Experience

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  Various

  Aug 2004 - Dec 2006

  Substitute teacher

  All areas, all ages.

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  Country kids learning centers, inc.

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

  Latchkey and summer coordinator

  Coordinator of the after school program during the year and the school age program throughout the summer.

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  Self-employed

  Oct 2006 - now

  Tutor

  Have worked with one student specifically, beginning when she was in 1st grade. She is now in 8th grade and has blossomed beyond belief. Have tutored a few others, but none to this extent.

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  Norwood elementary school

  Jan 2007 - May 2007

  8th grade special education aide

  First experience full time with students with special needs. At this time it was not a very inclusive environment, so worked with the students in an instructional setting and was a long term sub when the teacher left for shoulder surgery.

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  Norwood elementary school

  Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Technology and math teacher

  5-8 Technology (typing and office programs), 6th grade mathematics.

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  Pleasant hill school

  Sept 2010 - May 2012

  K-5 special education teacher resource and inclusion

  K-5 inclusive and pull-out services, co-taught with the Kindergarten and 3rd grade teachers, wrote IEPs, conducted meetings, served on the teacher evaluation committee as well as the state committee designed to deal with isbe audit of special education files, and started and taught a voluntary family computer class 1 evening per week.

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  Dunlap middle school

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  7th grade special education teacher inclusion and case manager

  Solely responsible for the 7th grade students, ensuring that they received needed services. Worked in the inclusive general education classrooms with them as well as with general education students, wrote IEPs, ran my own meetings, and taught at 6-8 grade special education language arts class.

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  Peoria public schools district 150

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2022

  Educator

  Inclusion focused, co-teacher, and emergency self-contained

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  Morrow realty llc

  Nov 2023 - now

  On-site property manager