Cortney Youngblood
Waukesha,WI
Summary
To contribute to a district that can use a hardworking leader with excellent communication skills, personal organization, knowledge of content standards and best practices, experience working with stakeholders, advocates, staff, and families in providing comprehensive services for all students, and a record of collaborative planning who is known for exceptional creativity and resourcefulness as well as an ability to motivate others to excel.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Principal of Student Services
Wilmot Union
08.2023 - Current
- Coach, support staff in implementation of IEPs, 504s, and ELL services
- Participate in EL Core Network and Consortium
- Complete compliance checks within the building to ensure that services are being provided
- Meet with DPI and compile data to support and address the JFN
- Manage and report data to the state for the IDEA and Special Education budget
- Manage and oversee MLSS within the building
- Report and reflect on equity and growth data within the tiered interventions
- Plan, provide, and connect staff to training for Read 180 and GoIDEA
- Oversee and develop a continuum of services to meet individual needs
- Work collaboratively to establish and communicate criteria for placement into tier 2 and 3 interventions
- Communicate with families, staff, CESA support, and DPI regarding targeted areas for improvement
- Evaluate teachers and provide feedback for growth using Education Effectiveness and Frontline
- Align staffing to meet student and programming needs
- Conference with students, families, and teachers to support student success and address behavior.
- Streamlined processes for increased efficiency and improved project outcomes.
- Coordinated with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring successful execution of all tasks from inception to completion.
Special Education Coordinator
Case High School
06.2020 - 07.2023
- Interview candidates, and work collaboratively with the team to match candidates to needs
- Mentor new special education teachers and coach teachers across settings
- Communicate with special education supervisor, director of special education, building administration
- Work collaboratively with district staff to create criteria for course offerings and scheduled classes
- Provide professional development and program support for program and service implementation
- Work collaboratively with building administration to support comprehensive programming for all students
- Schedule teachers into the master schedule, align services to student and program needs
- Schedule students, assign case managers, check to ensure students are scheduled for services written in the IEP
- Check paperwork for compliance (Individual Education Plans, Scheduling, Progress Monitoring)
- Organize and share professional resources to improve professional practice
- Oversee service delivery, team collaboration, and application of overflow budget
- Assist with triangulation of provider scheduling (related services, specially designed instruction) across settings.
- Coached and observed 17 teachers and 21 educational assistants to improve teaching techniques.
- Conferred and resolved education-related issues and problems with students, parents and school officials.
Program Support/Diagnostician
Racine Unified
01.2015 - 06.2020
- Scheduled classroom visits and observations to provide feedback (PCSA compliance walk-throughs)
- Instructional Coach for special educators across the district and all grade levels
- Coached writing and implementation of IEPs, Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Plans
- Managed and balanced student referrals, legal timelines, and teacher support needs
- Assisted with mediation with families, stakeholders, and advocates.
Special Education Teacher
Whitnall High School
06.2014 - 07.2015
Special Education Teacher
Fairview South
08.2011 - 07.2014
Long-term Substitute Special Education
Germantown Schools
12.2010 - 03.2011
Special Education Teacher
Drought Elementary
08.2009 - 08.2010
Special Education Teacher
St. Charles Education Center
03.2003 - 06.2009
Education
Special Education/ Pupil Services -
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI01.2021
Educational Leadership -
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI01.2017
Master's in Special Education -
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI01.2008
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education -
IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN01.2002
Skills
- Operational IDEA and Special Education Budget Preparation
- Professional Development collaboration, planning, and delivery
- Identification of staffing needs, tiered interventions, and programming needs
- Documentation of meeting notes, student/parent concerns, and behavior incidents
Certification
- Lifetime Teacher (Cross Categorical Special Education, Elementary)
- Principal
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Special Education Pupil Services
- Green Belt, Lean Sigma Six Certification
Professional Development
- CESA #2 training for ELL and Bilingual programming (2023-2024 school year)
- Special Education Consortium CESA #2 (2023-2024)
- Restorative Practices training CESA #1 (Jan. 2024)
- CESA training (Behavior Supports, Inclusive practices) (2023)
- CESA #1 ESL/ELL Evaluations and Service Delivery (2023)
- Autism Workshops and Networking through CESA (2011- 2020)
- Department of Public Instruction Trainings for districtwide support (2015-2019)
- Curriculum Writing for Elementary Math (2016)
- Results Coaching (2015-present)
- Wisconsin Autism Convention (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- Interactiv Technology Conference (2015)
- Social Justice/ Leadership Training (2015)
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Rapid Prompting training (2012. 2015)
- PECS training and SCERTS training (2011, 2015)
- PBIS Training (2008, 2010, 2011)
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (2010)
- Oasys Training (2009, 2010)
- Mentor Teacher (2007)
Timeline
Associate Principal of Student Services
Wilmot Union
08.2023 - Current
Special Education Coordinator
Case High School
06.2020 - 07.2023
Program Support/Diagnostician
Racine Unified
01.2015 - 06.2020
Special Education Teacher
Whitnall High School
06.2014 - 07.2015
Special Education Teacher
Fairview South
08.2011 - 07.2014
Long-term Substitute Special Education
Germantown Schools
12.2010 - 03.2011
Special Education Teacher
Drought Elementary
08.2009 - 08.2010
Special Education Teacher
St. Charles Education Center
03.2003 - 06.2009
Special Education/ Pupil Services -
Carroll University
Educational Leadership -
Carroll University
Master's in Special Education -
Cardinal Stritch University
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education -
IUPUI
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