Special Education Teacher

JANA LUCAS

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly skilled, respectful, powerful student advocate with a focus on building positive relationships

■ Supportive and compassionate; responsibly able to communicate with students of any age/culture CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

K-12 Special Education Certificate

K-8 General Education Certificate

Highly Qualified in Reading, Mathematics, and Special Education EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Education

Central Washington University I March 2002

EXPERIENCE

Special Education Teacher I I Bethel Middle School, Bethel School District Aug 2019 - June 2020

• Created and taught specially designed instruction for grades 6-9 in Reading and Writing in the resource room setting

• Co-taught 8th grade English and Social Studies in the general education classroom along with two general education teachers

■ Wrote IEPs and BIPs (Behavior Intervention Plans), tracking and monitoring student progress towards goals targeted

• Modified general education curriculum to support the needs of special education students

■ Facilitated IEP and related student-focused meetings regularly Special Education Teacher I I Aylen Junior High School, Puyallup School District Aug 2014-Nov 2018

• Created and taught specially designed instruction for grades 6-8 in Mathematics in the resource room setting

• Wrote IEPs and BIPs (Behavior Intervention Plans), tracking and monitoring student progress towards goals targeted

• Modified Math Curriculum for special education students placed in a general education classroom

• Facilitated IEP and related student-focused meetings regularly JANA LUCAS

Special Education Teacher I I Chief Moses Middle School, Moses Lake School District Aug 2002-June 2013

• Created and taught specially designed instruction for grades 6-8 in Reading, Writing and Mathematics in the resource room setting

• Co-taught 7th grade English and 8th grade Mathematics in the general education classroom settings

• Wrote IEPs and BIPs (Behavior Intervention Plans), tracking and monitoring student progress towards goals targeted

• Modified general education curriculum to support the needs of special education students

• Facilitated IEP and related student-focused meetings regularly RELATED EXPERIENCE

Special Education Consultant I I Lind Middle School, Lind School District Feb 2014-June 2014

• Revised IEPs to ensure they were in compliance

• Taught special education teacher how to write legally compliant IEPs

• Assisted in facilitating IEP meetings held to model appropriate responsibilities of a case manager PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

District Diversity Committee Member 2015-2016, 2016-2017 Aylen PBIS Team 2016-2017

2016 Summer Institute - Quality Core Instruction (STEM Courses) AUG 2016 Technology Boot Camp JUNE 2017

Instructional GLAD Strategies Training (For Secondary Teachers) JAN 2018 REFERENCES

Mary Worthen; Special Education Teacher/Department Chair Aylen Junior High School, 101 15th St. NW, Puyallup, WA 98371

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Jane Hunter; Mathematics/Health Ed. Teacher

ACES High School, 9700 Holly Dr., Everett, WA 98204

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Renee Pryor; MTSS Intervention Specialist - Central Valley School District 19307 E. Cataldo Ave., Greenacres, WA 99016

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Substitute Teacher I I Various Schools, Moses Lake School District Aug 2013-June 2014 - Grades K - 12

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