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Erica Lawless

Erica Lawless

Sunnyvale,TX

Summary

Motivational leader experienced in building and supporting a team of collaborative thinkers. Seeking an executive leadership position that will allow me to implement proven strategies to support the continued growth and excellence of the school district.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Special Education

Royse City ISD
Royse City, TX
07.2023 - Current
  • Collaborate with various departments to support and develop district-wide processes for a fast-growing district.
  • Cultivate positive relationships with the district cabinet, campus administrators, and department leaders to ensure services are provided to all special education students.
  • Provide guidance, support, and oversight of a comprehensive special education program comprised of 2,000 special education students spread across 12 campuses.
  • Support and collaborate with multiple departments, such as student services, counseling, MTSS, transportation, curriculum, and discipline.
  • Support the Medicaid/SHARS process by increasing interim claiming and personal care providers.
  • Successfully developed a digital referral process to increase efficiency and meet state and federal timelines.
  • Actively supervise the evaluation team comprised of diagnosticians, speech and language pathologists, and school psychologists.
  • Coordinate training and support for revising Early Childhood indicator codes and ADA funding for a potential increase in funding for the district by $150,000.
  • Provide ongoing support and training to administrators, teachers, and staff concerning special education services.
  • Facilitate the ARD Manager program, including writing roles and responsibilities, and developing training and hiring for new applicants.
  • Recruit and retain a quality evaluation team, including diagnosticians, speech and language pathologists, and speech and language pathologist assistants.

Director of Special Programs

Sunnyvale ISD
Sunnyvale, TX
08.2007 - 06.2023
  • Constructed a comprehensive special education program from originally 3 employees and 35 special education students, to 50 employees and over 300 special education students.
  • Oversaw the state and federal budget and grant writing of the special programs department in excess of $1.2 million.
  • Successfully avoided any due process hearings throughout my 16 year leadership tenure.
  • Consistently met determination levels on the Results Driven Accountability and State Performance Plan measures.
  • Led the implementation of a district-wide cell phone policy initiative to ensure the active engagement of students.
  • Established the Pre-K, employee childcare, and Early Childhood Special Education programs.
  • Actively led the counseling department of 6 counselors across all campuses and was engaged in the resolution of students' mental health concerns.
  • Initiated and created district medicaid billing process which generated annual revenue in excess of $200,000.
  • Developed systems and actively monitored compliance with 504, Response to Intervention, Special Education, Gifted and Talented, and Emergent Bilingual programs.
  • Coordinated with Director of Professional Development in district-wide training in the areas of student mental health, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.

4th Grade Teacher

Garland ISD
Garland, TX
08.2005 - 07.2007
  • Prepared daily lesson plans and taught all content areas.
  • Facilitated communication between faculty, students, and parents.
  • Worked with team members on developing and implementing strategic goals and advanced curriculum for student advancement.
  • Managed the gifted and talented rotation for the team.

Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, TX
08.2006

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Baylor University
Waco, TX
12.2002

Skills

  • Superintendent
  • Principal
  • Educational Diagnostician
  • English as a Second Language
  • Special Education
  • Elementary Self-Contained (PK-6)
  • TTESS

Timeline

Director of Special Education

Royse City ISD
07.2023 - Current

Director of Special Programs

Sunnyvale ISD
08.2007 - 06.2023

4th Grade Teacher

Garland ISD
08.2005 - 07.2007

Master of Science - Special Education

Texas A&M University - Commerce

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Baylor University

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