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School Special Education

Location:

Mount Kisco, NY

Posted:

December 09, 2014

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Linda Beiss

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Peekskill, NY ****6

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Professional Status

Permanent New York State Teaching Certification in Special Education 9/95

Earned Tenure Under Special Education Certificate in New York City Public School

176X @ 153, Bronx, New York 6/93

Awarded the Professionally Recognized Special Educator Certificate for Special

Education Teaching by The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 4/02

Education

Master of Science Degree in Education Specializing in Learning Disabilities, Long Island

University, Dobbs Ferry, New York 9/95

24 Graduate Credits in Special Education Specializing in Mental Retardation, plus 6

Undergraduate Credits in Early Childhood Education, Lehman College, Bronx, New

York 7/79

Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Welfare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,

Minnesota 6/76

Teaching Experience

Special Education Itinerant Teacher, HTA of New York, Ardsley, New York,

6/00 - Present

Students serviced from pre-school age to adulthood

Individualized Educational Plans are the basis of each students programs and are updated

annually.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs were created to meet the student IEP goals

data is taken at each session and criteria for mastery is determined on an individual

basis

Special Education Teacher, New York City Public School 176X @ 153, Bronx, New

York; 5/98 – 8/13

Classroom Teacher of students ranging in ages from 5-10 in a self-contained 6:1:1

program.

Utilized ABLLS-R and the Brigance as assessments under the Alternate Assessment

NYS Guidelines and Common Core Learning Standards created individualized IEP

goals and 1:1 instruction programs for each student.

Instruction based on ABLLS assessment and Brigance, incorporated 1:1 instruction goals

in group activities, developed lessons and activities for social skill building, Collected

data daily based on Applied Behavior Analysis programs.

Worked collaboratively with 2-3 paraprofessionals in classroom to address individual

instructional needs of the students on a daily basis.

Utilized many modes of functional communication systems within classroom including

modified Sign Language, Augmentative Communication Devices including an IPAD

and Picture Exchange Communication System

Utilized a variety of educational programs / curricula: Edmark, Handwriting Without

Tears, Everyday Math, Cookshop, UNIQUE, Eden, TEEACH

Special Education Teacher, Primrose Elementary School, Lincolndale, New York,

9/96 - 4/98

Classroom Teacher for a pilot program, where students were brought back to their home

school district from a BOCES program.

Student ages ranged from 6 - 9 with multiple disabilities; including Down Syndrome,

Cerebral Palsy, Emotional Disabilities.

Individualized schedules and tasks were created and implemented based on IEP goals.

Specialized Education Teacher, New York City Public School 176X @ 153, Bronx,

New York; 10/90 -8/96

Classroom teacher of 6:1:1 self -contained setting.

Activities of Daily Living (ADL), vocational and domestic skills were embedded

throughout the academic school day.

Community trips were a useful tool to help students generalize skills taught in the

classroom out in the community such as food store, library, movies, restaurant, etc.

Parents and family members were invited to join the class frequently to attend seasonal

and academic celebrations.

Head Teacher, The Peekskill Presbyterian Nursery School, Peekskill, New York; 9/89

- 6/90

Created weekly themes based on children’s interests and surrounding world with art

projects, books and songs, including circle time with music and movement activities

and finger plays

Facilitated free play experiences to nurture social development through center play