Kate D. Seiwert
Lombard,IL
Summary
Strategic-thinking individual experienced in developing programming for students/adults with disabilities. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise in special education law, services, and transition.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Transition Services
Niles Township District 219
08.2016 - Current
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, students, teachers and staff.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Managed budgets and resources for educational programs.
- Co-created an innovative vocational program for our students that includes several different vocational opportunities and assessments to measure progress.
- Designed programming and scheduling for all students, focusing on transition topics.
- Lead a team to create a vocational partnership with Target, which resulted in a small Target within the building.
- Worked with several therapeutic day programs
- Created a group of Special Education Administrators that work to provide information to parents via monthly presentations.
- Provide professional development to staff regarding adult services and funding in the state of Illinois.
Off-Campus Special Education Coordinator
J. STERLING MORTON HIGH SCHOOL
08.2012 - 07.2016
- Responsible for maintaining all off-campus & Morton Alternative School IEP's (approximately 125 students) to ensure compliance
- Facilitate IEP's for off-campus placements & Morton Alternative School
- Communicate consistently with schools about progress, testing concerns and any problems or issues that may arise for District 201 students
- Maintain accurate records to ensure IEP's are complete, correct and in compliance to meet IEP deadlines and ISBE standards
- Train off-campus school personnel to correctly complete IEP documents and paperwork
- Problem-solve with IEP teams to brainstorm solutions that best meet the interests of students
- Maintain accurate records in Skyward (District 201's IEP system), SIS and IWAS
- Responsible for evaluation of staff
- Member of District 201 Special Education Cabinet
- Opened a new off-campus program servicing students with emotional disabilities for District 201 in January of 2013
- Worked with a team to create a new ED Self-Contained service within Morton Alternative School
- Train District 201 staff on special education issues including compliance, how to write effective IEP's and most specifically, transition plans
School Social Worker
J. STERLING MORTON HIGH SCHOOL
08.2007 - 06.2012
- Managed caseload of 50 students with IEP's
- Completed Functional Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Facilitated groups in varying topics depending on need, including anger management and groups for students with cognitive disabilities
- Worked with colleagues to develop new programs for students and develop solutions for problems and issues
- Completed social developmental studies and administer and score behavior and adaptive behavior assessments
- Worked as a team with parents to discuss their students' educational and behavioral issues
Social Work Intern
LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
08.2006 - 06.2007
- Assisted students in resolving personal, emotional and social problems which interfere with adjustment to the school environment
- Consulted with parents, teacher and other school staff to develop possible interventions for students
- Provided crisis counseling when needed as well as offered referral assistance to community resource when appropriate
Purchasing Assistant
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY COMPANY
01.2005 - 08.2006
- Responsible for maintaining over 150,000 purchase orders for a multi-million dollar industrial supply company
- Resolved discrepancies with supplier shipments, invoices, and order status
- Participated in projects involving numerous employees to develop different and more efficient ways to run the shipping department of the company
Education
Social Work
University of Illinois At Chicago
School Leadership/Education Administration
Concordia University
River Forest, ILSkills
- Vocational programs development
- School administration
- Transition planning
- Curriculum development
- Team collaboration
- Collaborative leadership
Timeline
Director of Transition Services
Niles Township District 219
08.2016 - Current
Off-Campus Special Education Coordinator
J. STERLING MORTON HIGH SCHOOL
08.2012 - 07.2016
School Social Worker
J. STERLING MORTON HIGH SCHOOL
08.2007 - 06.2012
Social Work Intern
LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
08.2006 - 06.2007
Purchasing Assistant
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY COMPANY
01.2005 - 08.2006
Social Work
University of Illinois At Chicago
School Leadership/Education Administration
Concordia University
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