Assistant Special Education
Resume:
DONALD KENNETH “KEN” WALKER
CURRENT ADDRESS
TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA 30176
770-***-**** (Cell)
POSITION OBJECTIVE
To find full time or part time employment in public education, private education, collegiate athletics or sports information.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (33 Years – all in Georgia Public Schools)
Retired January 1, 2016 – Returned as part time in 2017.
MOUNT ZION HIGH SCHOOL, Mount Zion, Georgia
Employed 2017 – Present. Courses taught: World History, US History in Film, American Government and Economics. Completed all TKES Evaluations with all satisfactory scores. Three years of part time experience earned. 49% retiree position.
HARALSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Tallapoosa, Georgia
Employed 2011-2016. Courses taught: History, Credit Recovery, American Government, Special Education and In School Suspension. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument and TKES with all satisfactory scores. Four and a half years experience earned.
LAMAR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, Barnesville, Georgia
Employed 2005 – 2011. Courses taught: Economics, World History,U.S. History. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. Six years experience earned.
TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL, Temple, Georgia
Employed 2000 - 2005. Courses taught: Citizenship, Economics, Current Issues, U.S. History and World History. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. Five years experience earned. 2004 Temple High School Teacher of the Year.
MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL, Monticello, Georgia
Employed 1999 – 2000. Courses taught: Government, Economics, and Remedial Social Studies. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. One year experience earned.
MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Danielsville, Georgia
Employed 1998 - 1999. Courses taught: U.S. History and World Geography. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. One year experience earned.
JEFF DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, Hazlehurst, Georgia
Employed 1995 – 1998. Courses taught: Senior Government, U.S. History, and World Geography. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. Three years experience earned with tenure.
MARY PERSONS HIGH SCHOOL, Forsyth, Georgia
Employed 1987 – 1995. Courses taught: Citizenship, World Geography, U.S. History, Economics and Current Events. Club sponsor: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletic Club. Completed Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument with all satisfactory scores. Completed Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument. Eight years of experience earned with tenure.
BOWDON HIGH SCHOOL, Bowdon, Georgia
Completed student teaching requirement - 1987
CERTIFICATION
Holder of a PBT-5 Georgia Certificate in Social Studies (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Behavioral Science 6-12) and Special Education General Curriculum Consultative (P-12) expiring in 2024.
Holder of a Class A Alabama Certificate in Secondary (6-12) History, Political Science, Economics, Geography, Collaborative Special Education (all grades) expiring in 2024.
Passed Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in 1987 in Social Studies.
Passed GACE in Special Education General Curriculum in 2010.
COACHING EXPERIENCE (720 games)
VARSITY BASKETBALL CAREER RECORD (23 years): 222-367
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL CAREER RECORD (10 years): 51-42
MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER RECORD (2 years): 20-18
MOUNT ZION HIGH SCHOOL, Carrollton, Georgia
2017 – present
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach: 2-4
Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Coach: 4-13
Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
Junior Varsity Baseball Coach
Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach (pitchers and catchers)
OAK MOUNTAIN ACADEMY, Carrollton, Georgia
2015-2017
Head Boys Basketball Coach: 4-45 in a rebuilding situation in GISA.
Head Middle School Boys Basketball Coach: 20-18
Cross Country Coach in 2016.
HARALSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
2011-2015
Head Boys Basketball Coach: 7-87 in rebuilding situation in Class AAA.
Assistant Softball Coach
Assistant Baseball Coach: Pitchers and Catchers
Cross Country Head Coach: 2013
LAMAR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
2005 – 2011
Head Boys Basketball Coach: Sweet 16 appearances as Region 5AA third seed in first two years. First state tournament appearance in seven years for the school. Champions of Highway 78 Classic Tournament in Villa Rica (2006) and runnerup of the First National Bank Holiday Classic (2006).
Head Cross Country Coach: Started program at the school. Placed 2nd in Region 5AA first two years and qualified for state in each season since with the boys and took the school’s first girls team to state in 2009 (5 years).
