School Psychologist - Appleton Area Public Schools - Appleton, WI
(2024-09)
- Co-facilitate Response to Intervention (RtI) practices across grade level teams, while actively reviewing both academic and behavioral data to serve students across grade level performance teams
- Case managed and oversaw implementation of special education and 504 evaluations to further create student-centered action plans in accordance with FAPE, IDEA, & districtwide processes and procedures
- Served on school-wide behavioral team while supporting in preventative action planning for student mental health services and mental health awareness to enhance overall student wellbeing
District School Psychologist - New Albany Floyd County School Consolidated School Corporation - New Albany, IN
(2022-09 - 2023-09)
- Ensured ongoing compliance with local, state and federal special education standards by designing and implementing district-wide pre-referral processes forms for all K-12 buildings and early childhood programs
- Established and maintained effective working relationships with parents, schools, and community agencies across all nine elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and five preschool programs
- Conducted formal evaluations for special education eligibility alongside general education teachers, special education teachers, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, academic coaches and other district personnel
School Psychologist - Eastwood Elementary, West Fargo Public Schools Early Childhood Center - Fargo, ND
(2021-09 - 2022-09)
- Provide ongoing collaboration between the early childhood special education team, outside service agencies, and facilitate early childhood special education evaluations
- Support various stakeholders in conducting reliable and valid implementation of behavioral and academic interventions through ongoing data analysis of student outcome measures
- Facilitate Child Study Team through effective consultation, staff training, and ongoing staff mediation regarding operative problem solving, supporting successful team collaboration and implementation, while ensuring preventative action planning through the use of functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral support plans
Internship (1,500 Hours) - Eastwood Elementary, West Fargo Transition Academy & Community High School - Fargo, ND
(2020-09 - 2021-09)
- Conducted informal/formal observations for ongoing behavioral support plans while assessing ongoing data collection regarding behavioral trends both inside and outside the classroom environment
- Administered, scored, and interpreted cognitive ability tests and rating scales while ensuring culturally sensitive evaluation practices that evaluate tool reliability and validity components
- Lead family/school meeting regarding student referral process while discussing past student performances, overall mental health, anxiety/depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Collaborated with district Cultural Liaison in creating an acculturation checklist for ongoing professional development across district training programs and intuitives
Literacy Tutor at Ellen Hopkins Elementary - Minnesota Reading Corps-AmeriCorps - Moorhead, MN
(2017-09 - 2018-05)
- Served as a reading interventionist for a total of 22 students (K-3) throughout the 2017/2018 school year
- Met weekly with academic support coach to review ongoing formative assessments, discuss ongoing rate of improvement for overall student caseload, as well as interpret data for necessary intervention change
- Ensured ongoing fidelity through formative coaching cycles, role-playing/practicing intervention supports alongside cohort of Reading Corps volunteers
