Jeremy Ryan

Experience

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  Young Life

  Dec 2007 - May 2008

  Youth Minister and Orange/Villa Park Area Director

  • Responsible for developing Young Life locally, raising donor support, facilitating on-campus ministry, developing multi-church partnerships, training volunteer leaders, counseling students and families, leading programs for 30-60 students grades 6-12, and conducting local events for over 150 teenage kids.

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  TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

  Special Needs Para-Educator and Behavior Interventionist

  • Responsible for running ABA sessions for disabled students, counseling students and their families, setting educational benchmark goals for students, running progress meetings on a weekly and monthly basis, recording and reporting student behavior and academic progress, training new hires, and supporting classroom teaching staff. • Received a “Making a Difference” award for my work with children.

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  Geneva Presbyterian Church

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Director of High School and College Ministries

  • Responsible for developing multi-generational leader led high school and college ministries with accompanying programs and missional outreach.• I also helmed a partnership with Young Life’s special needs ministry. • Additionally, I relationally invested in families, trained volunteers, managed the department budget, taught weekly, and developed monthly worship services.

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  LA Habra Hills Presbyterian

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2016

  Youth Pastor

  • Responsible for holistically developing a ministry for middle and high school students comprised of a Sunday morning service, a Wednesday night program, triannual camping/mission trips, weekly service events, a school campus outreach, and multiple cross ministry collaborative worship events per quarter. • I also attend to student and parent needs, train a leadership team of 15 people, teach weekly, manage the department budget, and develop curriculum.

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  St. Vrain Valley Schools

  May 2016 - Aug 2018

  High School Special Education Teacher – Serious Emotional Disabilities

  • Responsible for developing individualized education plans for a dozen students.• Created daily lesson plans and led instruction for students 8th- 12th grade in the areas of Math, English, Social Studies, Science, Health and Financial Literacy. • Maintained student safety and stability by utilizing therapeutic crisis intervention, crisis prevention intervention, a variety of behavior management strategies, and numerous educational strategies. • Collaborated daily with parents, students, social workers, and various departmental staff to maintain the safety and stability of a diversely populated, tier 3 school through the method of daily assisting in teaching affective needs.• Organized field trips and school wide events for 50 students with special needs. Show less

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  Black Forest Lutheran Church

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Director of Youth and Family Ministries

  • Responsible for overseeing the development of educational goals and ministerial milestones for families and students in elementary, middle, and high school.• Planned and executed inter-generational events for students and adults on a weekly and monthly basis, developed monthly service events, and spearheaded multiple cross department collaborative events per quarter. • Constructed and gathered curriculum for students of varying ages which aligned with CDE teaching standards for topics such as personal health, kindness and bullying. • Additionally, attended to student and parent needs, trained a leadership team of 10 people, counseled families and students, managed the department budget, and developed subject appropriate curriculum. Show less

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  Stride, Inc.

  Aug 2019 - now

  SPECIAL EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND PE TEACHER

  • Responsible for developing and managing individualized education plans for 30+ students.• Worked with general education staff in multiple departments and special service providers to plan and execute tiered support and scaffolded lessons to students in 9th-12th grades. • Communicated daily with students and parents to exercise the principals of Capturing Kids Hearts. • Developed, organized, and coached several co-curricular teams and/or activities with the student body including an eSports team of over 75 students and virtual prom. • Managed data across multiple departments to ensure progress on IEP goals for my students. • Participated in staff meetings, trainings, professional development opportunities and student meetups on a regular basis. Show less