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Lindsay Swartzendruber

Kalona,IA

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Secondary Special Education Coordinator

Iowa City Community School District
05.2022 - Current
  • Developed a district special education website for administration, teachers and other internal staff.
  • Provided ongoing coaching and support to secondary principals who are responsible for special education in their building.
  • Developed and delivered professional learning for the district special education team.
  • Supported IEP teams in following IDEA and ensuring LRE and FAPE for entitled students.
  • Supported principals in developing student, teacher, and paraprofessional schedules which aligned with IEP services.
  • Lead in the hiring process for paraprofessionals.
  • Participated in the hiring process for special education teachers.
  • Collaborated with GWAEA building based staff, special education teachers, and administrators in planning and participating in IEP meetings.
  • Participated in district level special ed strategic plan development and implementation.
  • Participated in district level high reliability schools implementation.
  • Led development and implementation of PLCs.
  • Acted as LEA during IEP meetings.
  • Supported administrators in planning for special education PLC.
  • Co-led the grade level transition process for the district.
  • Co-led the roll out of ACHIEVE trainings and implementation in the district.
  • Participated as district representative in out-of-district IEP meetings.
  • Developed strong relationships with district staff, parents, and colleagues.
  • Supported teachers and administration to ensure compliance of IEP progress monitoring and timelines.
  • Demonstrated effective and professional communication through phone calls, conversations, and emails with parents, administrators, colleagues and AEA partners.

Autism Consultant

Grant Wood Area Education Agency
08.2017 - 05.2022
  • Supported total school/community efforts to create a positive learning environment for students/children.
  • Served as liaison among AEA, district building(s), families and community and collaborates with various teams to assure positive outcomes for all learners.
  • Modeled, implements and assesses strategies related to learning, social, emotional and behavioral needs to enhance educational programming for all learners.
  • Provided ongoing support to educational staff related to applicable rules and laws.
  • Integrated research into the design of best practices
  • Consulted with teachers and administrators regarding best practices for classroom and building educational programs.
  • Followed policies, procedures, standards and rules in accordance with national and state laws, the Iowa Dept of Education and GWAEA, which includes, but is not limited to, developing and maintaining proper and adequate records and documentation.
  • Provided training and assistance in autism instructional practices, strategies and content, including support in planning, development and implementation at school and home.
  • Provided guidance in the identification, examination, development and evaluation of educational goals and programs.
  • Collaborated with various teams to determine appropriate outcomes, goals, objectives and activities.
  • Collaborated with parents and appropriate school personnel regarding autism issues.
  • Provided educational leadership across the AEA 10 regions in the area of autism.
  • Researched and disseminates information on best practices for students with autism.
  • Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
  • Integrated technology to ensure that professional learning was provided to LEA partners in meaningful ways to meet current LEA needs.

Special Education Teacher

College Community School District
08.2009 - 06.2017
  • Worked collaboratively with other special education teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and general education teachers.
  • Created strategies to meet the needs of students with various disabilities and needs.
  • Taught reading, language arts, math, social skills and work experience in a special education setting as well as co-taught English and science alongside a general education teacher.
  • Implemented and taught a life skills program.
  • Designed and implemented behavior intervention plans.
  • Coordinated over 30 special education students' schedules and 15 paraprofessionals' schedules with the school's master schedule.
  • Established a safe environment for students.
  • Implemented research-based strategies on a daily basis to improve student independence.
  • Participated in school's positive behavior intervention plan.
  • Developed and implemented a modified curriculum for various groups of students with special needs, which paralleled the general education curriculum.
  • Developed a curriculum based on alternate assessment standards.
  • Increased student independence by implementing strategies and visual supports throughout the school day.
  • Wrote Individualized Education Programs for students.
  • Led IEP meetings.
  • Monitored IEP goals by consistently collecting and analyzing data.
  • Participated in various hiring committees.
  • Served as special education chair from 2015 - 2017.
  • Served as Best Buddies co-chair for the 2016-2017 school year.
  • Served as Professional Learning Community leader from 2014 - 2017t.
  • Created strong parent relationships that focused on clear communication and shared goals.

