Kyle McFarland
Minneapolis
Summary
I'm an educator who has 14 years of experience in a variety of different schools. Initially I started working at a year round behavioral school and worked with middle school aged students. My goal was to develop and implement IEPs for my students with the overall mission to safely have them return to public school. Afterwards, I entered the Sioux Falls School District and taught 5th Grade at Cleveland Elementary. This is a unique school with a large population of ELL students due to the city's immersion center. My understanding for classroom management, building rapport, and utilizing differentiated instruction greatly increased. Most recently, I have spent the past seven years at Vandenberg Elementary. All my prior experience gave me exponential patience, varied differentiated instruction, strategies for student engagement, and classroom management. In addition, my time at Vandenberg has made me take on new responsibilities like being on the MTSS Team, SDCNA Team, Building Leadership Team, and the Family Fun Night Committee. I look forward to continue strengthening my skills as an educator, collaborative team member, and civil servant driven by professionalism.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
5th Grade Classroom Teacher
Vandenberg Elementary
08.2018 - 08.2025
- Seven years experience of teaching 5th Grade at Vandenberg Elementary
- Vandenberg Elementary assists students from various backgrounds due to it's affiliation with the Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Creates lesson plans that meet and go above expectations for state standards
- Primarily teach Mathematics, Social Studies, Reading, Language Arts, and Science
- Model and instill proper social skills for my students
- Providing a safe and positive learning environment
- Excels at classroom management
- Spent two years on the MTSS Team
- Spent two years on the SDCNA TEAM for school improvement
- Three years on the Building Leadership Team
- One year on the Family Fun Night Committee
- Assisted in the hiring process of staff
- Continuously progresses with differentiated instruction and student engagement
- Builds positive rapport with students
- Keeps consistent communication with colleagues and superiors
- Communicates effectively with parents/guardians
5th Grade Classroom Teacher
Cleveland Elementary
08.2015 - 05.2018
- For three years I taught 5th Grade at Cleveland Elementary that aligned with South Dakota state standards
- The school has a large population of ELL students
- Primarily taught Math, Social Studies, Science, Reading, and Language Arts
- Provided a secure and safe teaching environment
- Continuously modeled and instilled social skills
- Assisted students to transition back into public schools from behavioral schools
- Reported and helped children out of abusive domestic situations
- Provided continuous communication with parents/guardians
- Built student and parental rapport
- Implemented differentiated instruction to meet diverse student needs
- Continued to build student engagement to assist a variety of learning outcomes
Classroom Teacher
Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Education and Integration
03.2013 - 08.2015
- Two years of experience as a Special Needs Classroom teacher at a year round school
- Students I taught ranged from 12-16 years old
- My drive was to assist students so they were safe and capable to return to their public school
- I was responsible for my students academics, social skills, and behavioral needs
- Certified to deliver medication to my students
- CPI certified
- Excelled at conflict resolution
- Worked closely with social workers and counselors
- Developed and implemented IEPs for each of my students
- Developed and implemented Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Created academic and behavioral goals for all my students
- Documented their behavior daily to help with additional support when they were not at school
- Conducted annual conferences to review the progress of my students with parents as well as state officials
- Managed paraprofessionals
- Protected students from self harm and harming others
- Deescalated high stress/dangerous situations
Paraprofessional
Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Education and Integration
08.2011 - 03.2013
- I assisted clients from ages 12-30 as a paraprofessional at group homes as well as a behavioral school
- I administered medication
- CPI Certified
- Assisted clients in reaching their academic and behavioral goals
- Frequently involved with high stress/dangerous situations with clients
- Insured safety of a controlled environment
- Protected students from self harm and harming others
- Frequently took clients on community outings
- Escorted students to and from school
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education - Elementary Education
University of South Dakota at Vermillion
Vermillion, SD05.2011
Skills
- Parent-teacher communication
- Collaborative teaching and planning
- Restructuring lessons and assessments from data driven analysis
- Utilizing diverse instructional strategies
- Implementing a safe and inviting classroom environment that promotes effective learning
- Assisting on committees designed towards school improvement
- Designing presentations for colleagues to strengthen the school's overall climate and mission statement
- Appropriately uses constructive criticism
- Mentoring new staff to facilitate an optimal transition
Timeline
5th Grade Classroom Teacher
Vandenberg Elementary
08.2018 - 08.2025
5th Grade Classroom Teacher
Cleveland Elementary
08.2015 - 05.2018
Classroom Teacher
Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Education and Integration
03.2013 - 08.2015
Paraprofessional
Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Education and Integration
08.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science in Education - Elementary Education
University of South Dakota at Vermillion