on delivering highly-successful outcomes in Intervention Assistance and PBIS. Esteemed Educator and communicator proficient in differentiated instruction and team building exercises with students and faculty.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Elyria City Schools
08.2020 - Current
- Lead the Behavior Intervention Assistance Team and coach teachers and paraprofessionals on tier I and II differentiated behavioral supports.
- Support the implementation of PBIS throughout the building, linking building and district vision.
- Utilize knowledge of student development to assess the needs of children, utilizing this to create and implement Individualized Education Plans
- Collaborate with families, school psychologists, and related service professionals to make decisions for student education based upon developmental needs
- Supplement language through multiple modes of interaction based on English Language and IEP needs
- Developing the student ability across developmental domains and in conjunction with the goals put forth in Individualized Education Plans
- Implement coaching in interactions with families to enhance their work with children
- Plan interventions and classroom lessons utilizing the Early Learning Standards with a focus on differentiation based on the varying needs of students
- Creating a safe and positive classroom environment with clearly defined expectations
- Assess needs within the Elyria Early Childhood Village on behalf of the Building Leadership Team and implement changes to the program to coincide with these needs.
- Coach and assess student teachers within my classroom.
- Participated on the Ohio Department of Education's early childhood standards writing committee, serving as the lead for the Approaches to Learning team
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Summit ESC
08.2015 - 06.2020
- Utilized knowledge of child development to assess the needs of children, utilizing this to create and implement Individualized Education Plans
- Collaborated with families, school psychologists, and related service professionals to make decisions for student education based upon developmental needs
- Supplemented language through multiple modes of interaction based on English Language and IEP needs
- Developed the student ability across developmental domains and in conjunction with the goals put forth in Individualized Education Plans
- Implemented coaching in interactions with families
- Planned interventions and classroom lessons utilizing the Early Learning Standards with a focus on differentiation based on the varying needs of students
- Created a safe and positive classroom environment with clearly defined expectations
- Assessed needs within the Summit Preschool on behalf of the Advisory Team and implement changes to the program to coincide with these needs
- Cooperated with Kent State University to work with student teachers within the classroom
- Conducted trainings for teachers and assistants to meet observed programmatic needs
- Participated on grant writing materials to get more resources for our program
- Designed a Positive Behavior Intervention curriculum alongside a group of teachers, supervisors, and related services professionals.
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER
LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2013 - 06.2014
- Taught Kindergarten and First Grade English Language Arts, as well as First and Fourth Grade Mathematics within a dual language program
- Assimilated to teaching in an environment in which the students’ language was not primarily English
- Collaborated with Yup’ik co-teachers
- Supplemented and replaced curriculum that was being given to the students based on meeting both their individual needs and state standards of required fluency by the end of their school year
- Took part in the community in order to learn about the cultures of my students and their families
- Proctored the GED test for the village.
PERSONNEL MANAGER
KENT PLAZA THEATER
07.2011 - 08.2013
- Conducted interviews and delivered considerations to General Manager for hiring decisions
- Developed and implemented employee reviews and incentive plans
- Aided in the planning and implementation of staff meetings
- Documented and filed information on employee behavior
- Served as a liaison between employees and managers and vice versa for issues that arouse
- Created employee schedules.
Education
M.D. - Educational Leadership
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Kent State University
Kent, OH05-2013
Skills
- Experienced in classroom and team leadership
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal relationship skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Knack for relationship building
- Aptitude for project planning, implementation, and execution
Certification
- Principal’s Licensure P-5, Ohio Department of Education (Anticipated June 2024)
- Early Childhood Intervention Specialist P-3, Ohio Department of Education
- Early Childhood Education P-3, Ohio Department of Education
Timeline
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Elyria City Schools
08.2020 - Current
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Summit ESC
08.2015 - 06.2020
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER
LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2013 - 06.2014
PERSONNEL MANAGER
KENT PLAZA THEATER
07.2011 - 08.2013
M.D. - Educational Leadership
Cleveland State University
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Kent State University
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