Sara Cossiboon
McHenry,IL
Summary
Results-driven professional with first rate presentation, event planning and project management skills. Adept at coordinating community fundraising opportunities, managing information databases and overseeing the annual planning process to make the most use of available opportunities and reach more community members.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher /Case Manager
McHenry School District 15
08.2023 - Current
- Project Management - Setting clear goals and objectives for individualized Education Plans, timelines for achieving educational milestones. Coordinated with various professionals, monitoring progress, adjusting strategies based on ongoing assessments and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
- Lead team in individualizing instruction to meet diverse needs of students, collaborating with colleagues and parents while advocating for students and staying up of best practices for inclusive education.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of culturally different and neurodiverse students.
Special EducationTeacher/Transition Teacher/Community Manager
McHenry School District 156
08.2019 - 05.2023
- Facilitated virtual, in-person and blended learning sessions.
- Developed job-specific competencies and performance standards.
- Utilized variety of instructional design methodologies to create effective learning experiences.
- Community outreach, built and maintained professional relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Created and oversaw volunteer training programs for student success.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities prioritizing lessons and meeting all deadlines to maintain compliance.
- Coordinated and scheduled regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Collaborated with team to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Provided coaching and mentoring to employees.
- Established and maintained quality control standards.
- Coordinated training schedules across sites with supervisors and managers to optimize training initiatives and work-flow management
Social Emotional Teacher (Character Education)
Harvard CUSD 50
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Implemented and Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Collaborated with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Community Manager/Admissions Coordinator
Deer Path Of Huntley
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Confirmed all income met standards of admissions as dictated by DHS policy.
- Complete tax code section 42 paperwork for incoming and annual review of residents.
- Assisted in patient admission process based on federal and state laws.
- Collaborated with management team to develop and implement strategies to improve processes.
- Planned and executed community events to promote education and social engagement of residents and community.
- Active chamber Member
- Presentation and explanation of facility, its purpose and programs offered, tours of facility.
- Established partnerships with local businesses and organizations to enhance community support.
- Organized community outings to government agencies.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
Dominican University
River Forest, IL05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Applied Behavior Science
National Louis University
Elgin, IL12.2015
Associate of Arts - Business Management
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL2012
Skills
Individualized Education Plans
Differentiated Instruction
Educational Technology
Needs Assessments
Collaboration and Teamwork
Communication and Presentation
Assessment and Evaluation
Community Outreach
Stakeholder Engagement
Program Development
Communication and Presentation
Collaboration and Teamwork
Timeline
Special Education Teacher /Case Manager
McHenry School District 15
08.2023 - Current
Special EducationTeacher/Transition Teacher/Community Manager
McHenry School District 156
08.2019 - 05.2023
Social Emotional Teacher (Character Education)
Harvard CUSD 50
08.2018 - 05.2019
Community Manager/Admissions Coordinator
Deer Path Of Huntley
05.2016 - 05.2018
Master of Science - Special Education
Dominican University
Bachelor of Science - Applied Behavior Science
National Louis University
Associate of Arts - Business Management
McHenry County College
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