Leigh Pipes
Stone Mountain,GA
Summary
Charismatic and dependable retired Special Education Teacher with 30 years of experience delivering educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Dedicated to giving each individual student the tools and guidance needed to help them maximize success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher for Recent High School Graduates
Buice Center
Suwanee, GA
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Assisted young adults with disabilities with productive transitions.
- Developed functional life skills with emphasis in community participation.
- Designed activities that maximized their independence in adulthood.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Completed and filed daily paperwork for classroom activities.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- 3 out of 10 students were moved to job related training program.
Autism Self Contained Teacher
Bethesda Elementary
Lawrenceville, GA
07.2014 - 05.2019
- Provide highly specialized educational and therapeutic program for students with severe and moderate autism.
- Employ special education strategies and techniques to provide quality instruction that results in student mastery of approved curriculum.
- Personally responsible for accelerated growth in students having no pre-literacy or math readiness skills to being able to read words, comprehend text, become more independent, and complete simple math problems.
- Maintain required student records; make related reports as required.
- Supervise interns, teaching assistants, and dedicated student aides.
- Met required timelines with 100% accuracy
Interrelated Special Education Teacher
Marshall Elementary School
Morrow, GA
07.2011 - 05.2013
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies.
- Provided formative and summative assessment that measured student progress
- Scheduled and conducted meetings to ensure appropriate program placement.
- Collaborated with general education teachers and administrators to provide special education accommodations and services to special needs learners.
- Oversaw that student progress was evaluated regularly and findings were used to make special education services more effective.
- Consistently meet required timelines with 100% accuracy.
- 100% passing rate of students with disabilities on state mandated test in reading.
Consultative Teacher
Clayton County Public Schools
Jonesboro, GA
09.2007 - 05.2011
- Member of interdisciplinary child study team to provide educational diagnostic and consultative services for students and educators.
- Oversaw initial evaluations and reevaluations at four elementary schools
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings before compliance deadlines.
- Ensured that IEPs and timelines were in compliance with county and state timelines.
- Administered and interpreted various student tests to ensure eligibility criteria.
- Reviewed and analyzed IEPs to ensure accuracy.
- Served as resource person to faculty and staff in general and special education programs.
- Compiled and maintained all reports, records, and other documents required by law.
- Maintained 100% compliance record throughout tenure.
- Increased out of compliant timelines for all assigned schools.
Education
Associate of Arts - Specialist in Educational Curriculum
Piedmont College
Demorest, GAAssociate of Arts - Masters in Early Childhood Education
Piedmont College
Demorest, GAAssociate of Science - Bachelor of Science Interrelated Special Education
University Of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TNSkills
- Instructional Best Practices
- Extensive Testing Knowledge
- Special Education
- Conscious Discipline
- Creative Curriculum
- Reflective Supervision
- Student Achievement Strategies
- Positive Liaison with School Staff & Community Leaders
- Differentiated Instruction
- Creative Questioning
- Student Progress Reporting
- Student records management
- Inquiry-based learning
Accomplishments
- Nominated for teacher of year and Disney's Outstanding Teacher of the Year
- Consistently receive exemplary ratings on teacher evaluations
- Skilled at administering and interpreting various educational assessments
- Trained and mentored high school and college teaching candidates
- Team leader for Compliance Recover Team
- Maintained high compliance percentages throughout tenure
- Held Department Chair position at two schools
Timeline
Teacher for Recent High School Graduates
Buice Center
07.2019 - 05.2020
Autism Self Contained Teacher
Bethesda Elementary
07.2014 - 05.2019
Interrelated Special Education Teacher
Marshall Elementary School
07.2011 - 05.2013
Consultative Teacher
Clayton County Public Schools
09.2007 - 05.2011
Associate of Arts - Specialist in Educational Curriculum
Piedmont College
Associate of Arts - Masters in Early Childhood Education
Piedmont College
Associate of Science - Bachelor of Science Interrelated Special Education
University Of Tennessee, Chattanooga