Mary Morgan
Roy,Utah
Summary
Enthusiastic Special Education teacher with over 16 years of experience teaching special education at secondary level who is empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Mild/Moderate Special Education Teacher
Weber School District, Sand Ridge Jr. High
08.2023 - Current
- Improved student behavior management by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Served as mentor to new and veteran teachers, sharing best practices in special education instruction and classroom management techniques.
- Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Managed caseload for entire department with average of 30 students per teacher
- Conducted academic testing, classroom observations for reevaluations of more than 10 students
Secondary Special Education Teacher
Logan High School
08.2008 - 07.2023
- Department Chair from 2014-2023 and in charge of creating caseloads and schedules for entire department
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior and redirected students using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Worked with students with mild to moderate autism to increase life skills and academic skills.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Coordinated special education students and paraprofessionals schedules with master schedule.
- Worked closely with counselors and parents to create schedules that fit needs of students
- Managed caseload of 35 or more students with wide range of disability levels and needs
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to wide range of students.
- Taught reading, language arts, transition, vocations, co-taught math and co-taught language arts classes in social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom and general education classrooms.
United States Army (Reserve)
Untied States Army
08.2002 - 09.2014
- Inspected and maintained heavy and lightweight vehicles, and parts for mission operation.
- Oversaw teams planning, implementing and realigning field and base operational strategies.
- Conducted and oversaw briefings and debriefings.
- Organized special activities to build team cohesion and promote unity.
- Maintained operations in compliance with military regulations.
- Deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from 2005-2006- drove more than 50,000 miles accident free in area of operations.
- Squad Leader in 3rd platoon. In charge of 10 or more soldiers
- Promoted to SSG (E6) 88M in 2011
- Recipient of two AAM (Army Achievement Medals)
- Recipient one ARCOM (Army Commendation Medal)
Special Education Paraprofessional
Logan High School
10.2006 - 07.2008
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teachers to address pertinent issues.
- Oversaw class of students in absence of instructor.
- Offering student support through special accommodations, extra assistance and assessments.
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs while carrying out IEP goals.
- Implemented lessons initiated by teachers or related services personnel.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environments.
- Caseload with 7 plus behavior students and conducted data tracking, escorting and enforcing BIP's
Education
No Degree - English Language Arts
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UTBachelor of Arts - Special Education
Utah State University
Logan, UT08.2020
Mild/Moderate Teaching Endorsement SpEd - Education of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
Utah State University
Logan, Utah05.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Utah State University
Logan, UT08.2006
Skills
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Student records management
- Group and individual instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Classroom management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Attention to Details
- Collaborative Teamwork
- EdPlan and Embrace IEP
- Microsoft Office
- Google Docs
Additional Information
- Special Education Department Head at Sand Ridge Jr. High 2023-present
- CLT team (Guiding Coalition) member at Sand Ridge Jr. High 2023-present
- Hope Squad team member at Sand Ridge Jr. High 2023-present
- Taught 7th and 9th grade resource ELA classes at Sand Ridge Jr. 2023-present
- Special Education Department Chair at Logan High School 2014-2023
- Co-taught English Language Arts 9-12 grades from 2012-2023
- Peer Tutor Coordinator for the resource department 2015-2023
- Hope Squad Advisor from 2017-2023
- Co-taught Math 1 and Modern Math (grades 9th/11th/12th) from 2014-2021
- SIST (Student Support Intervention Team) from 2018-2021
- Taught vocations class for grades 9th-12th from 2011-2015
- Taught Resource English class to resource students grades 9th and 10th from 2008-2011
- Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of curriculum of essential standards for ELA 9th and 10th grade
- Collaborated with team of 3 in the development essential standards for 9th and 10th grade transition curriculum for special education
- School Guiding Coalition Team from 2017-2021
- District Transition Team 2016-present
- WIDA, SIOP, and AVID trained from 2013-present
- Freshman Class Officer Advisor 2018-2020
- Senior Class Officer Advisor 2010-2018
Accomplishments
- Nominated for Special Education teacher of the year for 2020-2021 school year
- Outstanding Educator award for school year 2016-2017
- Exceptional Teacher award for school year 2017-2018
- Teacher Appreciation award for school year 2020-2021
Affiliations
- WEA (Weber Education Association)
- LEA (Logan Education Association)
Timeline
Mild/Moderate Special Education Teacher
Weber School District, Sand Ridge Jr. High
08.2023 - Current
Secondary Special Education Teacher
Logan High School
08.2008 - 07.2023
Special Education Paraprofessional
Logan High School
10.2006 - 07.2008
United States Army (Reserve)
Untied States Army
08.2002 - 09.2014
No Degree - English Language Arts
Southern Utah University
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
Utah State University
Mild/Moderate Teaching Endorsement SpEd - Education of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
Utah State University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Utah State University
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