Jodie Gibson

Fifth grade intervention specialist. Duties include co-teaching, providing inclusion services, providing interventions, and all IEP related work. Other duties: small group instruction / inclusion services in grades 4-7 for math and language arts. Eighth grade health instruction. Strengths include:

• Building strong relationships with parents and guardians, fostering open communication regarding student progress and needs.
• Promoting a positive learning environment by incorporating social-emotional learning strategies into daily activities.
• Supporting students with diverse needs, ensuring their academic progress aligned with IEP goals.
• Facilitating small group instruction for targeted skill development to enhance academic growth.
• Development of data-driven intervention plans based on thorough analysis of assessments and observations.
• Improvement of overall classroom performance by providing targeted support for struggling students in various subjects.
• Maintenance of accurate records of student progress, interventions implemented, and modifications made to ensure compliance with regulations and best practices.
• Coordination with other professionals to address comprehensive student needs.
• Valuable member of my teacher teams, grade-level team, building-level team, and district.

Position housed at Joseph Badger Middle School. Role included teaching in a small group setting for 6th grade language arts, providing interventions and academic support for students in grades 6-8, and support for all teachers providing inclusion services. Responsible for writing IEPs, facilitating IEP meetings, yearly testing, and maintaining documentation/records.