Special Education Director

Ronald Sinico

Email: abqp9x@r.postjobfree.com

Address: P O box 325

City: West Sand Lake

State: NY

Zip: 12196

Country: USA

Phone: 518-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $80,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

See Resume

Educational Background:

See Resume

Job History / Details:

Ronald M. Sinico

P.O. Box 325, West Sand Lake, NY 12196

518-***-**** or Cell # 518-***-****

E-mail abqp9x@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATIONS

School District Administrator

Special Education K-12

Social Studies 7-12

Summary:

20 plus years experience in education as teacher and administrator. Mastery of Part 100 and Part 200 regulations. Skilled in program development and analysis. Experienced grant writer and budget developer. In-depth understanding of differentiated instruction and individualizing instruction. Highly skilled in behavior analysis and behavior modification. 8 years as a building principal K-12. 12 years experience as CSE/CPSE Chair pre-K-12. Permanently certified as SDA, Special Education 7-12 and Social Studies 7-12.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1/11-3/12 Director of Education

BOLD Pre-School, Bronx, NY

Supervise all aspects of program for two sites in the Bronx

Reporting to state Education NYC Education Departments for compliance issues

Supervise all staff

Responsible for staff development and budget

Wrote grants and hired all staff

3/06-7/07 Supervisor of Special Education

Southern Westchester BOCES, White Plains, NY.

Supervised various programs at component districts and at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Coordinated Regents testing and scoring for all of SWBOCES academic programs.

Completed training as a hearing officer for Superintendent's Hearings.

Supervised guidance staff

9/03-2/05 Director of Special Education

Salem CSD, Salem, NY.

Chair of the CSE/CPSE and 504 Committee(s).

Wrote CSPD Plan and all special education grants.

Liaison for homeless youth.

Supervised and evaluated all special education personnel and related service providers.

Designed and implemented CST policies and procedures for K-12.

Implemented inclusion programming and training for regular and special educators.

9/01-5/03 Director of Student Services

Poughkeepsie City School District, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Director of all special education programs.

Responsible for budget, program, supervision and evaluation of approximately 95 personnel including chairs for CPSE and CSE, teachers and aides for special education program, school psychologists, speech therapists, social workers, school nurses, Child Study Team chairs and teachers for home instruction.

Responsible for returning 115 students in BOCES or private school placement to district programs resulting in a $1,000,000.00 savings in the first year.

Reduced initial referral rate to CSE by 50% by stringent oversight of pre-referral activities in component schools.

Tripled inclusion settings

Worked closely with union people to facilitate change in programs or assignments of personnel

Wrote CSPD Plan and all special education grants.

Trained building administrators in 504 compliance.

7/00-8/01 Junior/Senior High School Principal

New Lebanon CSD, New Lebanon, NY.

Responsible for budget, staff supervision and evaluation and student discipline.

Supervised all curriculum development and special education programs.

Developed the master schedule, AIS services and implementation of attendance tracking.

Increased parental involvement in school programs.

11/99-6/00 Interim Director of Pupil Personnel Services

Middleburgh CSD, Middleburgh, NY.

CSE/CPSE Chairperson.

Supervised and evaluated all special education staff and related service personnel, guidance and school nurses.

Responsible for budget, program and compliance to State Education Department.

Also managed the crisis management team and emergency plans. Adapted an IEP form for use by teachers on computer.

7/97-11/99 Director of Education

Hillcrest Education Center, Lenox, MA.

Supervised and evaluated all K-12 educational staff in a school for emotionally disturbed children grades K-12.

Conducted meetings of local Committee on Special Education

Scheduled all school classes and therapies including "Project Adventure".

7/94-7/97 Director of Special Education

Coxsackie-Athens CSD, Coxsackie, NY.

Chairperson for the CSE and CPSE.

Supervised and evaluated teaching staff and support personnel.

Responsible for district-wide programming, state reports, grants, and budget.

Computerized special education department with IEPs and Medicaid reporting.

6/90-6/94 Special Education Teacher

Greene and Mt. McGregor Correctional Facilities, NY Department of Corrections.

Taught a class of 12 classified inmates.

Consulted in setting up corrections CSE.

Conducted in-service training for teachers in assessment and writing of IEPs.

9/88-6/90 Special Education Teacher

Berlin CSD, Berlin, NY

8/85-6/88 Special Education Teacher

Catskill CSD, Catskill, NY.

Taught self-contained, resource room classes and American History in mainstream

9/80-8/85 Principal

Berkshire Learning Center, Pittsfield, MA.

Responsible for special education facility for emotionally disturbed adolescents.

Designed behavior modification system and attendant discipline code.

Was cited as a "National School of Excellence" by a private schools consortium because of excellent performance in the area of innovative program for students.

1979-1980 Special Education Teacher

Parson's Child and Family Center, Albany, NY.

Team teacher in a class of 15 emotionally disturbed adolescents.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

1/91-1/93 Zoning Officer

Sand Lake, NY.

Code enforcement for the Town of Sand Lake, NY, Prosecuted violations in Town Court

Reported to Town Board, Advised Zoning and Planning Committees on Zoning Ordinance

1990.Contractor

Albany, NY

Owned/supervised home improvement business.

EDUCATION

Masters Degree in Supervision/Administration in Special Education.

Westfield State College, Westfield, MA.

Certification in Special Education K-12

Russell Sage College, Troy, NY

B.A. in History and Political Science

University of the State of NY, Albany, NY

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Founding member of the board, member of the board of directors and co-president of the Rensselaer County Federation of Lake Associations.

Past President of the Reichard's Lake Association

Town Coordinator, Sand Lake, NY for several presidential campaigns

Coach for Capital District Youth Soccer League

Volunteer- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Elementary Principals

Council for Exceptional Children

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design

Lower Hudson Association of Pupil Personnel Administrators

Contact this candidate