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Jennifer Simmons

Iowa Park,TX

Summary

Talented Special Education Teacher focused on meeting student academic and emotional needs. Compassionate and caring in the delivery of personalized, hands-on support and lessons targeted to specific learning needs and strengths. Leverages strong communication skills and patient nature to provide positive reinforcement in team-based, structured environments.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pre-k/ECSE Teacher

Burkburnett ISD
Burkburnett, TX
08.2008 - Current
  • Currently teaching a combined class of special needs and regular pre-k children
  • Collaborate with SLP, OT, PT, VI, and behavior specialist on a daily and weekly basis
  • Taught a self-contained class of special needs children
  • Responsible for maintaining and implementing IEPs
  • Responsible for writing IEP goals
  • Responsible for entering Indicator 7 data
  • Responsible for entering daily data into MSBconnect
  • Former member of the Campus Operations Team
  • Implemented Project Based Learning with pre-kindergarten-aged students
  • Uses and implements communication devices and visual supports with students
  • Administers CLI Engage Assessment 3 times a year
  • Responsible for lesson planning and implementing Pre-k Guidelines
  • Member of the Parent Involvement Committee

PPCD Teacher

Bowie ISD
Bowie, TX
08.2007 - 05.2008
  • Responsible for maintaining and implementing IEP's
  • Taught a self-contained classroom for children with special needs
  • Collaborated with SLP, OT, and PT weekly
  • Responsible for scheduling student and paraprofessional schedules
  • Responsible for entering Indicator 7 data
  • Responsible for implementing a picture schedule and picture communication with all students

Special Education Teacher

Broken Arrow Public School
Broken Arrow, OK
08.2006 - 05.2007
  • Taught a self-contained 6th, 7th, and 8th grade class
  • Taught an adaptive PE class
  • Responsible for maintaining and implementing IEPs
  • Conducted IEP meetings
  • Responsible for lesson planning
  • Completed Portfolios on all my students for alternative state assessment

Education

Bachelor of Science - Special Education

Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK
05-2006

Associate of Science - Accounting

Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK
12-2001

Skills

  • Certified in Crisis Prevention and Intervention
  • Participated in Region 9's Pre-k Collaborative Group
  • Discovery Education Trained
  • Former team member on the Campus Operations Team
  • Co-planned and implemented one of the region's first Young Athletes Special Olympics events at IC Evans Elementary
  • Proficient in ESped and MSBconnect
  • Proficient in Google Workspace
  • Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Experienced in using visual and picture supports
  • Project Based Learning trained
  • Member of the Parent Involvement Committee
  • Presented at The Academy for Young Children in 2019
  • Campus Teacher of the Year 2022

Certification

  • Texas Educator Certificate Classroom Teacher Generalist (EC-4)
  • Texas Educator Certificate Classroom Teacher Special Education (EC-12)
  • English as Second Language Certification (EC-12)
  • Oklahoma Elementary Education Certification (prior)
  • Oklahoma Mild/Moderate Teacher Certification (prior)
  • Oklahoma Severe/Profound Certification (prior)

Timeline

Pre-k/ECSE Teacher

Burkburnett ISD
08.2008 - Current

PPCD Teacher

Bowie ISD
08.2007 - 05.2008

Special Education Teacher

Broken Arrow Public School
08.2006 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Science - Special Education

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Associate of Science - Accounting

Western Oklahoma State College

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