Multifaceted Education and Leadership Professional
Resume:
Tracy A. Gray
Jacksboro, TX ****8
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Objective: To obtain employment in a capacity best utilizing my experience, skills, and education in the area of education, customer services, leadership, coaching, and/or sales. Summary:
Certification: Elementary Education (Grades 1-8), Elementary English (Grades 1-8), and Generic Special Education (Grades PK-12). Supplemental ESL PK-12
● 4 year college softball player
● High school volleyball coach
● High School Softball Coach
● Coach youth volleyball, basketball, and softball
● Behavior Specialist for 4 years
● Mental Health First Aid Certified
● HRS Leadership Team Member for 2 years
● Special Education Coordinator for 2 years
● 504 Coordinator for Archer City Junior High and High School 1 year
● Former Handle with Care Trainer
● CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Trained/Former Trainer
● LAMP Trained (Language Acquisition through Motor Planning) Education:
Concordia University Portland, Oregon
Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction, Minor in Trauma and Resilience Overall GPA 4.0
Graduation January 11, 2020
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and English, May 2002 Specialization in Special Education
Overall GPA 3.32
Experience:
Symmetry Financial Group
Life and Health Insurance Broker, Recruiter, and Hiring Manager August 2023 - Present
● Set and run appointments with clients
● Provide training for other insurance agencies
● Ensure all paperwork is processed and policies are issued
● Set-up and run interviews for future agents
● Train and oversee new agents throughout onboarding process Experience continued
Jacksboro ISD, Jacksboro TX
Elementary Life Skills Teacher, Handle With Care Trainer August 2022 - September 2023
● Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with parents, students, teachers, colleagues, and community members
● Provided PE classes for self-contained classroom to allow them to strengthen physically and mentally
● Provide input to teacher and parents regarding academic, behavior, and social emotional learning
● Advocate for LRE
● Encouraged collaboration with general educators to implement and adjust accommodations and modifications as per IEP’s including informing general educators about the effect of disabilities on access to education and the educational needs of learners with disabilities.
● Created and implemented a Community Based Instructional Curriculum (CBI) for our elementary students
● Trains teachers in mental health of students and staff, along with trauma and best practices. Archer City ISD Archer City, TX
Special Education Coordinator grades 7-12 / 504 Coordinator, PE Instructor August 2020 – July 2022
● Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with parents, students, teachers, colleagues, and community members
● Provided PE classes for the our Self-contained students
● Provided coaching for special olympics
● Provide input to teacher and parents regarding academic, behavior, and social emotional learning
● Assist in evaluating the intellectual, emotional, and behavioral functioning of referred students and to determine student eligibility for special education services according to federal and state regulations.
● Train and support teachers and staff on trauma-informed practices, social emotional learning,de escalation techniques, and local/state/federal laws and guidelines driving our dailypractices.
● Involved in the planning, facilitating, and leading change among diverse stakeholder groups through our HRS Leadership Team.
Wichita Falls ISD Wichita Falls, TX
Behavior Specialist PK-12thAugust 2016 – June 2020
● Provided campus support and interventions for students, teachers, support staff, and administrators to better instruct students with behavior plans
● Member of the Special Olympics committee
● Worked with students to strengthen basic coordination skills to prepare for Special Olympics
● Coordinated and supported our BASE program and all BAC classrooms on my assigned campuses.
● Created and implementedphysical education lesson plans for our self-contained students in BASE and BAC
● Worked with teachers to provide alternative accommodations and/or modifications for assignments and testing in the general education classroom.
● Enhanced teacher efforts to work with parents, learners, facilitators, advocates and specialists to develop and implement improvement of accommodations/modifications to create greater access to general education instruction.
Experience Continued
● Encouraged collaboration with general educators to implement and adjust accommodations and modifications as per IEP’s including informing general educators about the effect of
● disabilities on access to education and the educational needs of learners with disabilities. ● Helped develop alternative assignments and activities to fulfill course standards for learners with disabilities.
● Attended professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional intervention competence.
● Provide staff development in areas such as disability awareness, diversified instruction, behavioral interventions, trauma, resilience, and inclusive instruction. Tulia ISD Tulia, TX
TLC Teacher, BAC teacher at Highland Elementary
Grades PK-2 August 2013 – May 2016
● Assistant Volleyball Coach, Head Softball Coach
● Self-contained classroom for the severe and profound
● Created and taught a BAC room for student in need
● LAMP trained and implemented within my classroom with a specific student (1 out of 3 in the Pandhandle showcased at Region 16)
● Collaborated with administration, teachers, and parents transitioning students out of district, from home, and/or from school to school.
● Created and implemented behavior and transition plans
● Created and implemented social stories and picture symbol schedules
● Headed up Title I parent night – Polar Express
Garland ISD Rowlett, TX
LEAP (Classroom for students with Autism) Teacher at Back Elementary Grades 1st-5thAugust 2012 – July 2013
● Self-Contained Classroom for 9 boys with Autism
● Created and implemented physical education instruction for those who couldn’t attend PE
● Created and implemented behavior and transition plans
● Created and implemented picture symbol schedules and social stories
● Collaborated with General Ed teachers on behavior plans and lesson plans Rylie Family Faith Academy Dallas, TX
Special Education Teacher at Inspired Vision Academy 1 Grades PreK – 8thAugust 2010
● Resource teacher for Special Education Students in grades PreK – 5th
● Active participant in the ARD Committees
● Created and implemented original lesson plans
● Actively participated in grade-level planning and curriculum discussions
● Advocate for special education students and the laws that protect them Experience Continued
Trinity Independent School District Trinity, TX
Reading Teacher at Trinity Intermediate School
Sixth Grade August 2009 – June 2010
● Created and implemented original lesson plans
● UIL Coach for Oral Reading and Listening Skills
● A member of the RTI team.
● Coordinated and oversaw all sixth grade group activities.
● Mentor for new teachers
Abilene Independent School District Abilene, TX
Resource, Inclusion, and Self Contained Teacher at Fannin Elementary (Exemplary) Grades K-2 August 2004 – May 2009
● Introduced and implemented the LeapFrog LeapTrack system.
● Lead Special Education Teacher for 4 years.
● A member of the Response to Intervention Team.
● Introduced and implemented the Thinking Maps.
Winters Independent School District Winters, TX
Resource, Inclusion, and Self-Contained Teacher, August 2002 – May 2004
● Introduced and implemented the FACES program within the classroom.
● Created three week progress reports for special education students and their
● teachers.
● UIL Coach for Ready Writing
● Active member in all ARD decisions and meetings.
● In-Home trainer
Other Responsibilities and Jobs:
Kerrville Lions Camp Kerrville, TX
Wing Counselor, Houseparent May 1999 – August `1999 & May 2000 – August 2000
● Worked with children that were mild to severely handicapped, deaf, or diabetic.
● Supervised children 24 hours a day, six days a week.
● Supervised a staff of 18 adults and 40 children on a weekly basis.
● Participated in ropes course, camping trips, team building exercises and swim lessons. References
Michael Qualls
Fomer Jacksboro Elementary Principal
1677 N Main
Jacksboro, Texas 76458
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Alexandra Martin
Principal at McNeil Junoir High
5100 Ridegecrest Drive
Wichita Falls, Texas 76310
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Angie Betts
School Improvement Specialist
Former Principal at Ben Franklin Elementary School 301 TX-11 Loop Wichita Falls, Texas 76306
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Becky Hanna
Secondary ELAR Specialist
School 301 TX-11 Loop
Wichita Falls, Texas 76306
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