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Ipswich Public SchoolsDirector of Pupil Personnel Services
Jul. 2024
Danvers Public SchoolsCo-Director of Special Education
Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024Danvers, Massachusetts, United States• Provide effective leadership in developing curricula to support all students with disabilities.
• Coordinate services for students with disabilities that meet local, state and federal regulations & laws. • Supervise a team of service providers and teachers to ensure responsibilities and goals are met.
• Serve as liaison between the director of student services and school-based special education teams.
• Manage an IEP caseload of approximately 275 students and serve oversight of section 504 plans.
• Assist principals with personnel and parent concerns or issues at the school level.
• Collaborate with community mental health agencies to provide wraparound services to students.
Granville County Public SchoolsSenior Director of Special Education
Oct. 2021 - May. 2022Oxford, North Carolina, United States• Provided effective leadership in developing curricula to support all students with disabilities.
• Coordinated services for students with disabilities that met local, state and federal regulations & laws. • Supervised a team of administrators and specialists to ensure responsibilities and goals are met.
• Served as liaison between the district and Department of Education to ensure state-level compliance. • Prepared, submitted and monitored state and federal budgets related to special education services.
• Led district-wide professional development & training focused on special education & inclusion.
Marblehead Public SchoolsDirector of Student Services
Jul. 2019 - Jun. 2021Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States• Provided special education programming for students with disabilities between the ages of 3-22
• Provided leadership and assistance to schools in designing and improving instructional programs
• Served as the district’s Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator, and 504/ADA Coordinator
• Managed district special education contracted services, transportation, related services
• Approved the placement of students in out-of-district education placement programs
• Reviewed special education programming and services at each level to maximize programming
• Led organizational strategic planning processes and accountability cycles to ensure continued
progress toward the goals of the district based on its identified core values.
• Informed and collaborate with the Superintendent and Director of Business and Finance regarding
budget, programming and fiscally responsible initiatives through the lens of inclusion.
Marblehead Public SchoolsSpecial Education Team Chairperson
Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2019Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States• Led a staff of approximately forty special educators and support personnel.
• Adhered to state and federal special education laws, regulations, and guidelines to ensure deadlines
are met throughout the year for compliance purposes.
• Managed an IEP caseload of approximately 150 special education students.
• Directed and managed all special education student & staff school year schedules and assignments.
• Led K-12 collaborative team meetings to ensure consistent vertical special education programming,
structures, and expectations.
• Implemented customized student approaches and individualized curricula for special education
students, grades 7-12.
• Collaborated with school and district administration to develop and implement best academic
practices for effective progress for all students
Lowell Public SchoolsPrincipal
Jul. 2016 - Jun. 2017Lowell, Massachusetts, United States• Collaborated with teachers, students, and parents to develop a new shared mission, vision, and values for the school and created a new school handbook, improving the overall school culture.
• Proposed, implemented, and facilitated school-based curriculum restructuring based on standards-based instruction aligned to Power Standards and Performance Assessments.
• Improved therapeutic initiative by implementing Cognitive-Based Therapy (CBT) model to engage students in developing appropriate coping strategies to aid social/emotional disabilities.
• Facilitated homogeneously leveled groupings based on the Response to Intervention approach through the use of data-driven decisions to best support struggling students.
• Implemented a new building-wide schedule to align with academic rigor and expectations.
Beverly High SchoolSpecial Education Teacher
Aug. 2014 - Jun. 2016Beverly, Massachusetts, United States• Led a structured alternative program developed to assist the at-risk population of high school
students in achieving academic and social/emotional goals.
• Coordinated and implemented alternative program guidelines and expectations.
• Facilitated special education meetings with students, parents, and administrators.
• Developed individualized behavior plans to provide students with a least restrictive environment to
promote both academic and social/emotional success.
• Managed a caseload of fifteen special education students by creating and developing all aspects of
Individualized Education Plans for students.
• Adhered to 504 and IEP state and federal Special Education laws and regulations.
Danvers Public SchoolsSpecial Education Teacher
Aug. 2012 - Jun. 2014Danvers, Massachusetts, United States• Led a high school alternative program developed to assist the at-risk population of high school
students in achieving academic and social/emotional goals.
• Managed a full-time special education caseload, administered evaluative special education testing,
and supported students with a variety of differentiated needs and learning disabilities.
• Assisted students in the development of their intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, as well as
assisted them in becoming successful citizens.
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