Education Consultant Special

Tracey A. Thomas M. Ed.

PO Box ****

Eureka, MT *9917

***********@*****.***

406-***-**** Home

907-***-**** Cell

Objectives:

•To be the best educational leader/teacher I can be, contributing to a positive climate within any work setting and promoting individual student success by meeting their individual needs.

•To continually pursue professional development as a life-long learner, actively modeling and sharing effective teaching practices respectfully and having a positive impact with all educational stakeholders.

Experience

2022 - long term sub Southeast Island School District - special Ed itinerant

2020-21 - Heart in Hand Educational Consulting - independent contractor - teacher/Chatham School District, special education consultant/Browning School District 2019-20 - Assistant Principal/teacher, Browning Middle School/Elementary School, Browning, MT

2017-2019 - First Grade Teacher - Olney/Bissell School, Whitefish, MT 2012-2017 - Special Education Teacher K-12/ Special Ed. Director, Chatham School District, Angoon (Gustavus), AK (Retired from AK)

2011-2012 - Lead Teacher, New Wings Behavioral Treatment Program, Grades K-5, Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1, Cortez, CO

2010-2011 - Sped Education Specialist II, EED, Juneau, AK 2009-2010 - K-2 Special Education Teacher, Glacier Valley Elementary School, Principal Mentorship Training through UAS.

2009 - K-2 Regular ED Long Term Substitute Teacher, Hoonah, AK (Feb-June) 2007-2008 - Head Teacher, grades 5-8 Miller Colony Hutterite School, Bynum, MT 2003-2007 - Private Tutor, Whitefish, MT, all grades 2002-2003 - Low Incidence Special Education Teacher, Riverbend Elementary, Juneau, AK 1999-2002 - Teacher/Director/Creator - BrightStar Early Learning Center, Whitefish, MT 1997-1999 - Pre-K Teacher - Discovery Developmental Center, Kalispell, MT 1990-2008 - Co-owner - NorskStar Seafood, Whitefish MT 1980-1990 - Resource Teacher 4-7, Kindergarten teacher, 3rd grade teacher, Remedial Reading Specialist, Petersburg School District, Petersburg, AK Education

2019-2020 - Professional Development - Browning School District 2017-2019 - Professional Development, PIR net - Flathead County, MT 2010-2016 - Continuing Education Classes UAA, AK

2009-2010 - Masters, UAS, Juneau, AK

1980-2008 - Continuing education courses: Reading Early Childhood, Behavior, Counseling, Cultural Classes, RTI, UAS, AK Pacific University, University of MT and Alaska Staff Development

1977-1980 - B.S Education, Elementary and Special Education, Lock Haven State University, Lock Haven, PA

Additional Training:

CPR/First Aid, Mandt, CPI, Conscious Discipline, Tribes, Plight Club, Social Thinking, Suicide Prevention, RTI, Strategies for Students with Autism, Sensory Integration, Sped Director and DTC training. Indian Education for All Conference, (Helena, MT) Roles/Responsibilities:

Coordinated related service providers district wide including speech, OT, PT and school psychologists.

Para-professional training and scheduling

Teacher/para evaluations

Monthly school board reports

District grant writing (Artist in the Classroom)

District testing coordinator

Development of IEPs and Behavior Plans, FBAs

Assessments and observations

Lesson plans and curriculum development

Progress monitoring

ASSEC (Alaska State Special Ed Conference)- committee member References:

Corrina Guardipee-Hall, Superintendent, Browning School District, Browning, MT 406-***-****, 406-***-**** cell

Jim Parkin, Principal, Angoon School, Chatham School District, AK (retired) 907-***-**** cell

Nancy Moon, Principal, Gustavus School, Chatham School District, AK (retired)541-***-**** home, 541-***-**** cell

Eric Hart, teacher, Gustavus, Klukwan, Chatham School District, AK *****@*********.*** ********@*******.***

Steve Pine, Superintendent, Hoonah School District, AK (retired) 303-***-**** cell Carmen Katasse, Principal, Riverbend Elementary, Juneau, AK (retired) 907-***-**** cell Art Arnold, Director of Special Ed, DEED, Juneau, AK (retired) 715-***-**** home, 907-***-**** cell

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