ELIZABETH L HODGES
Fort Wayne
Summary
Enthusiastic educator specializing in instructing groups, developing improvement plans, administering assessments to guide and lead students to their educational pathway.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mild Intervention Teacher
Southwest Allen County Schools
Fort Wayne
10.2023 - Current
- Progress Monitoring
- Monitor, implement, and support student learning outcomes
- Create and maintain Individual Education Plans IEP
- Data Collection
- Design and Implement multi-sensory educational activities for Literacy and Math
Long-term Substitute Teacher, 1st grade
Southwest Allen County Schools
Fort Wayne
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Whole Group Instruction
- Whole and small group lesson plans
- Small group instruction
- Design and implement multi-sensory education for Literacy and Math
Addictions Counselor
Bowen Recovery Center
Fort Wayne
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for Assessments of Patients
- Provided 11 Counseling
- Created Treatment Plans
- Monitored Patient Progress
- Developed and Implemented Group
- Independent Living Skills
Intern Skills Coach
Bowen Health Center
Fort Wayne
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Treatment Planning
- Independent Living
Co-Founder
Growing Minds Educational Services LLC
Fort Wayne
08.2010 - 10.2020
- Community Collaboration
- Grant Writing
- Program Implementation
- Manage and maintain Department of Child Services Provider Contract
Assistant Principal
FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fort Wayne
07.2012 - 07.2015
- Implement System of Support for Teachers
- Monitor, support, and evaluate Instructional Assistants
- School Improvement Planning
- Professional Learning
- Implementation of the Rise Rubric
Assistant Principal
HALEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fort Wayne
07.2012 - 07.2015
- Implement System of Support for Teachers
- Monitor, support, and evaluate Instructional Assistants
- School Improvement Planning
- Professional Learning
- Implementation of the Rise Rubric
Title I School Improvement Coordinator
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Fort Wayne
10.2010 - 07.2012
- Parent Involvement Coordination
- Data Aggregation and Disaggregation
- Quality Improvement Team
- Planning and Facilitation of Professional Development
- School Improvement Planning
Account Executive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston
08.2010 - 10.2010
- Manage and Maintain new and existing accounts
- Business Development
Sales Executive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology
Boston
01.2008 - 08.2010
- Sales Calls
- Prepared and implemented technology training
- Managed and maintained new and existing accounts
Educational Consultant
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Developed Marketing Plans
- Conducted Awareness Meetings
District Administrator, Title I
Fort Wayne Community Schools
Fort Wayne
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Grant Writing
- Authored the District School Improvement Plan
- Monitored and Maintained Budgets for all Title Grants
- Coordinated and Planned Parent Events
- Trained as a Six Sigma Green Belt
- Monitored and Implemented No Child Left Behind
- Trained Paraprofessionals
Title I Resource Teacher
Study Elementary School
Fort Wayne
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Classroom Teacher to Address Educational Needs of Individual Students
- Remediate Individual or Small Groups of Students Focusing on the Five Dimensions of Reading
- Using Scientifically Based Reading Research
First Grade Classroom Teacher
Student Elementary School
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Created Lessons using Indiana Academic Standards in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Health
- Fully Implemented the FWCS Balanced Literacy Model
- Participated in Balanced Literacy Professional Development
- Served on the Interview Team and Leadership Team Title I Resource Teacher, First, Second, and Third
Education
Mild And Intense Disabilities - ASSET
INDIANA COUNCIL of ADMINISTRATORS of SPECIAL EDUCATION
07.2024 - 05.2025
Master of Science - Social Work
Indiana Wesleyan University
01.2021 - 12/2023
Master of Education -
Indiana Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Ball State University
08.1994 - 12/1998
Skills
- Quick Books
- Indiana State Teaching Licensure Elementary Education, Mild Disabilities, and Intense Disabilities
Websites
Certification
- CPR and First Aid Certified, American Red Cross
- Crisis Prevention Intervention, Crisis Prevention Institute
Timeline
Mild And Intense Disabilities - ASSET
INDIANA COUNCIL of ADMINISTRATORS of SPECIAL EDUCATION
07.2024 - 05.2025
Mild Intervention Teacher
Southwest Allen County Schools
10.2023 - Current
Long-term Substitute Teacher, 1st grade
Southwest Allen County Schools
08.2023 - 10.2023
Addictions Counselor
Bowen Recovery Center
08.2022 - 03.2023
Intern Skills Coach
Bowen Health Center
05.2022 - 08.2022
Master of Science - Social Work
Indiana Wesleyan University
01.2021 - 12/2023
Assistant Principal
FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
07.2012 - 07.2015
Assistant Principal
HALEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
07.2012 - 07.2015
Title I School Improvement Coordinator
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
10.2010 - 07.2012
Co-Founder
Growing Minds Educational Services LLC
08.2010 - 10.2020
Account Executive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
08.2010 - 10.2010
Sales Executive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology
01.2008 - 08.2010
Educational Consultant
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
01.2006 - 01.2008
District Administrator, Title I
Fort Wayne Community Schools
01.2003 - 01.2006
Title I Resource Teacher
Study Elementary School
01.2002 - 01.2003
First Grade Classroom Teacher
Student Elementary School
01.2001 - 01.2002
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Ball State University
08.1994 - 12/1998
Master of Education -
Indiana Wesleyan University