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SUZANNE SIBERT

Fort Mill,South Carolina

Summary

To seek a job as the Director of Talent Development. I am currently a Special Education Consultant. I am passionate about building a community of highly qualified educators and collaborating with others to ensure the best interest of every child. Educational leaders have a vital role in retaining quality teachers and providing high-quality induction and mentoring programs for teachers and staff.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Special Education Consultant

Clover School District
07.2022 - Current
  • Supported new teachers with curriculum, progress monitoring, and classroom management
  • Coached teachers through developing Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
  • Facilitated and modeled IEP meetings for beginning teachers by using a family-centered, strengths-based approach
  • Led induction training for new special education teachers using High-Level Practices (HLP) during monthly meetings
  • Participated in collaboration and coordination with Director of Educator Effectiveness
  • Educated teachers and therapists on policies/procedures for local, district, and Federal Law
  • Provided training and rollout of new IEP software
  • Collaborated with general education district personnel for integration of ELA and Math standards.
  • Provided specialized instruction in various subject areas, addressing unique learning challenges and promoting academic growth.
  • Provided emotional support to teachers

Speech and Language Pathologist

Fort Mill School District #4
08.2005 - 06.2022
  • Demonstrated knowledge of South Carolina School Law by maintaining compliance dates for special education documents
  • Implemented new programs and educated staff
  • Reviewed various data sources to determine student progress on individual education goals
  • Served as new speech pathologist mentor and Safe-t evaluator of teachers
  • Managed pediatric caseload of 50 students (grades preschool through fifth)
  • Provided speech and language assessments and therapy for individual and groups of students with diagnoses that include Autism, Auditory Processing Disorders, Stuttering, Language, Apraxia, and Phonology/Articulation Disorders
  • Provided supervision for speech therapy students
  • Active participant on School Improvement Council and Collective Leadership
  • Mentor and participate in educational effectiveness for new hires
  • Provided teletherapy.

Speech and Language Pathologist

Charlotte Mecklenburg School District
12.2003 - 07.2005
  • Provided speech and language assessments and therapy for heterogeneous group of students with diagnoses that included Autism, Auditory Processing Disorders, Language, dual language learners, Apraxia, and Phonology/Articulation Disorders
  • Conducted Individualized Education Programs and Multidisciplinary Team Meetings
  • Provided consultative services for faculty members.

Speech and Language Pathologist

CMC-University Hospital
04.2001 - 12.2003
  • Diagnosed and treated adults/pediatrics exhibiting aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive communicative disorders, dysphagia, articulation/language disorders, autism, stuttering, and feeding disorders
  • Performed evaluations and treatments in acute and outpatient setting
  • Performed Modified Barium Swallow Studies
  • Provided supervision for speech therapy students.

Speech and Language Pathologist

Pitt County Memorial Hospital (Vident)
09.1994 - 03.2001
  • Diagnosed and treated adults/pediatrics exhibiting aphasia, apraxia, cognitive communicative disorders, dysarthria, voice disorders, dysphagia, and communication disorders secondary to tracheostomy and/or being ventilator-dependent patients in acute care and rehabilitation setting
  • Managed dysphagic patients through clinical bedside evaluations and video fluoroscopy, participated in feeding and swallowing group
  • Diagnosed and treated pediatrics from birth through 18 years of age with various communication/feeding disorders
  • Participated on cleft palate team
  • Completed program evaluation on continuous quality improvement (CQI) including collection of concurrent data, stating results, and forming action plans when indicated
  • Developed pediatric universal skills checklist for staff
  • Participated in facility achievement of JCAHO/CARF accreditation.

Education

Master of Science - Legal Studies in the area of Educational Law

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
12.2020

Master of Arts - Speech Pathology

University of Tennessee At Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
08.1994

Bachelor of Arts - Communication, Communication Disorders

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
12.1991

Skills

  • Professional Development Facilitation
  • Mentor
  • Instructional Coaching
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making
  • Educational Law
  • Communication Strategies
  • Behavior Management Strategies
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Conflict Resolution Techniques
  • Curriculum Development
  • Inclusion Strategies
  • Online Platform Proficiency

Certification

  • North and South Carolina Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Nationally Certified by the American Speech Language & Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • ASHA Leadership Development Program 8/22-5/2023
  • ADEPT for Speech-Language Professionals Evaluator Training 2022
  • Mentor Certification 2019

Timeline

Special Education Consultant

Clover School District
07.2022 - Current

Speech and Language Pathologist

Fort Mill School District #4
08.2005 - 06.2022

Speech and Language Pathologist

Charlotte Mecklenburg School District
12.2003 - 07.2005

Speech and Language Pathologist

CMC-University Hospital
04.2001 - 12.2003

Speech and Language Pathologist

Pitt County Memorial Hospital (Vident)
09.1994 - 03.2001

Master of Science - Legal Studies in the area of Educational Law

Nova Southeastern University

Master of Arts - Speech Pathology

University of Tennessee At Knoxville

Bachelor of Arts - Communication, Communication Disorders

North Carolina State University

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