Education

Doctor of Education - Principal Licensure

Drake University
Iowa
07-2024

Master of Arts - Special Education

Morningside College
Sioux City, Iowa
2012

Bachelor of Science - Special Education

Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
2009

Skills

  • Self-starter
  • Leadership experience
  • Problem solver
  • Organized
  • Effectively collaborates with others
  • Punctual
  • Highly professional
  • Innovative
  • Systems Oriented
  • Creative

Accomplishments

  • The Write Tools for Writing Across the Curriculum (Summer 2009)
  • An Introduction to the IEP for New Special Education Teachers (Fall 2009)
  • Structured Teaching for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Fall 2009)
  • Multi-Modal Communication Strategies for Children Who Have Complex Communication Needs - PODD Communication Books Introductory Workshop (Fall 2010)
  • Goal Writing and Aligning Progress Monitoring Tools for Data Interpretation (Fall 2010)
  • Effective Transition Planning for Secondary Students with IEPs (Spring 2011)
  • The Comprehensive Autism Planning System: Meeting the Complex Needs of Students with ASD (Spring 2011)
  • Structured Teaching using the TEACCH Model II: Communication and Socialization (Spring 2011)
  • Educating Students with Autism in Inclusive Schools (Fall 2011)
  • STAR Autism Program Training (Summer 2012)
  • LINKS Curriculum Workshop (Fall 2012)
  • Building Bridges: Assistive Technology Conference (Spring 2013)
  • Designing a Social Skills Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Social Challenges (Fall 2013)
  • Iowa's Alternate Assessments: Essential Elements and DLM Training (Fall 2014)
  • Twitter for the GWAEA Professional (Fall 2017)
  • ReadWrite Google Snap & Read Smackdown (Fall 2017)
  • Iowa Special Education Eligibility & Evaluation Standards (Fall 2017)
  • Child Find Seminar #1 (Fall 2017)
  • Collective Behavioral Data: Progress Monitoring and Goal-Writing (Fall 2017)
  • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): Level 1 (Fall 2017)
  • Executive Functioning with Sarah Ward (Fall 2017)
  • Cognitive Strategies for High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Related Disorders (Spring 2018)
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification (Spring 2018)
  • Building Bridges: Assistive Technology Conference (Spring 2018)
  • Iowa PACE (Professionals in Autism Consultation and Education) Symposium (Spring 2018)
  • A Developmental Framework for Evidence-Based Practices for the Autism Spectrum: Using the SCERTS Assessment to Identify Social and Emotional Priorities (Spring 2018)
  • Peers Join In: Improving Social Communication Outcomes for Children with ASD (Fall 2018)
  • Executive Functioning with Sarah Ward (Fall 2018)
  • Early Emergent Literacy Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities and Communication Needs (Spring 2019)
  • Iowa PACE Symposium (Spring 2019)
  • Learning and the Brain Conference ( Spring 2019)
  • Practical Strategies to Improve Executive Function Skills (Fall 2019)
  • Reaching and Teaching Every Child (Fall 2019)
  • Supporting and Coaching Peer to Peer Support for Students with ASD (Fall 2019)
  • Access for All: A Planning Framework for Leaders (Spring 2020)
  • Transitioning from the Traditional: Moving Professional Learning to a Virtual Environment (Fall 2020)
  • Boardmaker 7 - Diving Deeper (Fall 2020)
  • Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety in the Classroom (Spring 2021)
  • Mental Health First Aid Training in Schools (Spring 2021)
  • Peer to Peer Support for Students with ASD (Spring 2021)
  • Cognitive Coaching: Planning and Reflecting (Level 1) (Spring 2021)
  • iEvaluate 1.2 (Summer 2021)
  • Social Emotional Engagement - The "Fuel" for Learning (Fall 2021)
  • Access to the General Education Curriculum for All Learners (Spring 2022)
  • Cognitive Coaching: Problem Resolving (Level 2) (Spring 2022)
  • ACHIEVE: Secondary Transition (Spring 2022)
  • Meet Iowa ACHIEVE (Spring 2022)
  • ACHIEVE: SEB (Behavior) (Spring 2022)
  • ACHIEVE Evaluation: Child Find Training (Spring 2022)
  • ACHIEVE IEP Development (Spring 2022)
  • ACHIEVE: Preschool (Spring 2022)
  • High Reliability Schools (Summer 2022)
  • PBIS Conference (Spring 2023)
  • TAES Conference (Fall 2024)

Timeline

Secondary Special Education Coordinator

Iowa City Community School District
05.2022 - Current

Autism Consultant

Grant Wood Area Education Agency
08.2017 - 05.2022

Special Education Teacher

College Community School District
08.2009 - 06.2017

Doctor of Education - Principal Licensure

Drake University

Master of Arts - Special Education

Morningside College

Bachelor of Science - Special Education

Eastern Mennonite University

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