Jennifer Finewood
Hemlock,NY
Summary
Insightful and collaborative Instructional Specialist offering 17 years of proven success in training and development across diverse range of education levels ranging from children to adult learners.
Eager to leverage a skill for catering to varied learning modalities through innovative training tools. Well-versed in standards and requirements illustrated across 17 years of experience in the academic landscape.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Specialist
NY State Department of Education Office of Special Education Regional Partnership Center
07.2021 - Current
- Work closely with superintendents, directors, administration, and teachers to create systems change in educational organizations
- Work including Rochester City School District (CID), Mt
- Morris Central (CID), Dansville Central, WaylandCohocton Central, Sodus Central in creation of support plans including initiative inventories, root cause analysis, needs assessments, implementation drivers for capacity assessments, etc
- Delivery of professional development, technical assistance and coaching for initiatives including systems change, science of reading and literacy initiatives, data analysis and progress monitoring, explicit instruction, teaming for literacy initiatives and intervention.
Special Education Teacher, ages 10-22
Monroe One BOCES
03.2020 - 01.2021
- Classroom teacher for medically fragile students ages 10-22, students with multiple disabilities and intensive management needs
General Education Teacher
Rochester City School District
01.2007 - 01.2020
- Multiple roles spanning general education classroom teacher to specialist for intervention and prevention in multiple subjects, holding several additional management roles in data, technology, and testing, working in grades K-8
Senior Production Director/Production Manager
WUHF TV-31/Cable 7, FOX Affiliate
01.1999 - 01.2006
- Producer, Director, Editor, live newscasts and commercial broadcast, public relations, advertising/ marketing Editor/Producer local commercial and documentary production
Director/Studio Technician/Editor
WOKR TV, ABC Affiliate
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Director, Editor, live newscasts, and commercial broadcast
Education
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Niagara University
Niagara Falls, NY05.2025
Master of Science - Education
Nazareth College of Rochester
Rochester, NY05.2007
Master of Arts - Communications
SUNY College At Geneseo
Geneseo, NY05.1997
Skills
Lead educational organizations in systems change by creating, implementing and progress monitoring support plans
Collaborate with directors, administrators, teachers, TAPS, SEQA and other specialist areas for systems change
Facilitate coaching, professional development, technical assistance and embedded supports to guide organizations through systems change
Provide regional learnings in the areas of special education, instruction, literacy, progress monitoring and intervention
Create sustainable relationships with members of the educational organizations, specialist areas and members of the regional partnership
Certification
- New York State Professional Dual Certification: Childhood Education
- Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level
- New York State Educational Leadership, School District
Leadership Experience
- Livonia Emergency Medical Services, Livonia, NY, 05/01/23, present, Emergency Medical Services
- Honor Flight Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2019, present, Welcome Home Coordinator
- Honor Flight Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2009, 2019, Veteran Experience Coordinator
- Richmond Fire/Rescue, Richmond, NY, 2017, 2020, Firefighter/EMS Services
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Instructional Specialist
NY State Department of Education Office of Special Education Regional Partnership Center
07.2021 - Current
Special Education Teacher, ages 10-22
Monroe One BOCES
03.2020 - 01.2021
General Education Teacher
Rochester City School District
01.2007 - 01.2020
Senior Production Director/Production Manager
WUHF TV-31/Cable 7, FOX Affiliate
01.1999 - 01.2006
Director/Studio Technician/Editor
WOKR TV, ABC Affiliate
01.1997 - 01.1999
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Niagara University
Master of Science - Education
Nazareth College of Rochester
Master of Arts - Communications
SUNY College At Geneseo
- New York State Professional Dual Certification: Childhood Education
- Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level
- New York State Educational Leadership, School District
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