Educational Consultant

Debbie Gipson, M.Ed.

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EXPERIENCE

IDEAs for Success, Longview, TX - Owner/Consultant August 2019 - present

Provides consultation services throughout northeast Texas for school improvement, federal, state, and local compliance with special education rules and regulations, Facilitated IEPs, establishment and writing of local Operating Guidelines, individual student evaluations, and professional development for all-level staff, including local school boards, superintendents, and campus-level administration. Marshall ISD - Educational Diagnostician

June 2017 - July 2019

Served as Educational Diagnostician and Certified Autism Specialist for students on all campuses, including those assigned to the disciplinary alternative education programs, Behavior FASST Academy and incarcerated at Willoughby Juvenile Detention Center. Provided specific district-level supports to improve overall racial disproportionality, family support, and improve student success for at-risk students. Upshur County SSA, Gilmer, TX — Educational Diagnostician June 2014 - June 2017 and June 2004 - March 2010

Served as Educational Diagnostician for students who reside in Residential Facility homes and long-term medical facilities. Typical job duties as educational Diagnostician/case manager. Served as Educational Diagnostician, Assistive Technology Manager, and Crisis Intervention Prevention (CPI) instructor for all SSA districts and law enforcement agencies.

IDEAs for Success, Longview, TX — Owner/Consultant October 2012 - August 2014

Provided consultation services throughout northeast Texas for Facilitated IEPs, creation of local Operating Guidelines, individual student evaluations, and professional development for all-level staff. Region 7 ESC, Kilgore, TX — Special Education Specialist March 2010 - October 2012

Provided support services to all districts within the Region 7 ESC area, specifically to Directors, Coordinators, Educational Diagnosticians, and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSP). Coordinated professional development with core curriculum specialists including curriculum alignment and Dyslexia. EDUCATION

University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX — Master of Principal/Administrator (Certification Only) August 2009

Principal Certification Obtained

University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX — Master of Education May 2004

Educational Diagnostician Certification Obtained

University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX — Bachelor of Science August 1997

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