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Rhonda Simpson

Alvarado,TX

Summary

M.Ed., with LIFE Certifications:

Executive Director of Special Education

Supervisor/Coordinator of Special Programs

Educational Diagnostician

Certified Teacher PK - 12 Special Education


Salary Expectation: 120,000

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

Holly Hicks
08.2015 - Current
  • Professional In Home Attendant: Part time, while working full time, Then, full time May 2023 until current
  • Private duty/personal in home care
  • Personal care
  • Driving
  • Time Management
  • Behavior reinforcement
  • Extinction
  • DTT
  • Assistive Technology
  • FBA
  • BIP
  • Attention to detail
  • Meal prep
  • Interpersonal skill development
  • Medical knowledge and terminology
  • CPR certified
  • Medication administration

Educational Diagnostician

Ennis ISD
07.2013 - 05.2023

Sales Manager and Trainer

GG CONSULTING
01.2011 - 05.2013
  • Company sales manager and trainer
  • Extensive experience in onsite trainings, educations, sales, team marketing, technical support and customer service
  • Recruitment
  • Managed call center headquarters
  • Remote and onsite
  • Client satisfaction
  • Liaison between client and company
  • Data entry

Executive Special Education Director

Ennis ISD
07.2007 - 05.2011
  • As Executive Director of Special Education at a 5A district, I fulfilled the following responsibilities from my position with integrity and the high standards:
  • I have a successful, working knowledge of federal rules and state regulations
  • HR point of contact for my entire department
  • Scheduling staff and overseeing all employee trainings
  • Managing inventory control
  • Directing 45 highly degreed employees according to district policies, employee handbook, professional code of ethics and practices
  • Recruited for new employees
  • Conducted team meetings
  • Opening positions and terminating positions
  • Assigning and dissemination of work labor
  • Appropriated funds from over a 3 million dollar budget
  • Managing monetary priorities to increase profit and decrease loss
  • Data monitoring
  • Creating job descriptions and writing performance based evaluations matching those job descriptions
  • Safe recording of documents and statement keeping, extreme confidentiality
  • Conducted performance appraisals
  • Wrote and implemented an IT project for the district increasing technology in every classroom and providing access to every student in the district
  • Developed and oversaw the implementation of policies, procedures, and standards for department operations as required for service
  • Oversaw quality control of my department
  • Auditing in relation to the federal regulations and state rules set forth by the TEA
  • Ensured compliance with local district policy procedures as well as state and federal rules and regulations
  • Monitored regulatory and accreditation requirements for staff
  • Wrote all operational guidelines for my department
  • Conferenced with lower department heads about my employees on their campuses on such things as retention, absences, LOA, morale, and all employee relations.

Supervisor and Coordinator of Special Programs

Ennis ISD
07.2006 - 07.2007
  • Supported the department Head in all matters associated with the organization
  • Focused on achieving program goals
  • Managing internal administrative activities through program planning, guidance and leadership
  • Coordinating programs
  • Organized with vision and enthusiasm to achieve program goals and objectives.
  • Networking frequently with the TEA to stay updated on SBEC rules, monitoring the certifications of highly degreed personnel

Educational Diagnostician

Freestone-Navarro Shared Service Arrangement
08.2000 - 07.2006
  • (07-2013 - 07/2023 within department)
  • Broad intellectual, psychological, academic, and vocational assessment and diagnosis
  • Medical terminology and prescriptive interventions
  • Determining eligibility for services, intake, placement and transition
  • Expertise in meeting timelines as required for compliance of state rules and federal regulations in regard to servicing those with special needs at any age level
  • Proficient in the district's administrative software record keeping system for student's with special needs.

Educator

12.1992 - 05.2000
  • Teacher, training, presentation, successful team building within the organization

Education

Administrative Leadership

Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
08.1999

Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies

Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
12.1992

Specialization - Business Management

Mountain View College
08.1977

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Time management
  • Customer service
  • Administrative experience
  • Sales Management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Sales
  • Computer skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Supervising experience
  • Negotiation
  • Analysis skills
  • Recruiting
  • English
  • Executive Director with Transferrable Skills
  • Business development
  • Financial acumen
  • Budgeting
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Team Management
  • Financial analysis
  • Project leadership
  • Performance management
  • Mentoring
  • Data collection
  • Program management
  • Working with people with disabilities
  • Team development
  • Presentation skills
  • Product demos
  • Diagnostic evaluation

Certification

  • Driver's License
  • CPR Certification
  • Texas Assisted Living Executive Director Certification
  • Texas Certified Food Handler Certification
  • Supervisor Certification Program Development
  • Diagnostician

Degrees And Certifications

  • MEd
  • BSIS
  • AS
  • Supervisor of Special Programs
  • Educational Diagnostician
  • TALA certification
  • TEA Teacher Certification
  • Business Specialization
  • CPR certification
  • Texas Food Handler Certification

Brief

RETIRED EDUCATOR. Started own business: In Home Specialist for student with severe and profound Autism. In-home hospice long term care management for one elderly gentleman and one elderly female. GG Consulting Software Management Sales and Training Director. Ennis ISD Department Head. Director of Special Services. Operations Manager. Supervisor and Coordinator of Special Programs for individuals with cognitive and psychosocial needs. Educational Diagnostician.

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

Holly Hicks
08.2015 - Current

Educational Diagnostician

Ennis ISD
07.2013 - 05.2023

Sales Manager and Trainer

GG CONSULTING
01.2011 - 05.2013

Executive Special Education Director

Ennis ISD
07.2007 - 05.2011

Supervisor and Coordinator of Special Programs

Ennis ISD
07.2006 - 07.2007

Educational Diagnostician

Freestone-Navarro Shared Service Arrangement
08.2000 - 07.2006

Educator

12.1992 - 05.2000

Administrative Leadership

Stephen F Austin State University

Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies

Stephen F Austin State University

Specialization - Business Management

Mountain View College

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