Service Special Education

Melissa Seal Shaner

*********@*****.*** **** Pine Hill Drive

317-***-**** Noblesville, IN 46062

EDUCATION SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Indiana University

Enrolled Masters Degree program in Adult Education 2012

Instructor/ Trainer

Smith College

Graduate PPCI Certificate Program 2011

Coaching for individual/

Pr ofessional Pr epar ation for Cochlear Implants

departmental performance improvement

Kansas Coaching Project 2010

Coaching practices of Jim Knight– two semester Cadres

Needs Assessment &

Indiana Wesleyan University

Analysis of Pre and Post Train-

Graduate work in creating self-motivated learners 2009

ing Data

Carson-Newman College

Graduate level Special Learning philosophy and formats 1997

Compliance Monitor for Federal,

Ball State University

State and organizational regulations

BS in Hearing Impaired and Hard of Hearing Education 1995

Materials Development and

POSITIONS Implementation with attention to

Standard Operating Procedures, Best

Lead Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 2008– Present Practices, integrated assessment, and at-

Hamilton Southeastern Schools- Fishers, IN tention to detail

Responsibilities/ Tasks– Personnel Administration inclu-

*Case load of 75+ students consistently sive of interviewing, hiring recommenda-

*Analysis of client gap between expectation and functioning level of performance tions and improvement plan creation/

*Goal development, plan of action, assessment monitoring

*Federal guideline compliance– Deadline compliance, Privacy regulations, Information

*Performance goal alignment- Federal to state to corporation to organization to employee Communication skills are excellent,

*Promotion of team work/ cooperation among multiple state and local agencies both oral and written (Microsoft Word,

*Supervise staff– participation in interview, oversight of performance review and Excel, Publisher, Power Point)

improvement planning/ implementation

*Cooperation with multiple school system Directors of special Education

Customer Relations that support the

*System wide training material development

project, the customer, and the organiza-

*System wide training facilitation

tion’s needs including Public relations

*Ongoing coaching of system implementers- Small and large groups (average 7 – 75)

marketing and maintenance/ intervention.

*Standard Operating Procedures, development and implementation

*2013-2014 Participation in 7% of corporations initial client levels evaluations as a part

Presenter for local, regional and inter-

of intake evaluation team

national conferences

*Staff skill development guest trainer Indiana School for the Deaf

*International presenter 2014

Self- motivated and accountable

Outcomes-

*Growth of program clients by 30% in two years Project management that includes

*Client individual goal performance mastery met 90%+ annually multi-tasking on multiple projects at one

* Increased organizational federal and state compliance through new procedures to 94% time

in one year.

Consultant for service providers, par-

Regional Sales Assistant Consultant- Freeland Software Systems ents, and various programs related to edu-

Westfield, IN Worked from home Part-time 2007– 2008 cation for the Deaf

Small business Owner/ Operator

Supervisor and Mentor for

Springfield, IL 2003– 2005

coworkers and colleagues

Lead Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Kingsport City Schools- Kingsport, TN 1996– 2001

ASL (American Sign Language) second

*D/HH service provider and coordinator/ program creation

language

*Regional Conference presenter 1998

References upon request

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