Sarah Roth
Paraeducator
Topeka,Kansas
Summary
Dedicated paraprofessional with a CDA Certificate and a strong background in supporting educators and enhancing student learning experiences. Proven ability to contribute effectively to the achievement of teachers' and schools' goals through collaboration, communication, and a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment. Eager to leverage educational expertise and hands-on experience to promote student success and support the overall mission of the institution. Passionate about creating an inclusive atmosphere that encourages growth and development for all students.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Paraprofessional
Pauline Central Primary School
08.2003 - Current
- Work with teachers and students in carrying out instructional programs defined and prescribed in the Individual Education Programs.
- Deliver specially designed instruction to reinforce new and/or current skills as trained, directed and supervised by supervising teacher.
- Assume the responsibility to ask supervising teacher about specific daily duties and expectations.
- Assist in preparation, care and use of instructional materials and equipment.
- Assist with general classroom management.
- Assist with clerical duties, such as preparing instructional materials, typing, copying etc.
- Assist in the supervision of special education students in the lunchroom, hallways, restrooms, on the playground, field trips, assemblies, and as directed.
- Work with the support service staff to implement goals on the Individual Education Plans (IEP).
- Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Assume supervisory role if it is necessary for the teacher to be out of the room for a short period of time.
- Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of certified teachers.
- Attend staffing and Individual Education Program meetings at the teacher's request.
- Identify, observe and record data necessary for obtaining goals and objectives.
- Complete annual in-service requirements as specified by the Kansas State Department of Education.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising teacher.
Paraprofessional I-A
Sheldon Child Development Center Head Start
09.2020 - 05.2023
- Assist in daily instruction
- Assist students in achieving their individual objectives
- Record/Chart student data
- Perform related clerical functions such as answering telephones, typing, and greeting visitors
- Set up daily classroom activities
- Monitor students when teacher is occupied
- Communicate effectively with parents, visitors, and students
- Conduct learning exercises and tutor groups of students and individual students
- Alert teacher to special needs of individual students
- Provide assistance to students as assigned
- Help maintain organized work and study environments
- Assist with supervision of students
- Collect and display student materials on classroom or hallway bulletin boards
- Assist with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips, lunch and outdoor activities.
- Read to students
- Listen to students read aloud and participate in other forms of written and oral communication with students.
- Help students with clothes
- Assist with wash up and toilet routine
- Serve as a major resource of information and help in any substitute teacher assignment in the absence of a regular teacher
- Maintain ethical and confidential behavior about the students learning environment and school
- Conduct inventories of supplies of the classroom
- Help prepare and serve meals family style in classroom
- Participate in Inservice training programs
- Ride a bus route to help students ride to and form school
- Collaborate with classroom team to meet the requirements of the head start learning framework and head start performance standards
- Supervise students behavior while riding a bus before and after school
KEES State Tester
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Preform Monthly Manual Tests on the KEES software using Baseline Cases
- Update Baseline Test Cases with Quarterly Change Requests (CR)
- Present Quarterly CRs to Baseline team, Test Lead and new Business Analysis
- Coordinate with batch team to have batches ran and create RCD file
- Write Test Cases for new functionality based on business requirements and system design
- Write and Retest defects
Consultant-KEES Tester
Allied Global Services
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Same responsibilities as above
Consultant-Helpdesk
TekSystems
09.2016 - 03.2017
- Retail Help Desk troubleshooting
- Batch scanners, cradles, batch scanner software, traffic counters and tablets, ordered equipment when needed
- Back office PC hardware, software and printers; modems, junipers, phone lines, and APC
- Registers, operator displays, receipt printer, register scanners, updated software and helped install hard drivers
Consultant / QA Tester
Sogeti USA, LLC
06.2014 - 07.2016
- Joined project team as a Tester to help illustrate projects testing needs
- Created Test Cases for a financial relationship management document system software
- Verified financial document fields were mapped correctly
Lead Tester / Integration Testing
- Testing engineer for various projects that utilized the Oracle Service Bus (OSB) or Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using tools like HP Quality Center and SoapUI.
- Wrote Service Descriptions, Service Design& drew Visio diagrams for each service to ensure processes.
- Tested new rollout of website, which included mobile functionality and SOA Integration testing
- Tested workers compensation application for functionality, compliance and integration
- Lead tester for client's customer mobile application upgrade project helped design and test mobile application from user perspective in addition to integration testing strategy and execution
- Completed gap analysis on test cases, mitigated deficiencies
Tester / Branch Connections
- Helped test .NET version of teller software; wrote Test Cases as required
- Tagged Business Requirements for traceability
- Uploaded Business Requirements and Test Cases to HP Quality Center
- Ran test cases, evaluated results, and worked with team to resolve issues
Tester / Process Improvement
- Shadowed a Test Process Improvement team to gain experience and knowledge from other testing professionals
- Took meeting notes and notes from TPI interviews
- Updated Test Process Improvement documents as needed
- Created Unit Test Process
Education
Associate of Arts - Office Administration
Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas12.2016
Bachelor of Applied Science - Technology Administration
Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas05.2016
Certificate of Technical Studies - Business Administration Technology
Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, Kansas 05.2001 -
Skills
- CR Success
- Jump Pup
- Numbers Plus
- Second Step
- Intervention Strategies
- Handwriting without Tears
- RGR
- IXL
- Zern
- EPIC
- Benchmark
- Eureka Math
- XtraMath
- Ci3T
Timeline
Paraprofessional I-A
Sheldon Child Development Center Head Start
09.2020 - 05.2023
KEES State Tester
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
08.2018 - 10.2019
Consultant-KEES Tester
Allied Global Services
02.2018 - 08.2018
Consultant-Helpdesk
TekSystems
09.2016 - 03.2017
Consultant / QA Tester
Sogeti USA, LLC
06.2014 - 07.2016
Special Education Paraprofessional
Pauline Central Primary School
08.2003 - Current
Certificate of Technical Studies - Business Administration Technology
Washburn Institute of Technology
05.2001 -
Lead Tester / Integration Testing
Tester / Branch Connections
Tester / Process Improvement
Associate of Arts - Office Administration
Washburn University
Bachelor of Applied Science - Technology Administration
Washburn University