Helen Kneupper
Brazoria,TX
Summary
Dynamic educator with 34 years' experience in elementary education across a broad range of subjects, seeking to utilize background to take next career step with respected school. Champions curriculum objectives to drive excellence in education and guide students towards success in accomplishing academic and personal goals. Proven success in leveraging differentiated learning techniques to lead students in surpassing performance benchmarks. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Offers excellent technical abilities with software and applications, ability to handle challenging work, and excellent time management skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Teacher
Brazosport Independent School District
Lake Jackson, TX
12.1990 - 05.2023
- Participated in parent and teacher conferences regarding individual student progress.
- Worked closely with counselors to provide social-emotional supports for students who needed additional assistance.
- Assisted in the development of district-wide curriculum initiatives.
- Organized field trips for grade-level classes to enrich the educational experience outside of the traditional classroom setting.
- Facilitated collaboration between grade-level teachers, administrators, and support staff.
- Supervised afterschool tutoring programs for at-risk students.
- Resolved conflicts between students or staff through mediation tactics such as restorative justice circles or constructive dialogue sessions.
- Led weekly team meetings to discuss student progress and performance.
- Served as a liaison between administration and faculty members to foster communication among all stakeholders.
- Monitored student data to identify trends in student performance and develop appropriate interventions.
- Analyzed test results to evaluate the effectiveness of curricular changes and instruction modifications.
- Coordinated professional development activities for grade-level teams, including leading discussions about best practices in teaching and learning.
- Created a positive learning environment by developing relationships with students, staff, families, and community members.
- Collaborated with special education personnel to ensure that IEPs were implemented effectively within the general education setting.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance, grades, behavior incidents, and other relevant information.
- Provided guidance to new teachers on navigating the school's policies and procedures.
- Handled scheduling procedures for department and directed team members in setting and achieving goals.
- Cultivated positive relationships with parents and staff to facilitate school operations and student success.
- Enforced school rules for attendance, discipline and honesty.
- Planned and led professional development activities for teachers, administrators and support staff.
- Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
- Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.
- Conferred with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies and student behavior or learning problems.
- Partnered with teaching staff to develop and improve curriculum offerings for students.
- Referred to student performance data to set educational goals and standards.
- Determined allocations of funds for classroom supplies and materials, authorizing purchases.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX12-1990
Skills
- Multimedia Instruction
- Field Trip Organization
- Standardized Tests
- Elementary Education
- Materials Sourcing
- Activity Planning
- Proficient in [Software]
- Relationship Building
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Student Records Management
- Lesson Planning
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Student Counseling
- Organizational Skills
- Mathematics Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Oral Communication
- Technology Integration
- Individualized Learning
- Team Collaboration
Timeline
Elementary School Teacher
Brazosport Independent School District
12.1990 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Education
Texas State University
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