Accomplished teaching professional with solid leadership approach and passion for student learning. Implements successful and diverse lessons to enhance instruction and engage student interest. Organized problem-solver skilled at approaching educational issues and devising forward-thinking resolutions to promote student advancement. Responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of the special education process to ensure proper placement of students with disabilities and district compliance with the requirements of the Individual Education Plan.
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Charlotte Gray
Arlington,TX
Summary
Overview
20
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Arlington Independent School District
District Lead Teacher
05.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Support teachers in understanding and using district initiatives.
- Build positive relationships with teachers across the district.
- Participate in regular, focused, timely meetings with the District Lead Teacher team.
- Maintain confidentiality of district initiatives, teacher feedback, and District Lead Teacher collaboration.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to plan and facilitate effective professional learning and meetings.
- Participate in district level committees in order to more fully understand district initiatives and goals and to provide teacher perspective to district leadership.
Arlington Independent School District
Lead Special Education Teacher
08.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Provided ongoing professional development opportunities for staff members, ensuring the continued growth of educators within the school community.
- Served as a mentor to new teachers entering the field, offering guidance, support, and sharing best practices for successful classroom management.
- Completed leadership training and provided trainings for my team.
- Attended monthly department meetings and campus leader meetings and implemented new practices with my team.
- Maintained yearly calendar for ARD meetings.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
Arlington Independent School District
Special Education Teacher
09.2004 - Current
Job overview
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to diverse range of developmentally challenged students.
- Increased students' reading levels each year by at least 30% using direct instruction in phonics and reading comprehension.
- Improved students' writing ability using intense writing program including sight word instruction and grammar foundations to increase students writing scores 75% accuracy.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Improved student behavior management by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Coordinated with general education teachers to develop accommodations or modifications necessary for successful inclusion of students with special needs in mainstream classrooms.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
Education
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX
No Degree from Master's of Education in Administration
12.2024
University Overview
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
1994
University Overview
Skills
- Student progress reporting
- Differentiated instruction
- Facilitating meetings
- Documentation And Reporting
- Mentoring peers
- Conflict resolution
- Educational leadership
- Training and mentoring
- IEP support
- Group and individual instruction
- Special Education
Certification
- Special Education - All Levels
- Generalist EC-4
Timeline
District Lead Teacher
Arlington Independent School District
05.2022 - Current
Lead Special Education Teacher
Arlington Independent School District
08.2018 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Arlington Independent School District
09.2004 - Current
Texas Wesleyan University
No Degree from Master's of Education in Administration
Fayetteville State University
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
- Special Education - All Levels
- Generalist EC-4
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