Special Education High School

TSB

SKILLS

Strong decision-making, public relations, interpersonal, and communication skills. Coordinating curricular resources, develop budget proposals, evaluate special education programs, implement state curriculum guidelines, hire new staff members, enhance productivity of existing personnel, present information in school based meetings, train teaching staff, develop individualized education programs (IEPs).

TONYA S. BELLAMY, M.ED.

SPECIAL EDUCATION acy60a@r.postjobfree.com

610 14TH AVE. S-188, SURFSIDE BEACH 29575 - 561-***-****

EXPERIENCE

SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR • G-STAR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS • AUGUST, 2013 - PRESENT

Special Education/504/ESOL/SBT responsibilities include: IDEA compliance; coordinate and lead IEP meetings annually for approximately 114 students; coordinate and lead 504 meetings annually for approximately 103 students; provide testing and accommodations for approximately 10 active English Language Learners and approximately 15 English Language Learners who have exited ESOL, but are being monitored; Coordinate and proctor special testing for college board tests on our campus that include ACT, SAT and AP; write, implement and monitor RTI, BIPs and FBAs with fidelity; provide monthly consultation for all students with IEPs on consult through monthly face to face meetings with teachers to update present levels and goals; write measurable goal reports quarterly; oversee and ensure that differentiated instruction is being provided in general education classrooms and that accommodations are being followed consistently in the classrooms; monitor all students with IEPs and 504s as well as monitor those who are in the ESOL program; meet with students to discuss post-secondary goals (lifelong plans) and coordinate agencies that can help them transition; administer skills/interests inventories to help them discover areas of strength and of interest; mediate and act as liaison among teachers, administration, parents, guidance and students in regards to special testing, accommodations, differentiated instruction, behavioral concerns, etc... I have maintained 100% compliance in Special Education, 504s and ESOL since I started in 2013.

PHOTOGRAPHER • INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR • 2005 - 2011

Budgeting; planning; marketing; Sales; customer order fulfillment; photography: weddings, portraits (studio & natural light), sports and school photos; determining target customer base and staying in tune with their needs/wants; product knowledge updates so company could remain competitive and quality oriented; etc...

EDUCATION

M.ED. (SPECIAL EDUCATION CROSS CATEGORICAL K-12) • MAY, 2013 • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

3.7 GPA

B.A. HISTORY • MAY, 1994 • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

3.5 GPA, Psi-Mu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP

Horry County Shelter Home, Habitat for Humanity and Humane Society, Grand Strand Humane Society, Equestrian Therapy for those with special needs, 100+ Abandoned Dogs of the Everglades

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