Erin M. Dowd
Day School Coordinator
Stafford,VA
Summary
Objective: Seeking an assistant principal position with Stafford County Public Schools to contribute to student success and school leadership.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Coordinator of Heather Empfield Day School
Stafford County Public Schools
07.2022 - Current
- Increased students ability to access instruction by decreasing crisis within the classroom by 2.356 minutes in one year.
- Facilitated the transition of ten students from a public separate school to a least restrictive environment.
- Improved school safety by reducing workers' compensation claims from 30 per year to just 5 in 2025.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Supervised and evaluate teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Facilitated IEP meetings, administer state assessments, and analyze instructional and behavioral data to monitor student growth.
- Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
- Maintain budget and communicate needs with central office officials.
Coordinator of Instructional Support
Stafford County Public Schools
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Mentored and supported thirty-two low incidence programs within SCPS to include overseeing instructional practices, checking for IEP compliance, creating individualized materials, analyzing data to improve students' academic, behavioral, and social growth
- Created and present county-wide professional development for administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals
- Attended job fairs to recruit for vacant positions
Learning Support Teacher
Stafford County Public Schools
08.2015 - 08.2020
- Instructed and maintained an inclusive learning environment for students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Prepared and modified instructional materials that correlated to VESOLs.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Effectively utilized resources from I'm Determined to provide opportunities for students to create and present student-led IEPs.
- Applied and received SEPTA and KOVART grants to provide additional sensory items for classroom learning support I & II classrooms
Education
Educational Leadership Endorsement Program
Longwood University
Farmville, VA07-2025
Masters in Education - Special Education
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 11.2018 - 05.2020
Dual Bachelors of Science in Education - Elementary Education PreK-4 & Special Education MP
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
08.2011 - 05.2015
Skills
Training staff for professional development, mentoring new teachers, creating a strategic plan for the day school, documenting progress, and managing staff
References
Cheryl Ritchie
Assistant Director of Special Education
ritchieca@staffordschools.net
540-658-6500
Kim Austin
Executive Director of Elementary School Leadership
kaustin@staffordschools.net
540-658-6713
Meaghan Lawson
Director of Special Education
lawsonmr@staffordschools.net
540-658-6500
Professional Development
Applied and received $20,000 grant to purchase sensory items for SCPS' public separate school.
Hosted the first family and community day event for SCPS' public separate school.
Led county-wide best practices training for the transportation department.
Attended monthly principal meetings and the Summer Leadership Academy.
Attended Creating Trauma-Sensitive School Conference.
Attended VDOE's- VAAP Standard Setting Meeting.
Attended CEC Convention & Expo Conference.
Completed IMSE Orton Gillingham Training.
Completed TEACCH: Five-Day Classroom Training.
Completed VDOE's- I'm Determined Project.
Completed VCU's- Transition: Changing the Outcomes.
Completed Advanced Training in Conflict Prevention and IEP Meeting Facilitation.
Selected by SCPS to attend VCASE (spring, 2023 & 2025).
Timeline
Coordinator of Heather Empfield Day School
Stafford County Public Schools
07.2022 - Current
Coordinator of Instructional Support
Stafford County Public Schools
08.2020 - 06.2022
Masters in Education - Special Education
Bowling Green State University
11.2018 - 05.2020
Learning Support Teacher
Stafford County Public Schools
08.2015 - 08.2020
Dual Bachelors of Science in Education - Elementary Education PreK-4 & Special Education MP
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
08.2011 - 05.2015
Educational Leadership Endorsement Program
Longwood University
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