Assistant Football Coach: Tight Ends, Defensive Ends (1 year)
Assistant Baseball Coach: Pitchers and Catchers (1st year in 2010)
TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL
2000-2005
Head Boys Basketball Coach with a record of 67-67 in five years in Region 6A. 2003 season record of 23-8 and state tournament appearance advancing to the Elite Eight, 12-1 region record, 22-3 record against same classification, sub-region championship and ranked tenth in the final state poll. First state tournament appearance in 12 years for the school. 2002 season of 14-11 was the first winning season in 11 years and sub-region co-champions with a 11-4 region record. Three times runner-up in the Highway 78 Classic Tournament. Rebuilt a program which had no winning seasons since the early 1990s.
Head Cross Country Coach: started a program at this school. Placed 16th in the state and third in the region in the second year. Finished 12th in the state and third in the region in the third year, Region 6A championship and 13th in the state in the fourth year.
Assistant Varsity Football Coach: Running backs and Defensive Ends (3 years).
Assistant Baseball Coach (2 years) – Region 6A championship in 2005, back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances – coached infielders and pitchers.
MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
1999-2000
Head Boys Basketball Coach with a record of 10-12 in a first year rebuilding situation in Region 7A. 3rd place finish and region tournament qualifier and one point short of the state tournament.
Assistant Varsity Football Coach: Defensive Ends and Receivers. Region 7A playoff team.
MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1998-1999
Head Boys Basketball Coach with a record of 6-18 in a rebuilding situation in Region 8AAA.
Assistant Varsity Football Coach: Defensive Ends and Tight Ends.
JEFF DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
1995-1998
Head Boys Basketball Coach with a record of 40-32 in three years. Three consecutive second place finishes in Sub-region 2AA South. 1996-1998 coached both varsity and junior varsity with a record of 12-9.
Varsity / Junior Varsity Football Coach (1996-1997) Defensive Ends, Scout Team,
Head Junior Varsity.
Junior High Football Coach: Defensive coordinator of undefeated team (7-0).
MARY PERSONS HIGH SCHOOL
1987-1995
Head Girls Basketball Coach with a three year record of 43-32. Two time region semifinalist in sub-region 3AA North, state tournament appearance and region runnerup from Region 4AA in 1994. Champions of 1993 Bank of Gray Holiday Classic in Jones County.
1987-1992: Assistant Boys Basketball Coach/ JV coach with a record of 31-19 of 8th-10th grade program.
1991-1995: Junior Varsity Football Coach: offensive and defensive line on the 8th and 9th grade teams.
Varsity Football Scout
1988-1991: Head Girls Softball Coach
1990, 1994-1995: Junior Varsity Baseball Coach with a record of 19-5.
YOUTH COACHING
1982-1987
Worked with various recreation baseball and basketball programs while attending college.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, Carrollton, Georgia
Masters of Education – Secondary Education – August, 1993.
Bachelors of Science – Secondary Social Science Education – June, 1987.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Carrollton, Georgia
Graduated in June of 1982 as an Honor Graduate with an Academic Diploma.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2003 Temple High School Teacher of the Year for 2004-2005
1997 STAR Teacher selected by a student from Mary Persons High School
1998, 2004, 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1993, 1994, 1997 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year
2014 GHSA Umpire 20 year service award
MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
1992- Present Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE)
1989-Present Fellowship of Christian Athletes
1991- 2020 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
1999- 2010 National Association of Basketball Coaches
1991-1995 Diamond Umpires Association
2006-2011
1996-1998 South Georgia Umpires Association
1999-2000 Northeast Georgia Umpires Association
2000-2003 West Georgia Umpires Association
2012-2019
2009-2010 Greater Georgia Sports Officials (basketball)
2010-2011 Middle Georgia Basketball Officials Association
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
2017-Present Gradick Sports, Carrollton, Georgia: Radio Color Analyst for High School Football Games (3 seasons)
2012-2014 Region 4AAA Basketball Schedule / Tournament Coordinator
2014 – 2015 Region 5AAA Basketball Schedule / Tournament Coordinator
1982-2016 GHSA high school baseball / softball umpire (22 years experience)
1982– 1987 Employed at Walker Meats, Inc. in Carrollton, Georgia. Jobs varied from
shipping and receiving to office bookkeeper. Part time job while attending college and during the summers.
1982-1983Umpire for West Georgia Umpires Association at the recreation level.
1979-1982 Summer job as scorekeeper with the Carrollton, Georgia Parks and Recreation
Department
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