Meagan McGrath
Camano Island,WA
Summary
Attentive Paraprofessional Educator, skilled in student behavior management and redirection. Supports faculty and classroom needs with proactive and diligent approach. Passionate about helping students and offering proven skills developed over 10 plus years of related experience. Proficient in school standards and strategies to optimize learning for Behavioral and special education students.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Paraeducator, Assist and Behavior Tech
Stanwood Camano School District
09.2022 - Current
- Paraprofessional, special education assist classroom elementary, middle, and high school.
- Paraprofessional, behavior, PBS, ILC classrooms elementary, middle, and high school.
- Right response trained.
- One-on-one, student need support for behavior management.
- Work in classroom size of up to 30
EBE Behavior Interventionist
Stanwood Camano School District
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Developed intervention plans based on established guidelines and individual needs.
- Improved behaviors through modeling, role-playing and other effective strategies.
- Utilized Individualized behavioral goals by teaching and communicating behavioral strategies to promote adherence to care plans, adoption of healthy behaviors and engagement in self-care.
- Helped manage behavioral challenges for 20 plus kids with behavioral plans in 2020-2021 school year through many different hardships of Covid-19 and various different hardships through out year.
- Much one on one direct communication with acting principal. Communicating needs and a lot of teaching and direction from acting principal.
Paraprofessional Educator
Stanwood Camano School District
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Organized classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based strategies to foster independence and social academic engagement,
- Provided support during classes, group lessons and classroom activities.
- Adhered to predetermined behavior and academic plans and collaborated on adjustments.
Paraprofessional Student Need
Stanwood Camano School District/Elger Bay
04.2018 - 07.2018
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Organized classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Oversaw groups of up to 68 students at school maintaining optimal safety and security.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Assessed student social, emotional and academic needs to plan goals appropriately.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
Paraprofessional
Stanwood Camano School District/Twin City
12.2017 - 02.2018
- Prepared instruction materials, including making copies, constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Led reading and arts and crafts lessons.
- Organized activities to promote students' social, physical and emotional development.
- Observed individual behaviors and suspect actions, and reported issues to supervisory staff.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
Education
Behavioral Certification
Right Response Training
Stanwood Camano School District01.2024
Health Room Trained
Stanwood Camano School District
Stanwood, WA09.2022
Fundamental Course of Study/ District Employees
Stanwood Camano School District- Employee
Stanwood, WA06.2020
Associate of Arts - Prerequisites
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA06.2018
Associate of Arts - Dental Assisting
Lake Washington Technical Academy
Kirkland, WA06.1999
High School Diploma -
Snohomish High School
Snohomish, WA06.1997
Skills
- Student Needs Support
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Behavior Modification
- Individual Instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Emotional Support
- Faculty Collaboration
- De-escalation strategies
- Elopement management
- Disability awareness
- Instructional support
- Lesson Development
- Student Inclusion
- Behavior Improvements
- Social skills development
- Relationship building
Timeline
Substitute Paraeducator, Assist and Behavior Tech
Stanwood Camano School District
09.2022 - Current
EBE Behavior Interventionist
Stanwood Camano School District
09.2020 - 06.2021
Paraprofessional Educator
Stanwood Camano School District
03.2020 - 06.2020
Paraprofessional Student Need
Stanwood Camano School District/Elger Bay
04.2018 - 07.2018
Paraprofessional
Stanwood Camano School District/Twin City
12.2017 - 02.2018
Behavioral Certification
Right Response Training
Health Room Trained
Stanwood Camano School District
Fundamental Course of Study/ District Employees
Stanwood Camano School District- Employee
Associate of Arts - Prerequisites
Skagit Valley College
Associate of Arts - Dental Assisting
Lake Washington Technical Academy
High School Diploma -
Snohomish High School
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