Stacy Malia, M.Ed.
Worcester,USA
Summary
Dedicated special education teacher and reading specialist eager to obtain a full-time teaching position in the your school/district, offering a proven track record of commended performance teaching special education students, specifically those reading significantly below grade level. I have a great passion for education and an unwavering commitment to optimizing student and school success by developing relationships with both students and their families, allowing students to feel safe in order to take academic risks and collaborating with colleagues.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
6th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
Worcester, MA
08.2025 - Current
- Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with state standards.
- Fostered a positive classroom environment promoting student collaboration and creativity.
- Assessed student performance through formative and summative evaluations to tailor instruction.
- Utilized diverse instructional strategies to meet the needs of varied learning styles.
Data and Testing Coordinator & Reading Specialist
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
Worcester, MA
08.2024 - 08.2025
- Coordinated testing schedules and logistics for state assessments and internal evaluations.
- Developed training materials and conducted workshops for staff on testing protocols.
- Analyzed assessment data to identify trends and inform instructional strategies.
- Collaborated with educators to ensure alignment of curriculum with assessment standards.
- Designed and implemented data-driven structured literacy lessons to grade 4 and 5 students
- Provided in-class and pull-out support in the area of executive function skills to a grade 7 student
Special Education Teacher
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
Worcester, MA
12.2023 - 08.2024
- Developed individualized education plans for students with diverse learning needs.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies to enhance classroom engagement and learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess student progress and adapt teaching methods.
- Trained and mentored new staff on special education best practices and compliance standards.
Special Education Teacher
THOMAS PRINCE SCHOOL
Princeton, MA
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Coplanning and coaching
- Case manager for special education students in grades K-2, 6-8.
- Provide special education support through small group and 1:1 direct instruction in the pullout and inclusion setting.
- Oversee and develop students’ IEPs and facilitate initial, annual, and three-year reevaluation meetings.
- Administer formal assessments in reading, writing, and math (WIAT-4, CTOPP-2)
- Summarize and report key findings of formal assessments through educational evaluation reports for initial and three-year reevaluation meetings. (Sample, redacted evaluation reports available upon request)
- Administer informal assessments such as the BAS in order to determine students’ independent and instructional reading levels, Star Reading and Star Math
- Consult with general education teachers to discuss generalization of skills, progress, and/or concerns for special education students, as well as collaborate on lesson plans in order to modify curriculum and provide the necessary accommodations based on students’ IEPs, students’ social-emotional needs, and individual learning styles
- Supervise Paraprofessionals
- Coplanning RTI
Special Education Teacher
CITY VIEW SCHOOL
Worcester, MA
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Hired as a substitute for a special education teacher out on leave. Teaching Kindergarten and first grade beginning reading and math skills, providing specialized instruction in math in a second grade classroom, as well as an RTI math group consisting of six second graders.
Special Education Teacher
SEVEN HILLS CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL
Worcester, MA
10.2013 - 04.2018
- Hired as a full-time special education teacher while completing my special education practicum. Provided instruction and accommodations for students who traveled to and from their general education classes to the sub-separate classroom. When this Bridge program was no longer funded, I was rehired as a general education teacher with dual licensure. I left the general education classroom to return to special education by request of the special education director. I provided specialized reading instruction in a pullout setting to students who have specific learning disabilities in reading, reading significantly below grade level.
- Case manager for special education students in grades 2-5.
- Provide special education support through small group and 1:1 direct instruction in a pullout setting.
- Oversee and develop students’ IEPs and facilitate annual IEP review and three-year reevaluation meetings.
- Administer formal assessments in reading, writing, and math such as the GORT-5, TORC-4, TERA-3, TEWL-2, TOWL-4, TEMA-3, and TOMA-3.
- Summarize and report key findings from these assessments through educational evaluation reports for initial and three-year reevaluation meetings.
- Sample evaluation reports available upon request.
- Administer informal assessments such as the Teachers College Independent
- Reading Level Assessment in order to determine students’ independent and instructional reading levels
- Develop MCAS-Alt portfolios for students in grades 3,4, and 5 to demonstrate academic progress in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.
- Consult with general education teachers to discuss progress and/or concerns for special education students, as well as collaborate on lesson plans in order to modify curriculum and provide the necessary accommodations based on students’ IEPs.
- Supervise a 1:1 aide through daily reflection and weekly consultation meetings.
- Literacy Committee
Special Education Teacher
CHILDREN’S STUDY HOME
Springfield, MA
08.2008 - 06.2010
- Hired as a special education teacher on a waiver to provide specialized instruction to students in grades 1-5 in a school for behavioral/emotional disorders.
- Implemented guided reading with authentic texts in lieu of basal reader as gap-closing instruction students who read below grade level and had no reading stamina
- Utilized best practice and student data to provide the instruction and social/emotional learning in order for students to improve their MCAS scores.
Education
Master of Education - Reading
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY
Worcester, MABachelor of Liberal Arts - Elementary Education Concentration and Master of Science in Special Education, Moderate Needs
BAY PATH UNIVERSITY
Longmeadow, MASkills
- Standardized Testing
- Authentic Assessment
- Real-world Connections
- Curriculum Development
- Instructional Best Practices
- Classroom Management
Certification
- Certified Special Education Teacher (Grades PreK-8)
- Certified Elementary Education Teacher (Grades 1-6)
- Certified Reading Specialist (All Grades)
- Board Certified Inclusion in Special Education
- Wilson Dyslexia Practioner
Timeline
6th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
08.2025 - Current
Data and Testing Coordinator & Reading Specialist
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
08.2024 - 08.2025
Special Education Teacher
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
12.2023 - 08.2024
Special Education Teacher
CITY VIEW SCHOOL
04.2018 - 06.2018
Special Education Teacher
THOMAS PRINCE SCHOOL
01.2018 - 01.2020
Special Education Teacher
SEVEN HILLS CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL
10.2013 - 04.2018
Special Education Teacher
CHILDREN’S STUDY HOME
08.2008 - 06.2010
Master of Education - Reading
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Elementary Education Concentration and Master of Science in Special Education, Moderate Needs
BAY PATH UNIVERSITY
Professional Development/Trainings
- Massachusetts Reading Association: 2021, 2022, 2023 Conferences
- Trauma Informed Care: MTA
- Facing History & Ourselves: Teaching Coming of Age in a Complex World, Centering Student Voices to Build Community and Agency, Teaching for Equity and Justice Summit, Teaching Coming of Age: Exploring Literature and Agency, Cultivating Genius: Learning about Culturally and Historically, Teaching Brown Girl Dreaming, Centering Student Voices to Build Community and Agency
- Landmark Outreach: Language Based Learning Disabilities, Executive Functioning Skills in Reading and Writing
- Orton-Gillingham
- Open Circle
- Cultural Competency, Joyce McNichols