Special Education Teacher
Resume:
Susan Krawczyk
Purcellville, VA 20132
Email: ***************@*****.***
Cell: 703-***-****
PROFILE
Over 20 years professional development experience
Strong organizational skills
Public Speaking
Competence in Microsoft Word and SharePoint applications
Successful experience with program development and implementation
Experience specializing in curriculum development, classroom management, and lesson planning
Strong background in building relationships with stakeholders to aid academic and personal growth
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Grafton Integrated Health Network Winchester, VA
Special Educator Teacher September 2019-Present
Serves as lead educator for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Policy Analysis/Management: Develops, evaluates and refines educational material and instructions to effectively communicate learning objectives to students with intellectual disabilities to ensure advanced learning based on capabilities. Develops lessons plans and delivers instruction in alignment with IEPs for students ranging from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Communication Relations/Customer Service: Individualizes lesson plans based on needs and capacity for understanding to enhance student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities. Engages family members and additional staff to provide feedback on the student’s developmental tasks and initiates programs to assist in further patient/student care activities.
Teamwork/Leadership: Observes and evaluates performance to determine specific educational and social needs. Instructs up to 16 students individually and within group settings. Mentors incoming staff on behavioral aspects and coaches’ staff on techniques and strategies related to behavioral modifications.
Administrative: Uses a variety of tools and strategies to improve instruction methods. Assists programmatic staff with a variety of streamlined process improvement activities such as SharePoint, project plans, and analyzes internal policies, processes, and procedures to assure increased efficiency in operations.
Behavioral Health Focus: Collaborates with a variety of therapies, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy personnel to ensure patient-centered care approach for students. Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to assist in the improvement of a comprehensive care plan, to include education, for students.
Assisted management and parents in discussion of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, ensured students comprehended based on their capabilities, the needs for social distancing and masking. Provided one-on-one counseling for students struggling with understanding of masking based on psychological deficiencies
Oath Child Development Center Dulles, VA
Professional Development Educator September 2010- August 2019
Serves as lead educator for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Policy Analysis/Management: Develops, evaluates and refines educational material and instructions to effectively communicate learning objectives to students with intellectual disabilities to ensure advanced learning based on capabilities. Develops lessons plans and delivers instruction in alignment with IEPs for students ranging from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Communication Relations/Customer Service: Individualizes lesson plans based on needs and capacity for understanding to enhance student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities. Engages family members and additional staff to provide feedback on the student’s developmental tasks and initiates programs to assist in further patient/student care activities.
Teamwork/Leadership: Observes and evaluates performance to determine specific educational and social needs. Instructs up to 16 students individually and within group settings. Mentors incoming staff on behavioral aspects and coaches’ staff on techniques and strategies related to behavioral modifications.
Administrative: Uses a variety of tools and strategies to improve instruction methods. Assists programmatic staff with a variety of streamlined process improvement activities such as SharePoint, project plans, and analyzes internal policies, processes, and procedures to assure increased efficiency in operations.
Behavioral Health Focus: Collaborates with a variety of therapies, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy personnel to ensure patient-centered care approach for students. Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to assist in the improvement of a comprehensive care plan, to include education, for students.
Assisted management and parents in discussion of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, ensured students comprehended based on their capabilities, the needs for social distancing and masking. Provided one-on-one counseling for students struggling with understanding of masking based on psychological deficiencies.
Fairfax County Public Schools Reston, VA
Special Education Teacher/Professional Development Educator August 2004- June 2009
Served as the Special Education Teacher in Fairfax County School system, responsible for the education of over 25 students with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Policy Management: Supported the development of special education teachers in the implementation of lesson plans during individual and small group interventions.
Analysis: Used a variety of computer programs such as Microsoft Excel and SharePoint to track and trend student performance. Used data to determine social needs as well as potential disruptions impacting student learning.
Communication Relations/Customer Service: Performed several speaking engagements to provide mentorship and educate staff on the importance of diversity and inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities within the public school system.
Teamwork: Coordinated with other professional development educators to evaluate individual education plans for students with cognitive and emotional learning disabilities.
Administrative: Graded assignments, analyzed academic performance, and recommended changes to lesson plans based on student learning needs. Organized calendars for staff and students based on events, activities and in-home education.
Case Management: Established and implemented tools for crisis intervention based on behavioral analysis.
Loudon County Public Schools Sterling, VA
Special Education Teacher/Professional Development Educator August 2003- June 2005
Lead Special Education Teacher for Loudon County Public School system, responsible for the educational development of autistic children and individuals with intellectual disabilities at a fifth-grade level of mental capacity.
Policy Analysis/Training Development: Successfully created a tracking mechanism for determining workload implications for each curriculum for over 25 students. Conducted future forecasting of changes and new techniques for learning to be incorporated into individualized education plans (IEPs).
Teamwork/Leadership: Conferred with leadership on prioritization of lesson plans to ensure readiness and competency of the staff and students.
Administrative: Managed and complied documentation for family members and personal representatives to provide baseline educational assessments and enhanced training programs to future education initiatives to improve social capabilities within the classroom.
Training Analysis: Identified training needs, coordinated events and trained personnel in order to enhance performance standards.
Michigan City Area Schools Michigan City, IN
Special Education Teacher/Professional Development Educator August 2001- June 2002
Lead Special Education Teacher responsible for the education of individuals with intellectual disabilities ranging from infant to adult. Duties included speaking with department heads and HR personnel to determine training needs, implementing training programs into company procedures and reviewing data from previous training programs to determine their success in helping employees and students/parents learn about the company or a particular skill.
Policy Analysis/Training Development: Reviewed trends and training requirements in order to make recommendations to management to improve quality of training. Gathered and evaluated information from employees and management on previous training to identify weaknesses and areas that need additional training.
Leadership: Trained new hires on company policies and procedures and used the best training methods for a specific purpose or audience.
Teamwork: Continuously engaged with other teachers and medical professionals to develop teaching strategies for at-risk students.
Administrative: Created centralized platforms for tracking work products, timelines, and calendars of staff. Successfully prepared reports, letters, spreadsheets and memorandums. Planned and coordinated on-site and off-site meetings.
Business Acumen: Served as a primary contact for special education and traditional education staff. Developed mechanisms for collaboration through the use of SharePoint and other computer-based program applications.
St. Stanislaus Catholic School Michigan City, IN
Special Education Teacher/Professional Development Educator August 1996- June 2001
Lead Special Education Teacher responsible for the educational development of individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Policy Analysis: Conducted special studies and analyses, in support of the entire school and special needs department by collecting and maintaining data.
Training Development: Evaluated and improved document tracking of lesson plans and training modules, prioritizing the workload of staff based on student ratios, in support of the education department.
Teamwork: Successfully planned and coordinated company and department-level events for teachers and students.
Leadership: Ensured proper tracking, monitoring of progress and completion of projects, correspondence to family members, monthly training plans and evaluations of performance.
Administrative: Managed both personal and staff calendars and meeting requests of interested parties. Assisted the general manager with supply requests and coordination of travel of off-site events for students.
Business Acumen: Prepared, proofread and formatted correspondence and curriculums. Recommended training materials and methods, ordered and maintained in-house training equipment and assisted leadership in management of the budget set for training on a quarterly basis.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
MAT: Special Education
Liberty University – Lynchburg, VA
2019-2022
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Indiana University Northwest - Gary, IN
1990-1994
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