Michelle Miller
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Dynamic Teacher and Experienced Special Education Liaison with more than 30 years of leading staff in exercising compliance, planning, developing and implementing instruction as well as collecting and interpreting data to drive instruction and educational placement. Excellent reputation for overseeing policy and procedures in accordance with Special Education Law and The America Disability Act. Approachable, enthusiastic, and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail,and organizational skills.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary Literacy Coach Grades 3-5
Bristol Township School District
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Knowledge and practice of best educational practices in reading education
- Knowledge of curriculum and instructional practices
- Created agenda, materials and communications for team meetings
- Consulted with classroom teachers to develop strategies to help children excel at reading
- Created educational materials according to lesson plans and school programs
- Screened students to determine specific reading levels and determine areas in need of improvement
- Worked directly with over 21 teachers either individually or in a small group
- Defined and articulated learning outcomes, including measurements, performance metrics and changes to improve student learning
- Provided innovative reading resources for students
- Offered subject matter expertise on curriculum design, selection and purchasing
- Improved student learning by defining and articulating learning outcomes, including performance metrics and measurements
- Worked with school administrators to determine course needs and set frameworks
- Developed lesson plans to teach course materials according to schedule
- Used variety of teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussion in Text Dependent Analysis and Close reading course
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and lesson plans to increase concentration, participation and progress student accountability
- Developed and implemented skill-building activities focused on Phonics and Comprehension abilities.
IST/Special Education Liaison
Bristol Township School District
09.1995 - 09.2018
- Ensure compliance of special education performance indicators by maintaining a master list of all students with IEPs in the building and tracking of due dates for Annual Reviews, FBA/504 Reviews, and Reevaluations
- Monitor discipline of students with disabilities and work collaboratively with building LEA over special education to provide support to IEP teams for Functional Behavioral Assessments and development and review of Behavior Intervention Plans
- Review all IEP drafts, submitted by special education teachers 15 days in advance of meetings, using the IEP Review document, and return to teachers for revisions in a timely manner
- Reviews to include ensuring development of quality transition plans that inform and support post-secondary outcomes for students with disabilities
- Review meeting notices to ensure compliance with transition requirements with particular attention to invitation of outside agencies
- Liaison/point person for coordination of services and transition of students with disabilities from feeder schools
- Initiates demonstration of specially designed instruction and instructional/behavioral strategies
- Conduct and provide feedback on classroom walkthroughs (non-evaluative) to monitor integration of specially designed instruction, accommodations/modifications, and behavioral supports
- Participate in collaborative planning to review student performance and behavioral data to insure data-driven decisions that support and inform instructional practices and are in compliance with district, state, and federal requirements
- Attend monthly meetings scheduled by the Supervisor of Special Education, Secondary Schools on district, state, and federal requirements related to special education services
- Conduct regular monthly department meetings, prepares agenda, guides and facilitates discussion and publishes minutes
- Participates regularly in meetings with building department chairs, school curriculum committee
- Functions as liaison between special education staff and other groups in the building and Department of Special Education
- Collaborate with the school testing chair to create a testing schedule to ensure compliance with the implementation of testing accommodations for students
- Assist case managers with the data collection process to support progress reporting on student IEP goals: monitor data collections at least 8 times a year (prior to each progress reporting period)
- Each progress reporting period, meet with case managers, individually, to review data collections and ensure progress reports reflect the summary of the data collected prior to progress reports being sent home
- Monitor Data collections, at least monthly, to ensure compliance with district and state requirements
- Serve as the designee for referrals to Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services and other transition support services
- Works cooperatively with principal or designee and Supervisor of Special Education in preparation of departmental assignments and schedules
- Recommends assignment of teachers so as to utilize their instructional strengths to strengthen the school's special education program
- Assigns case managers to students who are eligible for special education services
- Assists with the production and delivery of professional development at the division and school levels
- Other duties as assigned by administrator.
Special Education Teacher
Levittown, PA
09.1988 - 09.1995
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Wrote and presented documents for Individual Education Plan conferences
- Successfully transitioned sixth graders into the middle school setting
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students
- Developed lesson plans to teach course materials according to schedule
- Performed student background reviews to develop tailored lessons based on student needs
- Coordinated after school tutoring hours with other teachers to help students in need of extra attention
- Observed and documented behaviors and actions
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and various lesson plans to increase concentration, participation, and progress student accountability
- Observed and documented behaviors and actions
- Facilitated Team Meetings to develop goals and action plans
- Met with staff and parents daily
- Wrote and Maintained 504 Plans
- Organized and carried out Universal Screenings
- Coached staff in using Universal Screenings to drive whole group instruction as well as address individual needs
- Collect and organize data needed to complete Educational Evaluations
- Lead professional development.
Education
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership
Cabrini University
Wayne, PA01.2003
Master of Arts - Reading Specialist/ Elementary Ed K-8
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA01.1993
Bachelor of Science - Special Education
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA01.1988
Skills
- Excellent communication
- Experience with Training and development of staff
- People person who develops rapport easily with adults and students
- Extensive Knowledge of Special Education Law and Policy
- Exercises Time management skills and organizational skills
- Computer proficient (Word, Microsoft, Google)
- Working Knowledge of IEP Writer Power School and Schoology
- Experience with ADA, Writing and Carrying out 504 plans
- Assessment analysis
Employmentsummary
- New Hope Academy:
- - Academic Advisor/Retention Advisor
- - SAT Verbal Coach
- - SAT Verbal Coach Trainer
- - SAT Curriculum Designer
- Bristol Township School District
- - Literacy Coach
- - Special Education Liaison
- - Special Education Teacher
- - General Education Teacher
Timeline
Elementary Literacy Coach Grades 3-5
Bristol Township School District
09.2018 - 06.2021
IST/Special Education Liaison
Bristol Township School District
09.1995 - 09.2018
Special Education Teacher
Levittown, PA
09.1988 - 09.1995
Bachelor of Science - Special Education
Holy Family University
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership
Cabrini University
Master of Arts - Reading Specialist/ Elementary Ed K-8
Holy Family University
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