Special Education Manager

Terry L. Johnson, Ed.D.

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Chicago, IL 60636

Phone: 773-***-****

Cell: 312-***-****

E-Mail: *********@*********.***

Professional Summary

Professional with experience in the field of Education, specializing in assessing students’ educational needs. Expert in providing workshops and training for teachers in special and general education on the IEP process, MDRs, and inclusion.

Core Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Strong collaborator

• Experienced in working with special needs and ELL students

• Adept in assessing diverse learning styles

• Excellent public speaking and communication skills

• Effective in maintaining good relationships with parents, staff, supervisors and general public

• Encourages creative teaching and learning techniques

• Maintains open-door policy

• Uses data to drive instructional decisions

Experience

May 2008 to September 2009

Orr High School

Chicago, IL

Assistant Principal

• Facilitated the hiring of staff

• Provided leadership, supervision, evaluation, feedback, and professional development and training to staff.

• Monitored multiple databases to track student attendance.

• Participated in development of school's SIPAA.

• Senior class sponsor

• Conducted weekly meetings with case manager and teachers to review IEPs, discuss ISBE regulations, student discipline, attendance, and caseloads,

• Attended departmental meetings to address instructional trends and/or teacher concerns.

• Maintained communication with regularly outside Agencies and vendors to ensure the school was meeting needs of Community

• Conducted analysis to address low graduation rates which led to design and establishment of credit recovery program.

May 2007 to May 2008

Worth SD 127

Worth, IL

Special Education, ELL, & EC Director

• Reviewed and re-organized office files in line with ISBE guidelines

• Coordinated the hiring, supervision, and evaluation of special education, ELL, EC & related staff.

• Worked directly Eisenhower Cooperative which resulted in the establishment of district's RTI model. December 1999 to July 2007

• Effectively controlled the release of confidential student information.

• Prepared correspondence and fiscal documents for Superintendent and Business Manager.

• Updated Special Education Teacher's Handbook.

• Monitored and supervised home/hospital placements and payments.

• Attended due process and mediation meetings.

• Met with parents and others regarding issues with special education placement and service provision.

• Provided professional development to staff.

CPS

Chicago, IL

Special Education Administrator

• Planned and facilitated the provision of professional development and training at the local school, Area and Cluster levels.

• Monitored special education funded positions ensuring appropriate staff for program implementation.

• Coordinated activities between Instructional, Pupil Support and local schools teams to ensure timely completion of F.I.E.s and annual reviews.

• Established site-based instructional models to ensure inclusion in the general education classrooms of students with disabilities.

• Represented the district in Manifestation and Determination and Due Process and Mediation hearings.

• Coordinated the participation of schools in Special and Academic Olympics Education

Chicago State University

Chicago, IL, US

Post-doctoral classes

Higher education emphasis

Argosy University

Chicago, IL, US

Organizational Leadership

Ed.D

Program provides doctorate students with real world experiences and theories to assist organizations to develop and thrive in diverse settings. Coursework completion, March 2012.

Chicago State University

Chicago, IL, US

Educational Administration

Master's

Program centered on participants for administrative duties of k-12 schools Type 75

Eastern IL University

Charleston, IL, US

Education

Bachelor of Science

This program was for a dual major in special and general education. LBS1

Type 3, 10, and 4

Pre-vocational and teacher Coordinator

Accomplishments

Cluster 6 Suicide/Depression Professional Development (2006) LSC & Parent Training on Special Education Laws (2005 & 2006) Paraprofessional Professional Development (2004, 2006 & 2008) Worth SD 127 Special Education Newsletter (2007-08)

Principal & Teacher Professional Development (2000-08) Bilingual Special & General Ed. PD (2005-2007) Summer PD Orr Academy (2008)

Credit Recovery Program (Orr HS 2008)

eIEP District training, Worth SD 127 (2007-08)

RTI Workshops (2005-2007)

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