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Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris

education
Durham,NC

Summary

Professional educator prepared for leadership in teaching role. Proven track record in curriculum development, classroom management, and fostering positive learning environment. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to changing educational needs. Reliable and results-driven, with expertise in student assessment, instructional strategies, and mentoring colleagues.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EC Self Contained Lead Teacher 9-12

Voyager Academy High School
10.2021 - 05.2025
  • Taught from the ULS and EnCore Curriculum for all subjects including: ELA/Math/Social Studies and Science
  • Held IEP meetings (Annuals/Re-evaluations/ESY)
  • Responsible for Progress monitoring and Progress notes
  • Ran small groups as well as whole groups
  • Responsible for 3 teacher assistants as well as 10 students with varying disabilities.
  • CPI trained
  • Organized field trips as well as semester projects.

EC self-contained Instructional Assistant 4-8

Voyager Academy Middle School
10.2017 - 10.2021
  • Assist the teacher with students with varying disabilities.
  • Accompanied 3 students to elective classes. Worked with each of them and the teacher to adapt the lessons to fit their learning abilities and needs.
  • Assist teachers with keeping the students on track and doing their coursework.
  • Taught 3 different reading groups daily using the Leveled Literacy Intervention, (LLI) blue system books.

OCS Instructional Assistant 9-12

Voyager Academy High School
10.2016 - 10.2017
  • Assist the teacher with students of varying disabilities.
  • Worked to redirect a student who has occasional outburst using CPI techniques. Engage them in another area of the room or remove them completely to prevent self harm or harming other students or staff.
  • Accompanied 3 students to their elective classes. Worked with each of them and the teacher to adapted the lessons to fit their learning abilities and needs.
  • Assisted in the classroom helping the teacher keep the students on track to complete their OCS coursework.
  • Taught a Life Skills Elective class for one period of the day.

EC Instructional Assistant MU K-5

E.K.Powe Elementary School
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Assisted the teacher with 8 students with varying disabilities in the areas of personal hygiene, behavioral skills, personal skills, feeding skills and speech.
  • Adapted materials to fit the needs of the students in our room.
  • Worked with students individually to help them understand the material presented to them.

DN EC Instructional Assistant K-2

E.K.Powe Elementary School
08.2014 - 06.2015
  • Assisted the teacher with 9 students with varying disabilities in the areas of centers, personal hygiene, behavioral, feeding, medical and communication needs.
  • Daily responsibilities included rotating the students to the correct centers, assisting with therapeutic holds when needed, redirecting students when off task. Also taking students on walks when needing a break, personal care needs such as toileting, feeding.
  • Checking blood sugar, giving insulin shots and checking and maintaining a daily log of how many carbohydrates were eaten during meals.
  • Served as lead teacher when needed.
  • Mentored students who had behavioral issues by modeling appropriate behavior inside and outside the classroom.

Kindergarten Instructional Assistant

E.K.Powe
04.2013 - 06.2014
  • Worked with the teacher to keep the safety of 21 kindergarten students.
  • Daily responsibilities included personal needs, such as toileting and feeding, behavioral needs, redirection and communication needs.
  • Every morning the students read their leveled books in a one on one setting. When mastery was accomplished they moved up a level and obtained a new book.
  • Conducted a small group of individuals with various disabilities that worked on number recognition, letter identification, hand writing and reading.

Habilitation Technician

A Small Miracle Inc.
05.2013 - 10.2013
  • Worked one on one with a boy who had developmental delays and spastic cerebral palsy.
  • Helped him develop skills in the areas of personal hygiene, feeding skills, life skills, community skills and social skills
  • Conducted trips with the client in the community to work on his social awareness of his environment, teaching him life skills along the way.
  • Transported and assisted client to his appointments such as his therapy and his swimming lessons weekly.
  • Consulted with his parents on his daily success of their child and areas that needs additional work.
  • Took daily data of his progress and the goals that were accomplished that day.

EC Self-Contained Instructional Assistant 4-8

Voyager Academy Middle School
09.2012 - 05.2013
  • Worked with the teacher to ensure the safety of 6 students who had varying disabilities.
  • Daily responsibilities included working with students to complete their daily tasks, assisted in therapeutic holds (CPI), modeled for the students socially appropriate behaviors in and outside of the classroom and redirected the students to stay on tasks.
  • Other responsibilities included one on one work inside the classroom with a student who had autism, in the area of adapting his schoolwork to fit his individual needs. Also worked outside of the classroom helping another student who had emotional behavior disturbance in the area of social coaching and going to class with him on a daily basis.
  • Attended IEP meetings of the two students I interacted with to discuss with parents and team members the progress the students were making and to discuss necessary changes in their school environment.
  • Attended Behavior Intervention Plan meetings to discuss what was working and what was not working also kept a daily data sheet to track patterns of behaviors.
  • Interacted with the parents through emails, a point sheet and face to face meetings.

Habilitation Aide

The Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
05.2007 - 09.2012
  • Assisted students in learning adapted math, reading, science and computer skills.
  • Worked with students in the areas of personal hygiene and meal preparation.
  • When necessary performed behavioral intervention using CPI techniques.
  • Worked on their IEP goals 3 days a week in the areas of reading, writing, math and science. Worked on life skills and social skills with students through activities such as cooking and field trips.
  • Documented daily progress students made on their IEP goals.
  • Repositioned students from their wheelchairs to their beds during the school day.
  • Assisted the teacher in developing and executing lesson plans for the month.
  • Planned and implemented themed lesson plans during the summer.
  • Maintained a safe environment with six to eight students at a time.

Education

Bachelor of Science - General Studies with Minors in Special Education and Psychology

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
01.2007

Professional Educator’s License - Cross Categorical grades K-12, Severely/Profoundly Handicapped grades K-12, Mentally Handicapped grades K-12, Learning Disabled grades K-12

Masters of Special Education - Adapted Curriculum

Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon, AZ
01.2011

Skills

  • Behavior management
  • Team building
  • Behavior modeling
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Project-based learning
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Classroom Management

Certification

  • CPR Certified
  • First Aid Certified
  • CPI certified
  • Checking blood sugar and giving insulin
  • Seizure disorders/Epi-Pen

Timeline

EC Self Contained Lead Teacher 9-12

Voyager Academy High School
10.2021 - 05.2025

EC self-contained Instructional Assistant 4-8

Voyager Academy Middle School
10.2017 - 10.2021

OCS Instructional Assistant 9-12

Voyager Academy High School
10.2016 - 10.2017

EC Instructional Assistant MU K-5

E.K.Powe Elementary School
08.2015 - 08.2016

DN EC Instructional Assistant K-2

E.K.Powe Elementary School
08.2014 - 06.2015

Habilitation Technician

A Small Miracle Inc.
05.2013 - 10.2013

Kindergarten Instructional Assistant

E.K.Powe
04.2013 - 06.2014

EC Self-Contained Instructional Assistant 4-8

Voyager Academy Middle School
09.2012 - 05.2013

Habilitation Aide

The Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
05.2007 - 09.2012

Professional Educator’s License - Cross Categorical grades K-12, Severely/Profoundly Handicapped grades K-12, Mentally Handicapped grades K-12, Learning Disabled grades K-12

Masters of Special Education - Adapted Curriculum

Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science - General Studies with Minors in Special Education and Psychology

Liberty University

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