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Crowder
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate elementary teacher with a commitment to creating a positive, engaging, and inclusive learning environment. Skilled in supporting diverse learners, building strong relationships with students and families, and fostering academic growth through hands‑on instruction and developmentally appropriate practices. Known for patience, creativity, and a genuine passion for helping children build confidence and a lifelong love of learning.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Director/Behavioral/Resource Program
Indianola Public School
08.2025 - Current
- Ensure full compliance with IDEA, Section 504, ADA, and Oklahoma Administrative Code, including oversight of Child Find, evaluations, eligibility, and IEP implementation.
- Maintain accurate reporting and data management through EdPlan and OSDE-required systems.
- Lead district wide development, monitoring, and improvement of special education programs and services.
- Supervise special education teachers, related service providers, and paraprofessionals.
- Provide ongoing training on compliance, instructional strategies, behavior supports, and legal updates.
- Support principals and school teams in implementing effective, legally sound practices.
- Manage IDEA Part B and state special education funds, ensuring appropriate, compliant use of resources.
- Oversee contracts for related services (OT, PT, SLP, psychological services, etc.).
- Allocate staffing, materials, and supports based on student needs and program data.
- Serve as district liaison with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), families, and community agencies.
- Facilitate IEP meetings, manifestation determination reviews, and dispute resolution processes.
- Communicate program expectations, legal requirements, and instructional priorities to administrators and staff.
- Monitor student progress and program effectiveness using data driven decision making.
- Guide teams in conducting FBAs, developing BIPs, and ensuring discipline procedures comply with IDEA.
Special Education/Behavioral/Resource Program
Canadian Elementary School
08.2021 - 05.2025
- Initiates and maintains effective liaisons with district and professional associations to maintain a current knowledge of Reading and instructional best practices.
- Supervises compliance with state and federal laws and guidelines.
- Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and lesson planning and student progress toward IEP goals as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
- Maintains accurate records and IEPs as mandated by state and federal guidelines, within established timelines.
- Supports, communicates and works professionally with administrators, staff and community and follows all protocols consistent with all state special education procedures.
- Makes a focused effort to promote meaningful participation of parents in the IEP process.
- Works as part of an education/assessment team responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating individual objectives for assigned students.
- Facilitate a positive behavioral change in students.
- Provide direct and indirect social emotional instructional support to students in a positive environment.
- Facilitate highly specialized positive behavior interventions that are explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample practice for students with challenging behaviors.
- Develop behavior intervention strategies consistent with instructional goals, teaching methods, and individual student needs to improve student behaviors.
- Teach socially acceptable behaviors, as determined from a variety of data sources such as a student’s behavior needs assessment, other quantitative and qualitative data sources, and formal observations.
- Use ongoing data sources to maintain a record of student progress.
- Develop strategies that assist students in assessing their own behavior.
- Meet with parents to discuss their children’s progress and to determine priorities for their children and their social and emotional needs.
- Review behavioral referrals and discipline data reports.
- Collaborate with school psychologist, school counselor, and social worker for strategies and techniques to support the positive behavior development of the student.
- Develop behavior intervention plans to support students as they transitioned to a comprehensive school setting.
- Develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students once students transition back to their home room.
- Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
- Intervene in behavioral crisis in order to de-escalate and instruct student to learn self-regulation.
- Perform related work as required.
- Utilizes verbal de-escalation skills, functional assessments, crisis planning/safety planning and/or community resources to assist students in managing and/or gaining control of the crisis either within the school or community.
- Immediately contact and collaborate with family/guardians/DHS regarding the youth crisis situation while monitoring the student.
- Follow all HIPPA laws and requirements in order to maintain confidentiality.
Transportation Specialist
08.2011 - 05.2025
- Transport students to and from school, special events, and adhere to an assigned schedule.
- Arrive at pick-up and drop-off points in a timely manner, while ensuring the safety of all bus passengers.
- Provide crisis intervention when crisis situations arise during transportation.
- Complete maintenance records and incident reports.
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness inside the bus and conduct daily inspections of the vehicle prior to operation.
- Recognize and report any required bus maintenance.
Special Education/Direct Instruction Math/Resource Program
Eufaula Elementary Public Schools
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and lesson planning and student progress toward IEP goals as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
- Maintains accurate records and IEPs as mandated by state and federal guidelines, within established timelines.
- Supports, communicates and works professionally with administrators, staff and community.
- Makes a focused effort to promote meaningful participation of parents in the IEP process.
- Participates in other job-related duties and activities related to the position as assigned.
- Works as part of an education/assessment team responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating individual objectives for assigned students.
Elementary Educator
Eufaula Elementary Public Schools
08.2016 - 08.2020
- Prepare and grade coursework and assignments.
- Manage classrooms and implement school procedures.
- Work with school leaders and administrators to initiate policies.
- Stay current with state and local standards.
- Select reading, writing, math, and other curriculum-development materials, including textbooks, in accordance with local and state guidelines.
- Prepare students for standardized tests, working within the parameters of state and local requirements, and provide diagnostic feedback.
- Meet one-on-one with students to improve performance and address behavioral issues.
- Communicate with parents and guardians including facilitating conferences.
- Introduce STEAM-related topics, Math, Reading and English Language Arts.
- Educate an ever-growing, culturally diverse student population.
- Incorporate new models of the inclusive classroom.
Education
Masters of Special Education - Challenging Behaviors
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK07-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK05-2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Wilburton, OK05-2014
Skills
- Collaborative learning
- Accreditation compliance
- Educational leadership
- Curriculum mapping
Certification
- Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET)
- Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in Elementary Education
- Oklahoma Subject Are Test (OSAT) in Early Childhood Education
- Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OPTE)
- CPR/AED/FIRST AID
- Commercial Drivers License
- Autism Awareness
- Dyslexia Awareness
- Alcohol and Drug Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bullying Prevention
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and reporting
- Digital Teaching and Learning
- Family and Community Engagement
- FERPA
- Human Trafficking
- Mental Health Needs of Students/Crisis Intervention
- Diversity and Inclusion (Racial and Ethnic Education)
- Hazardous Communications
- Title IX and Sexual Harassment
- Workplace Safety Training in Schools
- ADHD Awareness
- Praxis 5543 Special Education Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications Exam
Timeline
Special Education Director/Behavioral/Resource Program
Indianola Public School
08.2025 - Current
Special Education/Behavioral/Resource Program
Canadian Elementary School
08.2021 - 05.2025
Special Education/Direct Instruction Math/Resource Program
Eufaula Elementary Public Schools
08.2020 - 05.2021
Elementary Educator
Eufaula Elementary Public Schools
08.2016 - 08.2020
Transportation Specialist
08.2011 - 05.2025
Masters of Special Education - Challenging Behaviors
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Eastern Oklahoma State College