SARAH OLSON
Beverly Shores,IN
Summary
Experienced educator, former tissue bank professional, and hospice volunteer with excellent family-relations skills, and strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills. Seeking to use repertoire of experiences and compassion in assisting donor families to navigate their journey.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Diagnostician/Preschool Assessment Coordinator
Porter County Education Services
8 2020 - Current
- Assess preschool children for potential delays or disabilities, write educational evaluation reports and IEPs, conduct case conferences with families
- Facilitate transition meetings with parents of children receiving early intervention services, explain assessment process and services offered through the public school system.
Classroom Teacher
Valparaiso Community Schools
08.2017 - 06.2020
- Instruct students in second grade
- Responsible for academic instruction and assessment, establishing a safe climate for learning, and effective parent/family communication.
Special Education Teacher
Porter County Education Services
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Instruct students in grades K-5 who receive special education services
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of individual student education plans
- Organize and orchestrate case conferences with parents and multidisciplinary team members
- Coordinate instruction with general education teachers
- Supervise classroom aides.
Special Education Teacher
Porter County Education Services
09.2007 - 06.2014
- Instruct students in grades K-5 who receive special education services
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of individual student education plans
- Organize and orchestrate case conferences with parents and multidisciplinary team members
- Coordinate instruction with general education teachers
- Supervise classroom aides.
Developmental Specialist/Therapist
Opportunity Enterprises, Inc.
12.2005 - 02.2008
- Worked directly with parents and provided early intervention, developmental therapy to children with developmental delays/disabilities (0-3 years of age) during home visits
- Conducted developmental assessments and prepared evaluation reports
- Participated in case conferences to design learning environments and activities that promote a child’s skill advancement.
Special Education Teacher/Title Instructor
South Bend Community School Corporation
08.2000 - 06.2003
- Special Education Teacher: Instructed students in grades 2-4 who received special education services
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of individual student education plans
- Supervised (4) full-time classroom paraprofessionals; coordinated instruction with general education teachers
- Title I Instructor: Instructed small groups of students and individual students in grades 1-2 in language arts and math subjects
- Responsible for targeting grade level standards in all instruction given.
Title I Instructor
National Heritage Academies
08.1999 - 06.2000
- Taught reading strategies and skills to small groups of at-risk students in 1st – 4th grades
- Responsible for writing, implementing, and overseeing technology literacy grant project
- Member of Child Study Team which met to discuss interventions/strategies for struggling general education students.
Product Services Coordinator/Transplant Surveillance Coordinator
LifeNet Health (formerly Northwest Tissue Center)
02.1995 - 03.1998
- Product Services Coordinator: Coordinated activities involving the distribution of human tissue grafts for patient transplant surgeries with hospital personnel
- Acted as primary customer service provider for client hospitals and initiated on-site meetings
- Ensured that all labeling, packaging, and transport of tissues were in accordance with quality control guidelines
- Transplant Surveillance Coordinator: Responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing quality assurance protocols and procedures for follow-up adverse reaction reporting, and tracking of tissue recipients
- Provided educational in-services to clients
- Assisted in the collection of information for regulated studies
- Participated in the design and collection of information used in educational and marketing materials.
Tissue Bank Services Representative
Gift of Hope (formerly The Regional Organ Bank of Illinois)
04.1993 - 08.1994
- Coordinated distribution of human bone allografts used for patient transplant surgeries with hospital personnel on a local and national level
- Responsible for problem-solving and inventory control
- Advised health professionals in protocol regarding the use of, availability, and selection criteria used in transplant surgery planning.
Education
M.I.T. Elementary Education
Seattle University
Seattle, WA06.1999
Skills
- Experience in tissue donation, hospital staff education, and quality assurance
- Family advocacy
- Hospice volunteer
- Proficient in Google and Microsoft platforms
Timeline
Classroom Teacher
Valparaiso Community Schools
08.2017 - 06.2020
Special Education Teacher
Porter County Education Services
08.2015 - 06.2017
Special Education Teacher
Porter County Education Services
09.2007 - 06.2014
Developmental Specialist/Therapist
Opportunity Enterprises, Inc.
12.2005 - 02.2008
Special Education Teacher/Title Instructor
South Bend Community School Corporation
08.2000 - 06.2003
Title I Instructor
National Heritage Academies
08.1999 - 06.2000
Product Services Coordinator/Transplant Surveillance Coordinator
LifeNet Health (formerly Northwest Tissue Center)
02.1995 - 03.1998
Tissue Bank Services Representative
Gift of Hope (formerly The Regional Organ Bank of Illinois)
04.1993 - 08.1994
Educational Diagnostician/Preschool Assessment Coordinator
Porter County Education Services
8 2020 - Current
M.I.T. Elementary Education
Seattle University
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