Susan Gray

West Chester Area School District – APT Coordinator (Achieve, Progress & Transition)

West Chester, PA | 09/2021 – Present

• Facilitate successful transitions for students returning from mental health facilities, alternative educational placements, and specialized support programs. Coordinate academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports for students experiencing academic challenges, mild mental health concerns, or transitions from higher levels of educational or mental health care.
• Developed individualized schedules enabling students to access APT program for academic support, goal-setting, emotional regulation, and transition services.
• Serve as the primary liaison between students, families, teachers, counselors, administrators, and community stakeholders to ensure consistent communication and coordinated support.
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• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify student needs, monitor progress, and implement targeted interventions that promote student success.
• Guide students in developing academic, behavioral, and post-secondary goals while fostering self-advocacy, resilience, and independence.

• Facilitated MTSS meetings to develop student support strategies, collaborating with staff and specialists to assess performance, behavior, and social development, and devising improvement strategies for struggling children.
• Collaborate with school counselor, social worker, mental health specialist and staff members to effectively identify needs of at risk students and coordinate supports.
• Developed positive school climate through effective communication initiatives within the school.
• Resolved various situations to strengthen relationships with students and parents.
• Display strong decision making abilities and confidence to staff and students.

• Completed assessments and developed customized improvement plans, delivering targeted instruction to small groups to address specific learning needs.
• Collaborated with teachers to enhance core instruction and identify student needs, determining effective strategies and measuring student progress to engage families in the process.
• Consulted with special education, autistic support, and ELD staff, providing tailored instructional suggestions to support diverse learners.

• Collaborated with teachers, coaches, and specialists to analyze student data and establish measurable academic goals.
• Facilitated MTSS and PLC leadership meetings to enhance collaborative teaching strategies.
• Presented professional development workshops for faculty and staff
• Facilitated conflict resolution sessions with students to foster understanding and cooperation among peers.
• Assisted in scheduling, budget management, monitoring and placing practicum students, sat on interview committee