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Edwina L. Smith

Edwina L. Smith

Kennedale,USA

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Travel Agent

ELSdestinations
01.2023 - Current
  • Book trips with all major vendors
  • Wedding destinations
  • Sporting events
  • Staycations
  • Honeymoons

Licensed Insurance Agent

01.2023 - Current
  • Building financial wealth
  • Insurance (life) Adults and Children
  • Educating family on the importances of Insurance
  • Writing policies
  • Working with Insurance companies

Student Support Specialist

Uplift Meridian Preparatory
Fort Worth, Texas
09.2022 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: Uplift Education is a network of public charter schools in Texas
  • Provides leadership and assistance to campus personnel and scholars regarding student behavior management and Restorative Practices at their assigned Uplift Education school
  • Expertise in promoting positive student behaviors by leveraging SEL-based intervention strategies such as Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RTI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Restorative Practices
  • Provides direct behavioral intervention and case management for students displaying challenging and complex behaviors in addition to consultation with campus staff
  • Coordinates, develops, and maintains student behavior management programs and systems, anchored in Restorative Practices, and SEL-based intervention programs, for assigned school
  • Manages the Student Support Team (SST) at assigned school through a Response to Intervention model
  • Scheduling, facilitating and maintaining effective documentation at all meetings
  • Assists with the development of Multi Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) to provide effective behavioral interventions at assigned school
  • Serves as case manager for students facing significant behavioral challenges and coordinates care and programming with other key stakeholders and staff, including parents, school leaders, counselors, health services staff and other faculty
  • Serves as Restorative Practices champion for assigned school and facilitates restorative circles, student mediations, and reflection time, while also coaching school staff on Restorative Techniques
  • Consults with school staff on designing and implementing behavioral intervention plans (BIPS) and provides support on implementing these plans in the classroom environment
  • Hosts and facilitates Reflection Time (In School Suspension and/or Detention) anchored in a restorative practices and social-emotional learning perspective, allowing students the opportunity to repair harm they may have caused to the school culture, environment, or relationships
  • Helps to facilitate positive re-entry meetings with scholars, family and school staff following exclusionary discipline (OSS)
  • Monitors the effectiveness of behavior intervention plans and makes modifications as necessary
  • Analyzes school discipline data and uses it to drive effective intervention strategies and Tiered supports
  • Interprets and disseminates information from Uplift Education’s Central Management Office related to State and Federal law, and Board Policy, as it pertains to student discipline and behavior intervention
  • Provides support and presentations to assigned school and community with respect to issues related to student behavior
  • Develops and implements programs and strategies designed to obtain higher levels of parental satisfaction with discipline programs and greater parent access to related services and educational experiences provided by Uplift Education
  • Consults with school leadership team on providing proactive student behavior management strategies in accordance with the Uplift Education Code of Conduct
  • Attends ARD/IEP meetings for students with, or in need of, a behavior intervention plan when requested
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Collaborates with peers, teachers, non-instructional staff and administrators
  • Actively participates as a member of the school leadership team
  • Complies with all network and campus routines, board policies and federal and state laws
  • Demonstrates and models professional demeanor, resourcefulness and effective communication strategies with diverse groups
  • Works independently without day-to-day supervision, maintaining regular and punctual attendance in the workplace
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear
  • Uplift Education is a network of public charter schools in Texas

Owner/Operator (Program Manager)

