Heather Dillingham
York,SC
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy while being proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team effort to deliver exceptional achievement.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Interventionist
Rock Hill School District
08.2019 - 02.2022
- Behavior interventionist for middle and high school alternative programs, providing support to teachers, staff and students
- Developed points-based level system with aligned rewards and consequences for behaviors and academics, including criteria for reentry back into students' home schools
- Planned, developed and implemented academic remediation and acceleration programming and led student data meetings
- 504 coordinator, initiated and collected data for Child Find
- Completed intakes, FBAs and BIPs, participated in DSS Child and Family Team Meetings, DJJ Team Meetings and hearings, District Truancy Meetings /SAIP meetings and transitioned students back and forth to their home schools, hospitalizations and incarcerations
- Led professional development, created universal social emotional check-in with structured staff responses, developed structured check in /check out system, and was head of Safety Committee, as well as liaison for Keystone
- Implemented many new policies leading to significant increases in safety and sharp declines in violent and aggressive behaviors, as well as students referred for expulsion
- Started Restorative Justice programming, was PBIS coordinator and implemented Trauma informed teaching and school wide practices.
Behavior Interventionist
Fort Mill School District
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Taught behavior management, emotional regulation and coping strategies to preschool and elementary students individually and in small groups
- Collected data, wrote and implemented FBAs and BIPs for students with IEPs and 504s
- Consulted with teams in all levels of MTSS process
- Provided direct support to classroom teachers, administrators, and teams for improving academics and behavior
- Liaison for students going to and returning from hospitalizations, ABA therapy schools/centers and residential treatment facilities.
District Special Education Coach
Rock Hill School District
08.2012 - 06.2018
- Conducted observations, provided recommendations, training and model teaching for general and special education preschool, elementary, middle, alternative and high school students in general education, resource, self-contained and behavior focused classrooms
- Provided and modeled specific strategies for students with mental health concerns, autism, developmental delays and conduct disorders (Preschool – high school, residential settings and alternative school settings)
- Reviewed, observed, and made recommendations for additional adults, change of placement, classroom instruction, classroom management and transition placements
- Provided teacher training on writing IEPs, FBAs and BIPs
- Presented: classroom behavior management strategies, understanding IEPs and special education process, ACES, Autism, Emotionally Disturbed and Conduct Disordered students, ADHD, and PBIS strategies to school faculties
- Participated on interview teams for hiring special education teachers
- Managed social skills instruction program for students Pre K-6
- Worked on state complaints and participated in advocate attended IEP meetings
- Developed job descriptions
- Continually worked with outside agencies, DSS, Catawba Mental Health, social workers, solicitors, physicians, residential placements, BCBAs and therapists.
Education
9 post graduate credits toward BCBA certification -
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FLAdministrative Degree / Elementary and Secondary -
Lamar University
Beaumont, TexasMaster of Science Elementary/Special Education -
Wheelock College
Boston, MassachusettsBachelor of Social Work -
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West VirginiaSkills
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Data-driven decision-making
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Response to Intervention
- Research-based practices
- Dyslexia Support
- Mentoring Teachers
- Intervention Planning
- Teacher Support
- Documentation
Accomplishments
*Special Education Teacher of the Year
*Special Olympics Coach of the Year
*South Carolina Year of the Child Governor's Award
Certification
Love and Logic Parent Trainer
Crisis Prevention Institute Trainer
EMT
Guardian ad Litem
Orton Gillingham Certified Teacher
LindaMood Bell Certified Teacher
Timeline
Behavior Interventionist
Rock Hill School District
08.2019 - 02.2022
Behavior Interventionist
Fort Mill School District
08.2018 - 06.2019
District Special Education Coach
Rock Hill School District
08.2012 - 06.2018
9 post graduate credits toward BCBA certification -
Florida Institute of Technology
Administrative Degree / Elementary and Secondary -
Lamar University
Master of Science Elementary/Special Education -
Wheelock College
Bachelor of Social Work -
West Virginia University
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