Special Education Teacher and Case Manager
Resume:
Cynthia Daigre-Hines
St. Augustine, Florida, 32080
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Work Experience
Duval Charter Scholars Academy
October 2023-present
Serving as a kindergarten teacher and presently lead teacher for the kindergarten team. Introduced a new curriculum for English Language Arts and finished a years worth of the curriculum in one semester as told by the principal to ensure our students were reading when they left kindergarten.
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Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
September 2022- May 2023
English Language Arts Teacher
Served as a special education teacher for Deaf and Hard of Hearing high school aged students for English Language Arts; developed IEP’s conducted assessments; created differentiated lessons for students; taught Deaf culture and self determination classes
Denver Public Schools
September 2021 to June 2022
Multi- Intensive Special Education Teacher
Served as a special education teacher to students with cognitive disabilities including autism, selective mutism, and behavior disorders; responsibilities included managing IEP goals and developing goals, developing and designing instructional activities for students, monitoring student behavior and supervising paras. Schedules were designed to meet the specific needs for students including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech and language services
Aurora Public Schools
September 2017 to March 2019
Mild/Moderate special education teacher, High School Inclusion teacher for math and English Language Arts, Self Contained teacher for students with Social/Emotional disabilities
Served as a mild/moderate teacher for students in the regular education classroom for the subjects of math and English Language Arts at the high school level; served as a math interventionist for students in the middle school; served as a social/emotional self contained teacher for primary aged students; These various positions required me to case manage IEP’s, three year re-evaluations as well as initial evaluations, develop IEP’s with other team members of the special education team and serve as a member of the Multi Tiered Systems of Support team.
Springfield Public Schools
August 2005- July 2016
Case Manager for Special Education, Mild/Moderate Teacher
Served as the case manager for students at the elementary level, developed IEP’s with the special service team, scheduled IEP’s and initial as well as three year evaluations, served as a member of the Multi Tiered Systems of Support Team (MTSS), coordinated the math program for elementary students and teachers in special education, coordinated the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program for the district
Illinois School f/t Deaf, Jacksonville, Illinois
September 1992- October 2004
Self Contained Teacher for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Served as a teacher for Deaf and Hard of students who had disabilities other than deafness, developed IEP’s behavior plans, and individualized instruction for students according to their IEP; served as the coordinator of multi-cultural activities campus wide, served on various committees including curriculum and steering committees as well as coached high school basketball cheerleading and Special Olympics
Southwest Cook County Cooperative, Oak Forest, Illinois
August 1991- May 1992
Itinerant Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Birth-3 Interventionist
Provided services to students from kindergarten to 12th grade who were included in mainstream classes, served as an educational sign language interpreter for students at the middle school level, provided early intervention services for children who were newly identified as having a hearing and provided resources for families
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois
August 1990- June 1991
Classroom Teacher for the Deaf
Provided services to elementary aged students who were Deaf and Harding in a day program, developed IEP’s assisted with behavior plans, and problem solving for students who were demonstrating difficulty with academics
Education
Master's in Educational Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield
September 1994 to June 1999 (Degree issued in June 2000)
Bachelor’s in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Macmurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois
September 1986 to May 1990
References
Available upon request
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