Sally Bittner
Wall Township,NJ
Summary
To secure a position that allows me to leverage my knowledge and experience as an educator to support student growth, enrich educational programs, and contribute to a positive learning environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Sea Girt School District
10.2019 - Current
- Anti-bullying Specialist.
- Child study team social worker for preschool through eighth grade students.
- Facilitate meetings consistent with the New Jersey Special Education Administrative Code.
- Conduct Social History Assessments.
- Develop and implement behavior plans and accommodations within the classroom setting.
- Facilitate individual and group counseling sessions.
- Intervention and Referral Services Coordinator.
- Investigates and responds to incidents of reported harassment, intimidation and bullying.
- Chairperson of the School Safety Team.
- Facilitate Social Emotional Learning lessons for students in preschool-fifth grades.
School Social Worker
Cranbury Township School District
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Anti-bullying Specialist.
- Child study team social worker for preschool through eighth grade students.
- Facilitate meetings consistent with the New Jersey Special Education Administrative Code.
- Conduct Social History Assessments.
- Develop and implement behavior plans and accommodations within the classroom setting.
- Facilitate individual and group counseling sessions.
- Intervention and Referral Services Case Manager.
- Investigates and responds to incidents of reported harassment, intimidation and bullying.
- Chairperson of the School Safety Team.
- District Evaluation Advisory Committee.
Supervisor of Special Services
Cranbury Township School District
08.2014 - 11.2018
- Provides leadership in the development of the district’s special education program: coordinates and supervises related activities. Evaluates existing programs and makes recommendations for improvements.
- Collaborates with the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction in the development of special education curricula.
- Oversees the development and effective delivery of the district’s special education program, including the development and maintenance of the cumulative records of students receiving special education services.
- Supervises and coordinates the activities of child study team members and ensures the placement of individual students with special needs.
- Serves as the liaison to Princeton High School Special Services Department and maintains ongoing communication with Princeton Public Schools’ director of special services regarding the transition of eighth grade students to the high school.
- Prepares and submits required state and federal reports.
- Oversees IEP Direct data entry system and provides professional development and trainings as warranted.
- Assumes responsibility for the recruitment, assignment, supervision and evaluation of all certified and non-certified special education staff using the Danielson Framework.
- Implements a tiered system for the screening, interventions, accommodations, and technology pertaining to New Jersey dyslexia legislation.
- 504 Accommodation Plan Officer.
School Social Worker
Cranbury Township School District
09.2007 - 06.2014
- Anti-bullying Specialist.
- Child study team social worker for preschool through eighth grade students.
- Facilitate meetings consistent with the New Jersey Special Education Administrative Code.
- Conduct social history assessments.
- Develop and implement behavior plans and accommodations within the classroom setting.
- Facilitate individual and group counseling sessions.
- Intervention and Referral Services Case Manager.
- Investigates and responds to incidents of reported harassment, intimidation and bullying.
- Chairperson of the School Safety Team.
- District Evaluation Advisory Committee.
Social Worker
Egg Harbor Township School District
09.2003 - 06.2007
- Child study team social worker for third and fourth grade students.
- Facilitated meetings consistent with the New Jersey Special Education Administrative Code.
- Conducted social history assessments.
- Developed and implemented behavior plans and accommodations.
- Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions.
- Intervention and Referral Services case manager.
- Crisis Management Team member.
Education
Supervisor Endorsement Program -
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ12.2010
Masters of Social Work - undefined
University
Camden, NJ05.2002
Bachelors of Social Work -
LaSalle University
Philadelphia05.2001
Skills
- Emotional support
- Student advocacy
- Family support
- Verbal and written communication
Affiliations
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Middlesex and Monmouth County Traumatic Loss Coalition
- National Social Work Honor Society (Alpha Delta Nu)
- Middlesex County Association of Special Educators (MCASE)
- Middlesex/Mercer Dyslexia Council, 2014-15
- New Jersey Special Education Director’s Study Council, 2014-15
Certification
- School Social Worker New Jersey School Supervisor Standard Certification
- Standard Certification New Jersey Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-5
- Certificate of Eligibility
Continued Professional Development
- The Dyslexia-Friendly Classroom, The College of New Jersey Dyslexia Initiative
- Dyslexia: Train the Trainer Workshop, Center for Literacy Development Rutgers University
- SGO 2.1: On the Road to Ownership, New Jersey Department of Education
- NWEA Map Assessment Training, Cranbury School and Sea Girt Elementary School
Personally Facilitated Professional Development for Teachers
- IEP/RTI/504 Direct Cranbury School, PK-8
- Differentiated Instruction/Six Models of Co-teaching Cranbury School, K-8
- Dyslexia Training Cranbury School, K-3 (all required participants)
- Harassment, Intimation and Bullying (HIB) Training Cranbury School, PK-8
- Student Growth Objectives Training Cranbury School, PK-8
Timeline
School Social Worker
Sea Girt School District
10.2019 - Current
School Social Worker
Cranbury Township School District
09.2018 - 10.2019
Supervisor of Special Services
Cranbury Township School District
08.2014 - 11.2018
School Social Worker
Cranbury Township School District
09.2007 - 06.2014
Social Worker
Egg Harbor Township School District
09.2003 - 06.2007
Masters of Social Work - undefined
University
Supervisor Endorsement Program -
Rutgers University
Bachelors of Social Work -
LaSalle University