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Jena Walker
ARD Facilitator
Canyon Lake,TX
Summary
Empathetic individual with more than twenty three years' working in special education on all campus levels and an administrative role with Special Services. Highly polished and professional and promoting integrity and relationship-building talents.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
7
7
Certificates
46
46
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Facilitator
Dripping Springs ISD - Dripping Springs High School & Special Services Department
07.2022 - Current
- Understand the function of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting and the provision of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- Have advanced knowledge of IDEA and legal requirements, the ARD process and paperwork, the availability of resources of the school district, and the general curriculum
- Able to guide the development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with others
- Organize and manage multiple priorities and projects
- Use computer and application software
- Ability to exercise good decision making
- Ability to maintain professional composure in stressful situations.
- Facilitated dialogue between educators, service providers, family members, and advocates to provide best possible individualized plan for the student.
- Identified areas in need of improvement in the education plan and work collaboratively with the case manager to implemented solutions.
Reading Improvement Teacher, Eng I, II, & III Inclusion Teacher, Life Skills Teacher, Modified English I Teacher, Reading Interventionist, and Campus Dyslexia Designee
Dripping Springs ISD - Dripping Springs High School & Special Services Department
07.2018 - 07.2022
- Create an educational classroom plan based on individual students' reading and written expression needs
- Foster a positive relationship with parents and students to create a collaboration in the education of the student
- Maintain all necessary classroom records as per district policy
- Evaluate student progress, plan for interventions, and collect student data
- Plan, prepare, and participate in 504/ARD meetings for students I work with
- Collaborate with the Gen
- Education teacher to assist with design of lesson plans, implementation of accommodations, and monitoring progress for the classes
- Collect data and monitor progress for students
- Conduct reading assessment and write reports needed for documentation
- Create lesson plans to include differentiation and accommodations to teach reading improvement.
Special Education Co-Teacher
Hays Consolidated ISD - Fuentes Elementary
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Create an educational classroom plan based on individual students' needs
- Foster a positive relationship with parents and students to create a collaboration in the education of the student
- Maintain all necessary classroom records as per district policy
- Evaluate student progress, plan for interventions, and collect student data
- Plan, prepare, and participate in the ARD meetings for each student
- Collaborate with the Gen
- Education teacher to design lesson plans for the Co-Teach classroom and implement all necessary accommodations for special education and 504 students
- Collect data and monitor progress for students.
Campus RtI Coordinator and Reading Intervention Teacher
Duncanville ISD - Reed Middle School
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Implement interventions put in place by RTI committee for each student
- Monitor, provide intervention for, and collect necessary data for all dyslexia students
- Collect data and monitor progress for students
- Maintain all necessary classroom records as per district policy
- Plan and conduct STAT meetings per guidelines in order to provide necessary interventions for students
- Maintain all necessary classroom records as per district policy
- Create lesson plans to include differentiation and accommodations to teach reading improvement.
Special Education Teacher
Venus ISD - Venus High School
10.2000 - 07.2014
- Create an educational classroom plan based on individual students' needs
- Foster a positive relationship with parents and students to create a collaboration in the education of the student
- Maintain all necessary classroom records as per district policy
- Evaluate student progress, plan for interventions, and collect student data
- Plan, prepare, and participate in the ARD meetings for each student
- Create lesson plans to include differentiation and accommodations to teach reading improvement
- Director of district Special Olympics program.
Education
Masters in Education Administration -
Lamar University
Beaumont, TXBachelor of Science Interdisciplinary Studies - undefined
Texas A&M University
Commerce, TXSkills
Fundraising
Group Dynamics
Task Delegation
Data Analysis
Strategic Planning
Negotiation
Consensus Building
Meeting Management
Advocacy
Agenda Setting
Certification
Principal Certification, 06/2016 - 10/2024
Interests
Family
Music
Reading
Related Experience
Principal Internship, Lamar University June 2015 - November 2016
Related Experience
Principal Internship, Lamar University June 2015 - November 2016