Lynn
Abercrombie
Special Education
Teacher
Lynn Abercrombie
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Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
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Education
Honors & Activities
Professional
Experience
University of Idaho-Certification in Special Education K-12 University of Idaho-Masters of Education in Special Education UCLA & California State University Dominguez Hills-Bachelor of Arts Spanish & French
Graduated Cum Laude-Dean’s List GPA 3.9
Spanish Honor Society Member-SIGMA DELTA PI
Vice-President French Honor Society-PI DELTA PHI
RTI Team member at Post Falls High School
Region One President for the Idaho Education Association 2013-2015 High School Resource English 2020-present
Post Falls School School District # 273-Post Falls, Idaho
● Taught Resource English Highly Qualified
● Participated as a Multidisciplinary team member-MDT
● Provided online English class for grades 9-12
● Managed IEP caseload & eligibility reports
● Administered Wiat & Woodcock Johnson Assessments
● Progress monitored students using Aimsweb
Student Support Coordinator 2016-Present
American International School of Lagos, Nigeria
● Developing an inclusive student support program
● Mentors classroom & support teachers
● Oversees Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
● Collaborates with school counselor to design behavior plans
● Ensures follow through on student progress updates to parents
● Mediates parent meetings for clarification or conflict resolution
● Presents professional development for staff and community
● Implements modifications & accommodations when indicated
● Establishes pre-referral and referral protocol
● Tracks intervention plans and progress monitoring Professional Experience
Educational
Presentations
High School Resource English & Science 2009-2016
Post Falls School School District # 273-Post Falls, Idaho
● Taught Resource English & Science, Spanish & French
● Participated as a Multidisciplinary team member-MDT
● Worked with Response to Intervention (RTI) committee
● Administered Wiat & Woodcock Johnson Assessments
● Progress monitored students using Aimsweb
● Co-taught with the science department
● Piloted a remedial reading program-Read 180
● Instructed Spanish & French classes
Principal & Teacher 2006-2008
Innercept Academy-Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
● Maintained transcripts, educational testing, and curriculum
● Worked with educational team to ensure accreditation
● Prepared and case managed IEPs
● Designed and implemented educational plans grades 6-12 Special Education Teacher 2004-2006
Kootenai Academy-Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
● Assessed and taught PreK-12 at Kootenai Medical Center
● Worked with local school districts on day school placements
● Charted all classes on the hospital meditech system
● Collaborated with title 1 from Coeur d’Alene school district
● Gave input in medical staff meetings regarding students Special Education Teacher 2000-2004
Children’s Village Academy-Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
● Developed curriculum for grades K-12
● Taught in a residential treatment setting
● Liaison role with Mental Health Technicians and support network
American International School of Lagos-Nigeria 2016 ADHD Workshop for Paraprofessionals
Nigerian Schools Conference in Lagos, Nigeria 2017 Reaching & Teaching the Student with Oppositional Defiant Disorder Nigerian Schools Conference in Lagos, Nigeria 2018 Project Based Learning and Differentiation
Association of International Schools in Africa-Nigeria (2019) The Differentiated Classroom: Reaching Every Student Publications ConneXions Article: Differentiated Classroom: Reaching Every Student
Published March 2019 in AISA- Association of International Schools in Africa (article 3.17 page 34)