Julie A. Blair
Mentor,Ohio
Summary
Organizational leader and educational administrator offering 35 years of experience as an elementary administrator and intervention specialist across all grade levels. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Willoughby Eastlake City Schools
08.2019 - Current
- Consulted with teachers in different disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies
- Administered all facets of personnel policies and procedures, including conception, modification and approval of professional staff additions
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness
- Supported human resources operations, including hiring, training, disciplinary action and termination in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Supervised and evaluated support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
Intervention Specialist
Mentor Exempted Village Schools
01.1996 - 08.2019
- Intervention specialist for students with multiple disabilities
- Grades kindergarten - fifth
- Developed and implemented a motor lab tied directly to academic and daily living skills
- Designed tasks to engage students and meet their individual needs
- Collaborated with district therapists
- Developed behavior plans
- Behavior specialist district wide
- Developed behavior plans for general and special education students that were struggling
- Worked with teachers to implement and develop classroom management strategies and plans
- Presented at staff meetings on ways to prevent, manage and reinforce student behavior
- Coordinated services between teachers and therapists
- Facilitated communication between school and physician's offices to better serve student's needs
- Worked with parents connecting them to resources in the community and offering support at home
- Facilitated bi-monthly ED PLC meetings
- Planned district wide vocational, functional, socially and age appropriate
- Coordinated with regular education teachers on academic and behavioral strategies
- Served as District Representative at IEP/ETR/FBA meetings
- Intervention specialist for students with emotional disturbances: responsible for meeting the needs academically, socially, and behaviorally of students at the middle school and elementary level
- Wrote and implemented Individual Education and Behavior Plans
- Transferred to two different buildings to develop new programs for these students
- Worked with community counselors
- Collaborated and communicated with probation officers of Lake County Juvenile Court
- Intervention specialist for students with learning disabilities; responsible for writing and implementing individual education plans
- Worked in a resource room and team teaching settings
Intervention Specialist
Fairport Harbor Schools
01.1990 - 06.1995
- Intervention specialist for students with emotional disturbances
Intervention Specialist
Cleveland Public Schools
08.1989 - 06.1990
- Intervention specialist for students with specific learning disabilities
Intervention Specialist
Newington Children's Hospital School
12.1987 - 06.1989
- Intervention Specialist for students with emotional disturbances
Education
Masters - Educational Leadership
Concordia University
Chicago, Illinois2017
Masters - Curriculum and Instruction
Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio1999
Bachelor of Science - Education
Central Connecticut State University
Britain, Connecticut1987
Skills
- Managing classroom for diverse populations
- Expertise in behavior management
- Strong collaborator
- Classroom discipline
- Special education
- Interpersonal skills
- Instructional Leadership
- OTES 2O Certified
- Staff Evaluations
Certification
CPI Trainer
OTES 2.0
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Willoughby Eastlake City Schools
08.2019 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Mentor Exempted Village Schools
01.1996 - 08.2019
Intervention Specialist
Fairport Harbor Schools
01.1990 - 06.1995
Intervention Specialist
Cleveland Public Schools
08.1989 - 06.1990
Intervention Specialist
Newington Children's Hospital School
12.1987 - 06.1989
Masters - Educational Leadership
Concordia University
Masters - Curriculum and Instruction
Ashland University
Bachelor of Science - Education
Central Connecticut State University
CPI Trainer
OTES 2.0
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