Kasey Small
Peoria,AZ
Summary
Future driven athletic director with a proven track record of successfully building and enhancing student athletic programs. Skilled in recruiting and developing talented coaching staffs, fostering a culture of leadership, and ensuring compliance with all regulations, policies, and laws. Exceptional written and verbal communication, time management, and collaboration abilities round out the skill set.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
High School Special Education Teacher
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2022 - Current
- Responsible for creating a classroom environment that meets the students needs, interests, and abilities of students with special education services
- Responsibilities include providing specially designed instruction per each student’s Individual Education Program (IEP) and utilize evidence-based practices such as Pivotal Response Training (PVT) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT) in order to allow students access to the general curriculum and build skills that will contribute to their ongoing development
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Athletic Department Equipment Coordinator
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the management and maintenance of athletic equipment and supplies for the school
- This includes keeping an inventory of equipment, ordering new supplies, and making sure that all equipment is in good working order
- The Equipment Coordinator must also oversee the set up and breakdown of equipment for practices and games, and often assists coaches in teaching players proper usage and safety practices for equipment
- Monitored equipment and tool inventory to consistent replenishment in alignment with demand.
- Performed equipment maintenance and repairs.
- Increased organizational efficiency by multitasking to foster timely project completion.
- Supported live events with well-controlled lights, sound and video streaming.
High School Administration Internship
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2023 - Current
- Gaining valuable experience in developing and implementing programs and projects within the high school level
- Gaining experience in research and analysis of different administration issues and tasks required
- Gaining experience and supporting the departments of athletics and special education
- Attending and participating in relevant meetings and professional development opportunities within special education and other departments
- Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and other projects in the areas of athletics and special education
- Getting hands on experience as an Administrator On Duty (AOD) for after school extracurricular events
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
High School Special Education Teacher
Dobson High School
08.2020 - 05.2022
- Position works with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities
- Adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students with mild and moderate disabilities
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Account Manager
Edgenuity
03.2019 - 06.2020
- Oversee an assigned region and spend the day fostering a transparent team environment by building relationships with external and internal customers
- Work and collaborate with other teams to efficiently launch creative features on time
- Serve as a team connector by facilitating collaboration with other departments for implementations and beyond
- Gained customer trust and confidence by demonstrating compelling, persuasive and composed professional demeanor.
- Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
- Maintained current knowledge of evolving changes in marketplace.
- Served customers with knowledgeable, friendly support at every stage of shopping and purchasing.
High School Special Education Teacher
Canyon State Academy
04.2017 - 03.2019
- Position works with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities
- Adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students with mild and moderate disabilities
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
High School Comprehensive Health Teacher
Poston Butte High School
07.2016 - 04.2017
- Monitored health trends and data to identify health concerns and develop related health education initiatives.
- Assisted with development of improved seminars and training materials.
- Analyzed health data and created reports to present to community leaders and stakeholders.
- Created pamphlets, videos and other health education materials to promote health awareness and preventive health practices.
Athletic Director Intern
Lamoille Union High School
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Responsible for working athletic events, overseeing all operations that occur during sporting events
- Responsibilities also included looking out for the best interest of the student athletes and assisting with anything asked by the athletic department
- Recruited and interviewed individuals for coaching jobs and other athletic department staff positions.
- Built trust with athletes and coaching staff by being courteous, respectful, responsible and professional at all times.
- Ordered equipment for all sports and kept meticulous records on athletic equipment inventory.
- Supervised student grades for eligibility requirements and collected paperwork for annual physicals.
- Arranged transportation for athletes to participate in away games, tournaments and other events.
Education
Master of Education - Educational Administration
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix01.2025
Post Baccalaureate - Special Education (Grades K-12)
Rio Salado College
Surprise01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Sports Leadership
Lyndon State College
Lyndonville, VT01.2015
High School Diploma -
Peoples Academy High School
Morrisville, VT06.2010
Skills
- Compliance Risk Assessment
- Facility Operations Management
- Effective Scheduling
- Sports Program Development
- Recruitment Strategies
- Athletic Department Operations
- Facility Management Coordination
- Event Coordination
- Athlete Development Orientation
- Game Operations Management
- Coaching Orientation Sessions
Athletics Internships
- Athletic Department Equipment Coordinator, Sunrise Mountain High School, Peoria, AZ, 07/01/22, Present, Management and maintenance of athletic equipment and supplies., Overseeing the setup and breakdown of equipment for practices and games.
- Intern, Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park, VT, 11/01/13, 05/01/14, Working athletic events and overseeing all operations during sporting events.
Certification
- Early Childhood Special Education Certification (ECSEC) - Arizona Department of Education.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Athletics
Sports
Special Education
Coaching
Timeline
Athletic Department Equipment Coordinator
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2023 - Current
High School Administration Internship
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2023 - Current
High School Special Education Teacher
Sunrise Mountain High School
08.2022 - Current
High School Special Education Teacher
Dobson High School
08.2020 - 05.2022
Account Manager
Edgenuity
03.2019 - 06.2020
High School Special Education Teacher
Canyon State Academy
04.2017 - 03.2019
High School Comprehensive Health Teacher
Poston Butte High School
07.2016 - 04.2017
Athletic Director Intern
Lamoille Union High School
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Early Childhood Special Education Certification (ECSEC) - Arizona Department of Education.
Master of Education - Educational Administration
Grand Canyon University
Post Baccalaureate - Special Education (Grades K-12)
Rio Salado College
Bachelor of Science - Sports Leadership
Lyndon State College
High School Diploma -
Peoples Academy High School
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