Hoover City Schools Kindergarten- 5th Grade Severe Profound/Multiple Disabilities Classroom and Instructional Support Classroom- 260 Hours
Intern
Louis Pizitz Middle School
03.2016
Vestavia Hills City Schools 6th-8th Grade, Mild/Moderate Special Education Classroom 260 Hours
09.2014
Intel Education Training
01.2025 - Current
In process of becoming a Registered Behavioral Therapist
02.2023 - Current
Managing crisis safely deescalation and Restraint Training
Exceptional Education Teacher
Avondale Elementary School
08.2022 - Current
Instruct a self-contained classroom consisting of Autistic, Intellectually Disabled, Emotionally Disabled, Learning Disabled, Multi-Disabled, and Other Health Impaired Students.
Develop and implement Individualized Education Plans.
Develop and implement Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
Teach all academic subjects on differentiated levels.
Collaborate with teachers to implement best inclusion practices within the general education curriculum.
Work closely with parents, administration, teachers, and students to ensure all students receive appropriate academic and behavior services.
Work closely with several outside agencies to ensure students receive appropriate social and behavioral services.
Lead teacher responsibilities
Initial referrals
Reevaluations
PBIS team
MCS behavior deescalation trained
BCS Medication Certified
LEAD TEACHER
08.2022 - Current
05.2022 - Current
CPR Certified
05.2022 - Current
MCS Deescalation Certified
08.2016 - Current
Human Empowerment and Leadership Principles Safety Management System and Restraint Training
Jefferson County Board of Education
08.2016 - Current
Medical Assistant Training
Exceptional Education Teacher
Gardendale High School
08.2018 - 05.2022
Instruct a self-contained classroom consisting of Autistic, Intellectually Disabled, Emotionally Disabled, Learning Disabled, Multi-Disabled, and Other Health Impaired Students.
Develop and implement Individualized Education Plans.
Develop and implement Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
Teach all academic subjects on differentiated levels.
Collaborate with teachers to implement best inclusion practices within the general education curriculum.
Work closely with parents, administration, teachers, and students to ensure all students receive appropriate academic and behavior services.
Work closely with several outside agencies to ensure students receive appropriate social and behavioral services.
Master of Arts in Education - Educational Psychometry
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
04-2022
Bachelor of Science in Education - Collaborative Special Education (K-12)
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
05-2016
Skills
Teamwork and collaboration
Quick learner
Fast learner
Problem-solving
Certification
Class A State of Alabama Teaching Certificate
Class B State of Alabama Teaching Certificate
Collaborative Special Education K-12
HIGHLY QUALIFIED
Passed Praxis II Special Education Core Knowledge
Passed Praxis II Test Series Multiple Subjects
Passed Praxis II Test Series PLT K-6
Timeline
01.2025 - Current
02.2023 - Current
Exceptional Education Teacher
Avondale Elementary School
08.2022 - Current
LEAD TEACHER
08.2022 - Current
05.2022 - Current
05.2022 - Current
Intern
Jefferson County Board of Education
03.2022
Exceptional Education Teacher
Gardendale High School
08.2018 - 05.2022
08.2016 - Current
Jefferson County Board of Education
08.2016 - Current
Exceptional Education Teacher
Brighton School
08.2016 - 01.2018
Intern
Greystone Elementary School
03.2016
Intern
Louis Pizitz Middle School
03.2016
Vestavia Hills City School
05.2015 - 07.2015
Program Leader
Vestavia Hills Elementary- Cahaba Heights
01.2015 - 05.2015
09.2014
Bachelor of Science in Education - Collaborative Special Education (K-12)
The University of Alabama
Master of Arts in Education - Educational Psychometry
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
May 2022- Present LEAD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER-Avondale Elementary School
Fall 2013 The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association- Sigma Rho Chi
Sigma Rho Chis are Recruitment Counselors are undergraduate women at the University of Alabama who have disaffiliated from there chapters and assigned a Sigma Rho Chi group during the sorority recruitment process.
Sigma Rho Chis have participated in recruitment themselves, have been through an extensive semester long training program in preparation for recruitment week.
They have every young woman’s best interest at heart and are available to help during the week of recruitment by serving as an impartial listener and friend.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Fall 2019- Current National Association of School Psychologists, Fall 2019- Current Alabama Association of School Psychologists, Spring 2014 Golden Key Academic Honor Society
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
May 2022- Present LEAD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER-Avondale Elementary School
Fall 2013 The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association- Sigma Rho Chi
Sigma Rho Chis are Recruitment Counselors are undergraduate women at the University of Alabama who have disaffiliated from there chapters and assigned a Sigma Rho Chi group during the sorority recruitment process.
Sigma Rho Chis have participated in recruitment themselves, have been through an extensive semester long training program in preparation for recruitment week.
They have every young woman’s best interest at heart and are available to help during the week of recruitment by serving as an impartial listener and friend.