Pearl Chan

Experience

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  Self-employed, Behavioral Therapist

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2014

  Applied Behavioral Analyst

  ● Providing behavioral intervention services for children with autism ages birth-7 years● Private contractor for home-based intervention services for children with autism of all ages● Create individual programs targeting all domains and IEP or IFSP goals, and BIPs if necessary for each child● Collaborate with related service providers to implement whole child approach● Use various learning strategies such as verbal behavior and TEACCH

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  Birch Family Services

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  Assistant Principal

  Supervise teachers in an innovative special education setting in order to ensure best practices in instruction and compliance with monitoring agencies and regulations.● Supervise teachers and teaching assistants to achieve best practices in the classroom● Act as liaison with CSE District Administrators to ensure all students receive appropriate services● Interfaces with parents regarding student needs and school policies● Work with the curriculum and education departments to ensure that program mandates are implemented into appropriate models● Responsible for program planning, implementation, instruction, and professional development for educational staff● Assign educational and clinical staff to provide necessary services and instruction in relative program areas● Acts as school liaison with college/university academic faculty● Develop and distribute periodic reports and recommendations regarding educational policy and program development Show less

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  Kent School District

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Program Specialist- Behaviors

  Evaluate severe behaviors across school district, create intervention plans, and target classroom management strategies through teacher and administrator training● Provide support for Special Education program compliance through data analysis activities tiedto program evaluation, tiered intervention, student achievement, and assessments● Collaborate with administrators, support teams, school tiered intervention teams, and staff across 41 schools in the district to implement best practice strategies to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements● Focus on closing achievement gaps through providing staff trainings and strategies to target individuals’ learning● Provide professional development for teachers and administrators based on best practice in classrooms, basic behavior management strategies, and implementation of assessments● Collaborate with central office, building administrators, IEP teams, and/or individuals to implement comprehensive assessment and effective individualized instructional programs which ensure that students with behavioral and/or other significant disabilities meet IEP goals and state standards● Serve as a Safety Net reviewer for the district to ensure compliance across IEPs Show less

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  Highline Public Schools

  Aug 2019 - now

  A member of the Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Mentoring 1st-3rd year teachers to ensure higher staff retention ● Ensuring educational equity is at the center of effective teacher mentoring through nonevaluative processes by implementing culturally responsive practice, addressing learning and needs of marginalized students and families, closing the opportunity and access gap between students furthest from and closest to educational justice, and eliminating systemic barriers for marginalized groups● Builds mentee's knowledge and skills in curriculum, instruction, and assessment● Promotes mentee’s reflective practices in service of growth for teacher and students● Cultivates learning-focused relationships with mentee through learning-focused conversations● Connects mentee to multiple layers of organizational systems and facilitates mentee’s connections to various learning communities● Focuses on own professional growth and reflection and adheres to professional ethics/codes of conduct Show less Coordinate the In-School Restoration (ISR) program, create proactive schoolwide systems in order to address social-emotional learning, partner with community partners to create after school programming● Along with ISR paraprofessional, implement social emotional learning strategies as described through RULER, PBIS, MTSS, and restorative practices in order to support student learning and success● Collaborate with classroom teachers to support students academically and assisting with classwork completion in ISR● Participate in peace-making circles alongside impacted students to mutually express any continuing negative emotions, the effects actions have on one another● Involve community partners to create a program alongside the student to best support personal and emotional growth both in and out of school● Provide staff with ongoing training and feedback on the school-wide MTSS system● Create intervention plans with students and staff members to track student growth● Collaborate with school counselors, deans, and other school administration in order to regularly review and update school-wide behavior expectations as necessary● Mentor special education teacher in self-contained classroom during her internship year; responsibilities including weekly 1:1 meetings, IEP oversight, lesson plan creation, and supervision of the return to in-person learning● Coordinate state testing as the on-site school administrator Show less

  • Peer Mentor

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Dean, Cascade Middle School

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2022