Tamara Livingston
Janesville,WI
Summary
Devoted mentor to new educators, delivering caring support and advanced knowledge based on extensive background at elementary and middle school level. Proficient in helping fresh graduates and new hires integrate into existing teacher frameworks while enhancing instructional abilities and improving overall teaching success. Reliable candidate ready to take on challenges using problem-solving and task prioritization skills to help team succeed. Good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions. Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong background cultivating positive relationships and exceeding goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Principal
Sun Prairie Area School District
08.2023 - Current
- Monitored student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.
- Coordinated staff and student activities to promote a safe and productive learning environment.
- Maintained school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Managed budgets and resources for educational programs.
- Supervised the pupil services department
- Managed IEP compliance for the special education department
Behavior Coach
UW-Madison-Project ACRES
09.2022 - Current
- Demonstrated confidentiality and collaborated positively with peers and other staff members to maintain friendly, supportive, and cooperative work atmosphere
- Guided and solved problems with initiative and sound judgment, and created a safe space for new teachers to problem solve behavior concerns of students
- Participated in a community of practice to problem solve issues new teachers are facing
- Collaborated in coaches meetings to help the project coordinators develop an effective coaching model to retain new and upcoming special education teachers.
Special Education Program Coordinator
Stoughton Area School District- River Bluff Middle School
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Designed course schedules and other informative materials for inclusive special education programming
- Enabled continuous improvements by regularly monitoring student and instructor performance, and offering proactive solutions to diverse problems; and enhanced decision-making by collecting real-time data on behavior infractions, student academic data and teacher information
- The STAAR Math data showed 75% of the students were performing below proficient
- Collaborated with Math Coordinator to have special education and general education teachers to plan and discuss strategies
- Oversaw 17 staff serving 70 students, personally handling IEP compliance, student programming, and service delivery
- Participated on Leadership team to create and implement the School Improvement Plan.
- Enhanced program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative solutions.
Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher
School District Of Beloit, Cross
08.2008 - 12.2022
- Primary subjects: English Language Arts and Math, Specially designed instruction for literacy, math and social/emotional skills
- Co-facilitated district and building level PLCs for English Language Arts
- Curriculum writing for 6th grade English Language Arts using the Universal By Design format
- Exuded excellence as a new teacher mentor for new special education staff through observations, feedback, instructional coaching, and support in all areas
- Consulted and collaborated with the leadership team in the creation and implementation of the School Continuous Improvement Plan, 'acting admin' when Principal or Assistant Principals were absent, communicating and assisting with implementation of directives from the administrative team with the special education department
- Performed day to day tasks of cross categorical special education teacher (IEP, BIP, FBA, Re-evaluations, progress monitoring, consulting, collaboration, creation of equitable environments, conflict resolution, etc).
Mentor Teacher
UW-Madison-UW SET
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Supervised new teachers learning to navigate classroom environments, administrative tasks, and parent relations with constructive, relevant feedback
- Guided teachers understand how to implement data to improve class planning and instructional approaches
- Executed expert support by staying current in different facets of successful teaching, and maintained accountability and progress by working closely with administrators
- Identified areas in need of improvement with regular assessments of mentee teachers and created professional development modules for resident teachers on an a virtual platform.
Education
Administrative Liscense - Educational Leadership -
Educate-WI
New Richmond, WI08.2021
Masters Degree - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Trauma -
Saint Mary's University
Minneapolis, MN06.2012
Bachelors of Science - Special Education -
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI12.2005
Skills
- Building staff capacity
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Collaboration
- Responsive to needs
- Data driven problem solving
- Time management
- Coordinating services
- Maintain focus on possibilities and opportunities
Additional Information
Beloit Rotary Club Teacher of the Month, November 2022.
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Timeline
Associate Principal
Sun Prairie Area School District
08.2023 - Current
Special Education Program Coordinator
Stoughton Area School District- River Bluff Middle School
01.2023 - 08.2023
Behavior Coach
UW-Madison-Project ACRES
09.2022 - Current
Mentor Teacher
UW-Madison-UW SET
08.2020 - 06.2022
Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher
School District Of Beloit, Cross
08.2008 - 12.2022
Administrative Liscense - Educational Leadership -
Educate-WI
Masters Degree - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Trauma -
Saint Mary's University
Bachelors of Science - Special Education -
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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