Special Education Teacher
Lakeside Unified School District · Milwaukee, WI
Aug, 2021 · Present
Case-manage IEPs for 18–22 students with autism, ADHD, and specific learning disabilities; lead annual reviews and progress meetings with families and related-service providers.
Co-teach literacy and math in inclusive 4th–5th grade classrooms; adapt grade-level standards with scaffolding, visual supports, and differentiated assessments.
Design and track behavior intervention plans using ABC data; cut major office referrals by ~35% over two years for caseload students.
Train three paraprofessionals on prompting hierarchies, de-escalation, and progress-note documentation.
Coordinate with speech, OT, and school psych teams to align goals and schedules across the service continuum.
Special Education Resource Teacher
Harborview Elementary · Racine, WI
Aug, 2018 · Jun, 2021
Delivered small-group reading and writing intervention (Orton-Gillingham–informed) for grades 2–5; average student growth of 1.2 grade levels per year on district benchmarks.
Wrote and revised IEPs with measurable annual goals; maintained 100% on-time compliance for evaluations and annual reviews.
Facilitated family workshops on homework routines and assistive tech; increased conference attendance among caseload families.
Collaborated with general-education teachers on accommodations for state testing and classroom assessments.