Meg Dombroski
Noblesville,IN
Summary
Versatile Special Education/ENL Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ENL Teacher/Resource Teacher
International School of Indiana Middle School
Indianapolis, IN
08.2016 - Current
- Provide parents, students and teachers with effective strategies and interventions related to students academic skills.
- Complete and maintain paperwork ( i.e. Report cards, progress reports,Individualized learning plans, English learning plans,Short term intervention plans and student profiles).
- Facilitating meetings regarding students of concern, parent conferences, and student progress.
- Provide professional development to school faculty.
- Coordinated and provide testing accommodations including classroom testing and standardized tests including WIDA, ISTEP, ILEARN, NWEA, and ERB according to learning plan accommodations.
- Provides coordination, coaching, and support to classroom teachers to ensure continuous development and effective implementation of curriculum appropriate to grade level and subject assignment among assigned teachers.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure accommodations are implemented and to help differentiate instruction for students receiving learning support.
- Maintain data to monitor student progress guiding teacher instruction.
- Committees involved in include: ENL , Student support team, IB for All, Inclusive Practice Policy, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
- Increased ESL students' reading levels by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
ENL Interventionist
Noblesville West Middle School
Noblesville, IN
08.2011 - 06.2016
- Developed curriculum and implement language acquisition classes for ENL students in grades 6-8.
- Effectively provide supplemental and cooperative support to ENL students in general and special education in collaboration with classroom teachers.
- Wrote student ILP's and collaborate with teachers during IEP case conferences.
- Coordinated and monitored small group testing for regular classroom, WIDA, ISTEP, Acuity following ILP and IEP accommodations.
- Maintained accurate records and reports of students.
- Completed required documentation such as evaluations, treatment notes and exit summaries.
- Determined appropriate interventions and planned support milestones.
ENL Interventionist
Noble Crossing Elementary
Noblesville, IN
08.2010 - 06.2011
- Provided supplemental and cooperative support to Kindergarten through fourth grade ENL students in collaboration with classroom teachers.
- Developed and implemented differentiated curriculum to effectively meet the needs of each student's learning style and ability.
- Effectively accommodate lessons in all subjects.
- Maintained effective behavioral management within the classroom by incorporating motivational activities and positive reinforcement.
- Taught RTi groups to help increase reading levels by devoting additional time to Reading and Language Arts.
- Organized and monitored small group testing including for regular and standardized testing including ISTEP, Acuity, and IREAD.
- Successfully applied for Grant and used funds to purchase leveled Spanish language assessment tools.
- Determined appropriate interventions and planned support milestones.
- Completed required documentation such as evaluations, treatment notes and exit summaries.
Title l Reading Teacher
Noble Crossing Elementary / Hazel Dell Elementary
Noblesville, IN
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Utilized 21st Century teaching strategies in K-plus, First, and Second grade classrooms.
- Created guided reading lesson plans reaching multiple reading levels in Kindergarten, First, and Second grades.
- Developed reading skills, strategies, and differentiation for individual students in small group settings.
- Adapted several reading intervention programs for strategic and intensive students.
- Collaborated with classroom teachers for differentiation and strategic planning.
- Team taught afternoon Kindergarten-Plus classroom.
Teacher
Saint Ambrose School
Anderson, IN
08.1997 - 01.1999
- Taught Sixth grade in a self-contained classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Initiated community service projects such as visits to nursing homes, Humane Society, and community trash pick-up.
Special Education Teacher
Noblesville High School
Noblesville, IN
02.1997 - 06.1997
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs in study skills, economics and math.
- Team-taught woodshop and biology classes.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Special Education Teaching Assistant
Noblesville High School
Noblesville, IN
12.1996 - 02.1997
- Assistant to ED, LD, and MI students, in both classroom and study skills classes.
- Team- taught geometry and wood shop classes.
- Monitored block classes of reading and study hall with all types of integrated students.
Teacher /Special Ed Employment Specialist
East Brunswick Adult School
East Brunswick, NJ
01.1995 - 07.1996
- Provided instruction, employment training, and placement for developmentally disabled students age 18 and older.
- Assisted in job development with various employers, performed task position analyses, matched job and client characteristics, prepared weekly lesson plans, collected and recorded data, while providing on-the-job support.
- Coordinated social skills and advocacy training, assisted in the development of supportive relationships between client, family members, and employers.
- Developed community based job skills curriculum.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
Head Nursery School Teacher
Robbins Nest Child Care Center
Somerset, NJ
09.1993 - 12.1994
- Planned lessons following a curriculum outline and observed and recorded significant individual and group behaviors for two-year-old students.
Resource Teacher
Robert Frost Elementary School
East Brunswick, NJ
09.1992 - 06.1993
- Taught classified special education students, grades 2 through 5 in a resource room setting.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught integrated language arts, spelling, math, and supplemental instructions.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Teacher / Librarian
Gate of Heaven School
Dallas, PA
08.1990 - 12.1991
- Created and taught an enrichment class for gifted and talented students in grades 2 through 5.
- Taught library classes to students in grades K through 8.
- Provided supplemental instruction to students having difficulties in their regular classes.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives
Education
Liberal Arts And General Studies
University of Toledo
Toledo, OHBachelor of Science - Special Education, Emotional Impairment, English
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MITeaching English As A Second Language (ESL)
Anderson University
Anderson, INSkills
- IEP/ILP comprehension
- Individual and group instruction
- Test methods knowledge
- Differentiated instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Student records management
- Written Communication
- Cultural awareness
- Organization and Time management
- Computer proficiency
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Leadership
Certification
Elementary (K-8)
Special Education9 Pre-K-12
Timeline
ENL Teacher/Resource Teacher
International School of Indiana Middle School
08.2016 - Current
ENL Interventionist
Noblesville West Middle School
08.2011 - 06.2016
ENL Interventionist
Noble Crossing Elementary
08.2010 - 06.2011
Title l Reading Teacher
Noble Crossing Elementary / Hazel Dell Elementary
01.2009 - 01.2011
Teacher
Saint Ambrose School
08.1997 - 01.1999
Special Education Teacher
Noblesville High School
02.1997 - 06.1997
Special Education Teaching Assistant
Noblesville High School
12.1996 - 02.1997
Teacher /Special Ed Employment Specialist
East Brunswick Adult School
01.1995 - 07.1996
Head Nursery School Teacher
Robbins Nest Child Care Center
09.1993 - 12.1994
Resource Teacher
Robert Frost Elementary School
09.1992 - 06.1993
Teacher / Librarian
Gate of Heaven School
08.1990 - 12.1991
Liberal Arts And General Studies
University of Toledo
Bachelor of Science - Special Education, Emotional Impairment, English
University of Detroit Mercy
Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)
Anderson University
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