A Brighter Choice
Fort Worth, Texas
07.2011 - 03.2023
  • Oversee the staff and ensure they are completing their assigned duties in a timely and satisfactory manner
  • Provides direct behavioral intervention and case management for clients displaying challenging and complex behaviors in addition to consultation with campus staff
  • Ensure each client receives all services that are listed on their IEP’s
  • Coordinates, develops, and maintains client behavior management programs and systems, anchored in Restorative Practices
  • Scheduling, facilitating and maintaining effective documentation at all meetings
  • Payroll, Billing and other administrative duties as needed
  • Consults with client’s family on designing and implementing behavioral intervention plans (BIPS) and provides support on implementing these plans in the classroom environment
  • Responsible for setting goals and strategies for the business along with my counterpart
  • Responsible for training along with my counterpart
  • Responsible for placing employees with the clients as they are received
  • Develops and implements programs and strategies designed to obtain higher levels of parental satisfaction with discipline programs
  • Works independently without day-to-day supervision, maintaining regular and punctual attendance in the workplace
  • Monitors the effectiveness of behavior intervention plans and make modifications as necessary

Pre-K Teacher Assistant/Receptionist

Uplift Meridian Preparatory
Fort Worth, Texas
07.2020 - 09.2022
  • Company Overview: Uplift Education is a network of public charter schools in Texas
  • Under the supervision of a teacher, guides children in activities which promote physical, intellectual, emotional and social development
  • Helps arrange physical environment in which children can learn and play safely
  • Assists children with toileting, meal times, and arrange setting for nap time
  • Closely and actively monitors all students
  • Actively supervises children on playground
  • Prepares or assists with preparing supplies and materials in advance for use by children and prepares the classroom for children’s use when transitioning between activities
  • Assists in maintaining classroom areas in a neat, sanitary and orderly condition, which may include some cleaning, sweeping or mopping in the classroom area
  • Participates in Uplift Education network and campus training
  • Follows directions of assigned teacher and performs other duties respective to teaching activities and guiding children as necessary
  • Responsible for interacting and communicating with students, parents, coworkers, and supervisors in a professional and courteous manner
  • Ensures they are up to date on all campus-based activities
  • Ensures they are knowledgeable on scholar enrollment requirements and deadlines
  • Ensures they are maintaining and monitoring safety practices
  • Ensures scholars are signed in and out accurately
  • Ensures confidentiality
  • Actively monitoring the front desk, answering all incoming phone calls, and providing information
  • Receiving and routing incoming calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Taking accurate messages and directing to the appropriate staff member
  • Answering questions from families, staff, and scholars
  • Ensure all guests are sign-in, verified and issued a visitor pass
  • Sort and disperse mail
  • Maintain a positive image of the campus through interacting with families, staff, scholars, and the community
  • Assist the Operations Director in establishing a positive, support focused culture on campus
  • Other related duties as assigned
  • Uplift Education is a network of public charter schools in Texas

Teacher

ITOP Christian Academy
Fort Worth, Texas
01.2012 - 07.2020
  • Write lesson plans that meet the goals as set forth by the Director
  • Serve as Lead Teacher
  • Teach Physical Education to students in grades pre-K 3 through 5th grade
  • Teach knowledge and skills to students utilizing the course of study prescribed by the approved curriculum
  • Adapt curriculum to the needs of the students with varying intellectual abilities, and to accommodate variety of instructional needs
  • Evaluate each student; communicate with parents and Administration on individual student’s progress
  • Evaluate each student’s progress to the level being taught and prepares report cards
  • Follow Policies and Procedures as set forth by Administration
  • Provide a clean, safe, and nurturing classroom environment
  • Participate in all school meetings, trainings, and orientations
  • Completes all in-service hours on time
  • Ensure all required paperwork is turned in on time
  • Maintain parent board and bulletin board
  • Cooperate in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-school activities
  • Maintain appropriate records for students
  • Establish and maintain standards for acceptable student behavior using appropriate techniques
  • Strive to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others
  • Follow direction of Team Leader
  • All other duties as assigned

Field Habilitator

Behaviorist on Call
Fort Worth, Texas
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Assured that all clients had everything they need: dental appointments, medical appointments, food, household products, clothing, etc
  • Help clients with developmental disabilities develop
  • Improve or help maintain their independent living skills
  • Create a plan for achieving your own goals for greater independence
  • Support as the clients learned new things, such as self-care, social skills, housekeeping task, and money management
  • Provided HR services, such as payroll, timekeeping and insurance documents
  • Assisted with Administrative Duties

