TONIA L. BATES
*** ********* ****, #****, ***** Prairie, TX 75050
Cell 817-***-**** . Home 817-***-**** . ************@*******.***
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
Client/Patient Relationship Developer . Behavior Modification Analyst .
Corporate Trainer
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Psychology
Kaplan University, Chicago, IL
Concentration: Applied Behavioral Analysis (Anticipated Graduation:
07/2011)
Master of Education
American InterContinental University, Hoffman Estates, IL
Concentration: Curriculum and Instruction (Graduation: 04/2009)
Bachelor of Science
Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies of Psychology and Social Science
(Graduation: 05/2002)
Certificate of Completion-Personnel Administration (75B10)
Adjutant General School of Finance, Indianapolis, IN
Concentration: Personnel Administration (Graduation: 08/1988)
TRANSFERRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
I have a combined 20 years of experience in the education field.
Environments include college and K-12.
Training and Instructional Support
. Training support personnel and new hires in district policies,
procedures, and programs
. Administering online instructor evaluations
. Designing training material according to district policy
. Assisting 2,000 students with class assignments each semester in
computer lab
. Coordinating employee computer training for the district
. Implementing lesson plans and teaching in Special Education, Social
Studies, Science, Music, and
Physical Education classes for grades K-12 throughout the district
. Teaching independent living, social, vocational, and job readiness
skills to developmental and emotionally-challenged students in grades
7-12
. Establishing Individual Educational Plans for each student in assigned
classrooms
. Teaching small groups in academics according to level
Administrative and Technical Operations
. Supervising and delegating duties to clerical/part-time staff and
work-study/student assistants
. Designing brochures and flyers to market courses and programs,
including advisement materials
. Coordinating Advisory Board meetings (beginning to end) as well as
events and programs
. Maintaining budgets of over $150, 000 for three departments
. Marketing for Continuing Education Department
. Liaising between students and funding agencies (WIA, TRC, VA)
. Escorting students to their homes, for vocational training, on
field trips, and to inclusion classes
. Installing software in four computer labs
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE, Arlington/Hurst, TX 08/1998-
Present
Instructional Associate of Special Projects-Arlington (05/2005-Present)
Instructional Assistant/Continuing Education Department-Hurst (08/1998-
05/2005)
FORT WORTH ISD, Fort Worth, TX 01/1990-
08/1998
Substitute Teacher (08/1997-08/1998)
Instructional Assistant-Special Education (01/1990-08/1997)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Entry-level HMTL programming
. Microsoft Suite 95, 97, 98 NT, XP, 2003, 2007
. Windows Vista
. Datatel/Colleague (Higher Education Data Management Software)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
. Member of W.I.M.S.A. (Women In the Military Services of America)
. Cabinet Member of the Site-Based Management Team at Lowery Road
Elementary School
. Secretary for NEPSSA (Northeast Professional Support Staff
Association), 2001/QTR 1 and 2004-2005
. TCC Institute Advisory Board, Tarrant County College, 2007-2008 fiscal
year
References and credentials provided upon request