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Eliyohu Meir Rennert

Cleveland Heights,OH

Summary

An enthusiastic teacher, I began a career in education as a teacher of students with low skills, low self-esteem and learning challenges. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and keeping focus of student needs, led to success in the classroom with diverse populations, and later to a position as Special Education Coordinator for middle school students. Successful learning environments for students within and without the mainstream classroom stem from providing students academic, behavioral, and emotional supports in varying circumstances. Through applying the years of experience and leadership in building relationships, ensuring students needs are met, students successfully advanced with enhanced skills.

Previous and current experience includes instruction of students with a wide range of challenges, including: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Behaviorally Challenged, Emotionally Disturbed, Hearing Impaired, Intellectually Handicapped, and the Specific Learning Disabled. By creating and following Individual Education Programs (IEPs), modifying curriculums, developing lesson plans tailored to the individual student and class strengths and needs, including differentiated learning styles, in a range of Least Restrictive Environments (LRE's), including one on one, resource room, inclusion, self-contained classrooms, and In-Home Instruction, with collaboration of teachers and administrators, students of diverse backgrounds from elementary through high school level were given the option and ability to complete required coursework needed for their advancement of grade levels and beyond - to successful integration in society.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Behavior Intervention Specialist

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland, OH
01.2022 - Current
  • Developed and implemented individualized behavior intervention plans for students with diverse needs.
  • Conducted behavioral assessments to identify triggers and formulate targeted interventions.
  • Advocated for resource allocation to support at-risk students within the educational framework.

Intervention Specialist

Virtual Schoolhouse
736 Lakeview, Cleveland, Ohio, 44108
07.2013 - 07.2016
  • Taught reading, language arts and social sciences with diverse populations and in various settings, including one-on-one, self-contained classrooms, resource room, inclusion, and in homes, for students consisting of SLD, ED, and CD challenges.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports system (PBIS).
  • Organized instructional materials, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
  • Developed and instituted IEP's for students.
  • Collaborated with teachers and supervisors to modify curriculum and lesson plans of inclusion classes to meet student needs.
  • Established positive rapport with students, parents, staff, and administration.
  • Facilitated Response To Intervention (RTI) team meetings to develop intervention strategies for students who are not making adequate progress.
  • Assisted regular education teachers with rearrangement of student schedules for pull-out needs.

Computer Technology Teacher

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland, Ohio
11.2021 - 01.2022

Implemented lesson plans based on individual student needs.

  • Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
  • Built strong relationships with students and parents, fostering open communication lines for academic success.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.

Special Education Teacher

Promise Academy
Cleveland, Ohio, OH
11.2019 - 07.2021
  • Modified general education curriculum for special education students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
  • Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.

Special Education Teacher

Sinai Academy
Livingston, NJ
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement
  • Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities
  • Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas

Special Education Coordinator- 6th, 7th, 8th grades

Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic, Yeshiva M'kor Baruch
Passaic, NJ
07.2016 - 06.2019
  • Collaborate with staff members and teachers from various departments to plan short or long-term special services for students with exceptional needs
  • Coordinate curricular resources including push-in, pull-out scheduling
  • Evaluate special education programs
  • Increased student reading skills by 50%
  • Train teaching staff
  • Develop individualized education programs
  • Provide and develop behavior plans for students with academic, behavioral and emotional needs, to improve their efficiency in classroom environment,
  • Serve as advocate between administration, parents, and staff

Special Education Coordinator

Virtual Schoolhouse
736 Lakeview Avenue Cleveland, Ohio, 44108
07.2003 - 09.2013
  • Advocate for students with special needs; and facilitate full access to continuum of services.
  • Assist EMIS coordinator in compiling and maintaining necessary forms for accurate reporting of special education and assessment of children with disabilities.
  • Collaboratively resolve problems that impede student learning.
  • Coordinate Individual Education Plans (IEP) development and review process, and ensure compliance is adhered to by all special education personnel.
  • Direct development, delivery and advancement of special education .
  • Facilitate program implementation/monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes.
  • Help teachers identify teaching techniques, interventions and aligned resources best suited for each student.
  • Maintain working knowledge of due dates for Multi-factored Evaluations (MFE) and Individualized Education Plans for all students with disabilities.
  • Modify curriculum for student success.
  • Monitor appropriate placement of students with disabilities in school.
  • Oversee mentoring and training for special education personnel and related services.

Education

Education of the Handicapped K-12 - Specific Learning Disabilities - Special Education

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
2003

Master of Arts - Talmudics and Theology - Semicha

Telshe Rabbinical College
28400 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, Ohio, 44092
1984

Hebrew Teacher's Certificate - Education

Kaufman Pedagogical Teacher's Institute - Telshe Yeshiva
Wickliffe, Ohio
07-1978

Skills

  • Assessment of Special Education
  • Collaboration with Staff and Families
  • Creative Learning Strategies
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Diverse Classroom Settings
  • English as Second Language
  • IEP Auditing, Editing and Writing
  • Motivating Students
  • Response To Intervention (RTI)
  • Teacher Mentoring
  • Standardized Testing
  • Student Progress Reporting
  • Visualization and Verbalization Program (V&V)
  • Wilson Reading System

Timeline

Behavior Intervention Specialist

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
01.2022 - Current

Computer Technology Teacher

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
11.2021 - 01.2022

Special Education Teacher

Sinai Academy
09.2020 - 09.2021

Special Education Teacher

Promise Academy
11.2019 - 07.2021

Special Education Coordinator- 6th, 7th, 8th grades

Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic, Yeshiva M'kor Baruch
07.2016 - 06.2019

Intervention Specialist

Virtual Schoolhouse
07.2013 - 07.2016

Special Education Coordinator

Virtual Schoolhouse
07.2003 - 09.2013

Education of the Handicapped K-12 - Specific Learning Disabilities - Special Education

Cleveland State University

Master of Arts - Talmudics and Theology - Semicha

Telshe Rabbinical College

Hebrew Teacher's Certificate - Education

Kaufman Pedagogical Teacher's Institute - Telshe Yeshiva