Kindergarten Teacher

Ambassador/Zoe Learning Center
Fort Worth, Texas
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Instruct children under the age of five using creative methods such as art, music and hands-on learning tools
  • Prepare students for the next grade level
  • Create daily lesson plans that teach social skills and personal hygiene
  • Introduce colors, shapes and numbers
  • Attend to the student’s basic needs, such as serving them food and beverage and assisting with bathroom visits
  • Maintain communication with each child’s parent, whether there is a problem or not
  • Performs other related, similar or logical duties as required or assigned
  • Maintains professional competence
  • Displays an understanding and willingness to participate in school ministry

Pre-K Teacher

Academy of Dallas Charter School
Dallas, Texas
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Instructed 3- and 4-year-old in writing, coloring, counting and basic skills
  • Developed their social, emotional, cognitive and physical skills
  • Maintained a daily lesson plan to fit the needs of the children
  • Implemented every aspect of the classroom
  • After school tutoring
  • Planned educational outings
  • Conducted Parent-Teacher conferences
  • Encouraged Parent involvement in the classroom

Residential Trainer/Vocational Trainer

Tarrant County Mental Health Department
Fort Worth, Texas
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Administer medications to the appropriate client
  • Document and monitored client’s behavior
  • Counsel clients to become productive citizens
  • Developed and monitored Individual Habilitation Plans
  • Monitored and provided quality assurance checks on contractual agreements with private organizations
  • Supervised and processed clients time sheets

Substitute Teacher

Ft. Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth, Texas
01.1998 - 01.1999
  • Covered classrooms for absentee teachers
  • Maintained discipline in the classroom
  • Carried out the absent teacher’s daily routine
  • Followed the lesson plan and directions left by the teacher

Teacher

Morningside Elementary School
Fort Worth, Texas
01.1996 - 01.1998
  • Instructed the First graders their basic core classes and computer skills
  • Prepared the students for the TAAS test and other required school district test
  • Maintained daily lesson plans, student grades and education objectives
  • Attended staff and development workshops
  • Prepared ARD meetings and maintained daily records of the special population students

Education

Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis

National University
San Diego, CA
09-2022

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

Huston-Tillotson College
Austin, Texas
01.1994

High School Diploma -

Eastern Hills High School
Fort Worth, Texas
06-1989

Skills

  • Administrative tasks
  • Client networking
  • Travel research
  • Company guidelines and procedures
  • Mentoring and training
  • Interpersonal communications
  • Marketing
  • Regulations and compliance

Training

  • DEI Module # 1
  • DEI Module # 2
  • CPI Certification
  • Medication Administration Training
  • PYP Planner

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Travel Agent

ELSdestinations
01.2023 - Current

Licensed Insurance Agent

01.2023 - Current

Student Support Specialist

Uplift Meridian Preparatory
09.2022 - 07.2024

Pre-K Teacher Assistant/Receptionist

Uplift Meridian Preparatory
07.2020 - 09.2022

Teacher

ITOP Christian Academy
01.2012 - 07.2020

Owner/Operator (Program Manager)

A Brighter Choice
07.2011 - 03.2023

Field Habilitator

Behaviorist on Call
01.2007 - 01.2011

Kindergarten Teacher

Ambassador/Zoe Learning Center
01.2004 - 01.2007

Pre-K Teacher

Academy of Dallas Charter School
01.2001 - 01.2004

Residential Trainer/Vocational Trainer

Tarrant County Mental Health Department
01.1999 - 01.2001

Substitute Teacher

Ft. Worth Independent School District
01.1998 - 01.1999

Teacher

Morningside Elementary School
01.1996 - 01.1998

Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis

National University

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

Huston-Tillotson College

High School Diploma -

Eastern Hills High School

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