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Elizabeth Bouman

Palisade,CO

Summary

Dynamic educator with a proven track record at District 51, skilled in IEP implementation and motivating students. Expert in cognitive and behavioral development, fostering strong parent-teacher collaboration. Committed to enhancing student growth through tailored instruction and effective conflict resolution techniques, ensuring a supportive learning environment for all.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Transaction Coordinator

TC Alaska
11.2024 - 04.2025
  • Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
  • Coordinated with contractors to insure compliance with closing deadlines.
  • Review contracts and insure compliance with closing dates.
  • Schedule inspections and walk throughs of properties.

Bartender

Fidel's Palisade
06.2021 - 10.2024
  • Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
  • Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
  • Managed bar inventory, restocked supplies and placed orders for spirits, beer, wines, and mixers.
  • Supervised and trained staff on preparing and delivering drinks, handling food, and money and setting up bar at beginning of shift and breaking down at end of shift to facilitate operations.
  • Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
  • Set up bar for operation, obtained cash bank, and stocked service bar.
  • Oversaw and monitored cash drawers and reconciled drawers against cash register reports at close of business.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
  • Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.

Special Education Teacher

District 51
06.2020 - 05.2024
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • 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.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.

Special Education Teacher

Anchorage School District
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
  • Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
  • Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
  • Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.

Accountant

JBS Fabrication
08.2008 - 08.2018
  • Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
  • Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
  • Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
  • Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.
  • Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
  • Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Special Education

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
06-2019

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
05-2007

Skills

  • Highly reliable
  • IEP and BIP implementation
  • Cognitive and behavioral development
  • Conflict resolution techniques
  • Motivating students
  • Parent-teacher collaboration
  • Special education
  • Progress evaluations
  • Life skills instruction
  • Behavior modifications

Timeline

Transaction Coordinator

TC Alaska
11.2024 - 04.2025

Bartender

Fidel's Palisade
06.2021 - 10.2024

Special Education Teacher

District 51
06.2020 - 05.2024

Special Education Teacher

Anchorage School District
08.2019 - 05.2020

Accountant

JBS Fabrication
08.2008 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Special Education

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

University of Alaska Anchorage