Lorin Caffelle
Hampstead,NH
Summary
Dynamic educational leader with over 20 years of experience, excelling in faculty support, instructional strategies, individualized learning, data-driven instruction, and discipline management. Skilled in overseeing staff development and implementing strategic initiatives to foster a collaborative learning environment.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Sanborn Regional School District
07.2019 - Current
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Oversaw schedule management, including the scheduling of special events
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Supported special education department
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Worked with staff and stakeholders to facilitate successful transitions through necessary adjustments and safety protocols due to COVID-19 and two district reorganizations changing the populations services by the assigned school.
- Provided support during the selection of, training, and implementation of new math and literacy curriculum programs.
- Training, implementation, and interpretation of assessments including NWEA Map, Dibels, and curriculum based assessments.
- Facilitated meetings of Professional Learning Communities as well as planning and leading full staff meetings in collaboration with the Principal and Building Leadership Team.
Director of Secondary Special Education
Timberlane Regional School District Dostrict
07.2009 - 06.2019
- Supported general education teachers and administrators in implementing strategies to meet needs of students with IEPs.
- Collaborated with families to provide resources for children outside of school district.
- Coached and observed teachers to improve teaching techniques.
- Facilitated IEP meetings by using family-centered, strength-based approach for over 100 students annually.
- Used PowerSchool and NHSEIS to maintain student records and prepare reports.
- Led and managed child study teams to develop interventions to support students academically and socially.
- Collaborated with building and district leadership regarding budget development, policy implementation, curriculum recommendations, and special education program development.
Assistant Department Head of Special Education
Pinkerton Academy
07.2003 - 06.2009
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Facilitated meetings between parents, teachers, and local education agencies to identify and respond to individual student needs.
- Served as a member of schoolwide committees to improve the educational oppportunties for all including the development of a Freshman Academy to support the transition from community middle schools to the larger high school and bringing American Sign Language to the World Language Department as another option for students
- Collaborated with 4 feeder middle schools annually to facilitate the transition of students with educational disabilities to high school succesfully
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pinkerton Academy
07.2001 - 06.2003
- Provided information to teachers and parents on speech and language improvement techniques and non-verbal communication methods.
- Worked with education personnel to develop strategies allowing better communication with individuals with speech, language and hearing differences.
- Created and implemented treatment plans intended to address speech and language issues in collaboration with other clinical professionals.
- Educated students and family members about various topics such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with and avoid personal misunderstandings.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Evaluated high school students' communication skills to determine individual differences impacting educational progress as well as eligibility for direct intervention services at school.
- Managed a case load of nearly 100 students identified with a Speech-Language Impairment and requiring support and direct intervention services.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Newburyport School District
08.1998 - 06.2001
- Provided information to teachers and parents on speech and language improvement techniques and non-verbal communication methods.
- Worked with education personnel to develop strategies allowing better communication with individuals, with speech, language and hearing differences.
- Created and implemented treatment plans intended to address speech and language issues in collaboration with other clinical professionals for students in preschool through high school.
- Educated students and family members about various topics such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with and avoid personal misunderstandings.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Evaluated students' communication skills to determine individual differences impacting educational progress as well as eligibility for direct intervention services at school.
- Co-taught middle school language arts and social communication skills classes with a special educator for students diagnosed with Autism or having a significant Language-Based Learning Disabilty.
Education
Master Of Science - Educational Leadership
Rivier University
Nashua, NH05.2005
Master Of Science - Communication Disorders
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05.1998
Bachelor Of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY05.1996
Skills
- Faculty support and professional development
- Discipline and policy enforcement
- Employee oversight and evaluations
- Standardized testing
- Student and parent relations
- Discipline management
- Data-driven instruction
- Documentation
- Community engagement
- Parent engagement and communication
- Literacy strategies
- Special Education
Certification
NH License Speech-Language Pathologist
American Speech-Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
NH Licence Special Education Administrstor
NH License School Principal
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Sanborn Regional School District
07.2019 - Current
Director of Secondary Special Education
Timberlane Regional School District Dostrict
07.2009 - 06.2019
Assistant Department Head of Special Education
Pinkerton Academy
07.2003 - 06.2009
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pinkerton Academy
07.2001 - 06.2003
Speech-Language Pathologist
Newburyport School District
08.1998 - 06.2001
NH License Speech-Language Pathologist
American Speech-Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
NH Licence Special Education Administrstor
NH License School Principal
Master Of Science - Educational Leadership
Rivier University
Master Of Science - Communication Disorders
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor Of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Nazareth University
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