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DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
Executive Profile
I am interested in working at the Texas Education Agency as the Special Education Director.
Skill Highlights
  • Leadership/communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Customer-oriented
  • Project management
  • Budgeting expertise
  • Employee relations
Professional Experience
07/2011 to Current
Director of Special EducationAmarillo ISD － Amarillo, TX
  • I am the director for Special Education, Section 504 and Dyslexia.  In addition. Amarillo ISD is the fiscal agent for the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.  That program is under my direction as well.
  • I supervise 200+ teachers, 250+ teacher assistants, 41diagnosticians, 35 speech language pathologists, 30 itinerant service providers and 6 program administrators.
  • I am responsible for writing the federal grant, budgeting all funds, ensuring proper expenditures, dealing with all personnel matters, working with parents and training all personnel in order to provide services to students with disabilities and ensure compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and policies.
07/2007 to 06/2011
Assistant Director, Instructional ServicesRegion 16 ESC － Amarillo, TX
  • This position started out as IDEA Liaison, then changed to IDEA Liaison/Grant Manager and finally become Assistant Director, Instructional Services.
  • I supervised 17 program specialists as well as office staff.
  • I provided and arranged appropriate trainings to support the needs of employees both internally and for the 63 school districts I served.
  • I wrote a large portion of the grants for which Region 16 ESC applies.
  • I negotiated approval of said grants and managed the budgets.
  • I acted as the Special Education Director for Region 16 and work closely with Special Education Directors in all areas related to the provision of services for students with disabilities, including accountability issues such as PBMAS, SPP and AYP.
  • Additionally, I evaluated escWorks reports and recommended program changes to the escWorks software application for Region 16 ESC.
07/1999 to 06/2007
Director of Special ServicesDumas ISD － Dumas, TX
  • The duties of this position changed from year to year.
  • At all times, I supervised my office staff, 25 teachers, 35 teacher assistants, 3 diagnosticians and 3 speech language pathologists.
  • At other times, in addition to these personnel units, I also supervised an additional 10 teachers and 10 teacher assistants.
  • I was director of the following programs: Special Education; Title I, Parts A & C; Title II, Parts A & D; Title IV, Part A; Title V; Title VI; §504; Dyslexia; Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL); Title III; Optional Extended Year (OEY); Head Start; TANF; PEP (PRS Services); State Compensatory Education; Ed-Flex Waivers; Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG); and High School Allotment, with Special Education being a constant.
  • As director of these programs/projects, I was responsible for completing the grant applications, developing and managing the budget, monitoring to ensure compliance with laws and guidelines and evaluating each program/project.
  • A major portion of the federal program work was, of course, accountability.
  • I was charged with both analyzing accountability data and developing plans to address any areas of concern.
  • To such end, I also was responsible for ensuring that the campus and district improvement plans were done accurately and that they addressed all needed areas.
  • In addition to these duties, I was the ADA compliance officer and wrote grants for Dumas ISD.
08/1995 to 06/1999
TeacherDumas ISD － Dumas, TX
  • I taught 7th grade English and 7th grade Pre-AP English, served on the Campus Council and sponsored the cheerleaders.
Education
2004
Superintendent Certification I received my Superintendent Certificate in May of 2004.West Texas － Canyon, TX
1999
M.Ed. - AdministrationWest Texas － Canyon, TXI received my Mid-Management Certificate in August of 1999.
1995
B.S: Interdisciplinary StudiesWest Texas － Canyon, TXInterdisciplinary Studies
Professional Affiliations
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) - Board Member 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, Secretary/Treasurer 15-16, 16-17, Legislative Taskforce 12-13 Panhandle Council of Administrators of Special Education (PCASE) - Secretary 03-04, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07 Panhandle School Leaders Association (PSLA) Association of Compensatory Educations of Texas (ACET) Delta Kappa Gamma - Vice President 03-04
Interests
I enjoy reading, singing, scuba diving, cross-stitching, taking photographs and traveling.
Skills
ADA, AP, budgeting, budgets, budget, C, Council, Educator, English, funds, grant applications, grants, Director, managing, office, personnel, policies, speech language pathologists, teacher, VI
Additional Information
  • Interests and activities I enjoy reading, singing, scuba diving, cross-stitching, taking photographs and traveling.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Amarillo ISD
  • Region 16 ESC
  • Dumas ISD

School Attended

  • West Texas

Job Titles Held:

  • Director of Special Education
  • Assistant Director, Instructional Services
  • Director of Special Services
  • Teacher

Degrees

  • Superintendent Certification I received my Superintendent Certificate in May of 2004.
    M.Ed. - Administration
    B.S : Interdisciplinary Studies

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