Special Education Teacher

Lauralee Owens

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Passionate, experienced, certified Special Education teacher with a total of over 18 years as a lead professional educator, as well as serving individuals with developmental disabilities as a volunteer, substitute, and a lifetime working with my brother who had Down syndrome.

Qualification Highlights

Lead IEP Facilitator Technology Inclusion Advocate (Faculty advisor/Board of Directors for Best Buddies International) Community Based Instruction Curriculum Development Standards-Based/Data driven Professional Development: Praxis ELA, 30 Credit Hours Certification/ IMSE (Orton Gillingham), working towards practicum. Professional Experience

Mililani Middle School-Mililani, HI (2016-2020) 7-8th Grade Language Arts Resource Teacher Forest Grove School District-Forest Grove, OR (2015-2016) 4th Grade Special Education teacher Jefferson High School-Jefferson, OR (2014-2015) LRC Special Education Teacher Liberty High School – Hillsboro, OR (2013-2014) LRC Special Education Teacher (part-time) Hillsboro High School – Hillsboro, OR (Feb-June 2013) Special Education Inclusion Assistant Beaverton School District – Beaverton, OR (2011-2013) Special Education Substitute Waianae High School– Waianae, HI (2009-2010)

Special Education Inclusion Teacher. Improved cognitive, social, verbal and developmental skills of students on caseload. High level of success with parent/student/professional communication. Developed IEPs. Best Buddies Board Member, working w/state director, and administrators to bring the program to Oahu.

Aspira Early College High School (charter) Chicago, IL (2009) Special Education/Inclusion Teacher. Taught math, social studies

(self-contained), inclusion-supported caseload students in standard classroom setting. IEP’s, Best Buddies Advisor. Hopewell, Chicago, IL (2008) Special Education Teacher, Established community-based instruction, job-readiness. (private school). Franklin Towne Charter High School – Philadelphia, PA (2004-2007) Special Education Teacher (Life Skills/Resource Room). Resource Room-Math, Language Arts. Developed community-based instruction plan, started and ran a highly successful inclusion chapter of Best Buddies, used for a school-wide peer mentor program. Technology in classroom, research-based curriculum improved student academic success. Walker Middle School– Orlando, FL (2003-2004)

Special Education Teacher Taught math, social studies for self-contained (ID). Co-taught social skills. Apopka Memorial Middle School-Apopka, FL (2002-2003) Social Studies-Varying Exceptionalities

Education & Certification Information

University of Central Florida-Bachelor of Science Special Ed K-12 Certification, Hawaii (2015-2020) Exceptional Education, Specializing in Intellectual Disabilities Former multi-state Certified (WA, IL, PA, FL OR)

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