TANYA BOLER

• Current teaching assignments include Special Education English, Living Skills, and Yoga. Previous assignments include General Education English, Credit Recovery, Career Exploration, and Introduction to Education.
• Planned and taught high-school special education curriculum for 14–20 students in grades 9–12, serving approximately 60 special education students daily.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams in developing, implementing, and monitoring individualized education programs to address academic, behavioral, functional, transition, and postsecondary needs.
• Apply IDEA and Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE) requirements in case management, IEP implementation, accommodations, progress monitoring, and instructional planning.
• Collaborate with administrators, school psychologists, counselors, related-service providers, families, community agencies, and Bay-Arenac ISD personnel to coordinate student supports.
• Structure whole-group, small-group, and individualized instruction across a broad range of academic levels and learning styles.
• Analyze student data and participate in progress monitoring under state guidelines; use assessment information to guide instruction and intervention planning.
• Developed transition-focused instruction to enhance communication, employment readiness, independent living, self-advocacy, and community participation.
• Integrate New Tech Network project-based learning and student-centered instructional practices into standards-aligned curriculum.
• Collaborated on curriculum development aligned with the Michigan Merit Curriculum and Common Core State Standards.
• Coordinated state assessment accommodations for MEAP, ACT, MME, and SAT testing for approximately seven years and assisted with implementation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment pilot.

• Facilitated department meetings to enhance curriculum planning, foster instructional collaboration, implement district initiatives, and ensure effective communication with building administration.

• Led association operations, represented professional staff in district-level discussions on contracts, staffing, policy, working conditions, and organizational initiatives; collaborated with district administration on complex personnel and organizational matters to ensure alignment with goals.
• Served EHEA in multiple leadership roles, including Secretary (2012–2018) and Building Representative, facilitating communication and advocacy for staff needs.

• Collaborated with building administration and teacher leaders to drive school improvement initiatives, establish instructional priorities, and enhance school culture through effective implementation planning and shared decision-making.

• Collaborated with district leaders and staff representatives on strategic planning and school improvement initiatives, enhancing implementation monitoring and aligning districtwide instructional priorities.

• Approximately 1.5 months, Managed daily operations, addressed staff and student concerns, handled discipline, facilitated parent communication, and made administrative decisions while covering for the Garber principal during an extended leave.

• 10 years — designed and delivered professional learning, coached colleagues in formative assessment and instructional practice, and supported district implementation and continuous improvement.

Designed and implemented school improvement strategies to enhance academic performance and ensure regulatory adherence.

• Developed original curriculum for at-risk students, ensuring alignment with Michigan Merit Curriculum credit requirements and enhancing student engagement.
• Monitored individual student progress, adapting instruction to facilitate successful course completion and improve learning outcomes.
• Collaborated with Saginaw Valley State University to design and implement a three-day writers workshop, fostering student creativity and writing skills.
• Contacted and coordinated community guest speakers, including representatives from TV5 and the Bay City Times.

• Planned and taught eighth-grade special education resource-room curriculum for students with CI, LD, EI, and OHI, while also delivering multimedia, computer literacy, and business services/technology courses.

• Supervised administrative operations and personnel and worked within military regulations and command structures.
• Prepared reports for command involving major incidents and coordinated with military and civilian agencies.
• Honors: Army Achievement Medal; Good Conduct Medal.