Special Education

Special Education Teacher — Beacon Hill Middle School

Boston, MA | August 2023 – Present

• Managed a caseload of 18 students with mild-to-moderate disabilities, authoring and implementing annual IEPs with 100% compliance with IDEA regulations during all quarterly district audits.
• Developed and executed a co-teaching inclusion model with 4 general education teachers, raising state math assessment proficiency rates by 22% for special education students over 12 months.
• Designed and implemented positive behavior support plans (PBSPs) for high-need classrooms, reducing behavior intervention incidents by 40% and increasing active instructional time by 45 minutes daily.
• Integrated assistive technology tools, including speech-to-text programs and specialized screen readers, enabling 8 non-verbal students to participate in general education science and history classes.

Associate Special Education Teacher — Oak Creek Elementary School

Chicago, IL | August 2021 – June 2023

• Directed academic instruction and life skills training for a self-contained classroom of 12 students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), improving IEP goal milestone achievement rates from 75% to 92%.
• Conducted 14 Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and created corresponding Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) that decreased aggressive classroom behaviors by 45% using evidence-based interventions.
• Facilitated 35+ parent-teacher conferences and multi-disciplinary IEP meetings, raising parent satisfaction ratings and engagement scores by 18% based on annual school climate surveys.
• Trained 3 paraprofessionals on daily data collection methods and behavioral management strategies, reducing student classroom transition times by 25% and maximizing active learning sessions.

Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), Assistive Technology (AT), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Co-teaching, Student progress monitoring, Boardmaker, Google Classroom, IEP Direct, SEIS, Classroom management, Lesson planning

Assistive Technology Integration Program

Role: Project Lead

Tools: Read&Write, Google Classroom, Boardmaker, Co:Writer

Directed a school-wide deployment of assistive learning software for 35 special education students, reducing daily homework completion barriers and raising average literacy marks by 14% over two semesters.

Inclusion Co-Teaching Framework

Role: Co-Designer & Lead Educator

Tools: Co-teaching models, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Microsoft Teams

Co-developed a new instructional framework for inclusive classrooms in 6th-grade math, reducing special education student transition times by 12 minutes daily and improving group test scores.

• Massachusetts Educator License: Special Education (Mild/Moderate, PreK-8) (2021)
• Pediatric First Aid and CPR Certification (2024)

• Professional Membership: Active member of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Professional Working Proficiency)
• Availability: 4 weeks notice