Jena Parsons
jmparso@ilstu.edu
(224) 659-0540
Current Address:
1706 Springfield Rd. Apt. 5
Bloomington, IL
Permanent Address:
3668 Whispering Tr. Dr.
Hoffman Estates, IL
Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Bachelor of Science in Education, December 2014
Major: Special Education: Specialist in Learning and Behavior
Certification
Illinois Type 10, Special Education
Learning Behavior Specialist 1 (LBS 1)
Endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education
Pre-professional
Experience
Bloomington High School Bloomington, IL
(01/14 – 05/14)
Self Contained Life Skills Room (1,490 students, urban setting, 53% low
income families, 44.2% minority families)
- Collaborated with cooperating teacher, families, speech pathologist, and
other professionals
- Introduced and used Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
with a student who is nonverbal
- Taught academic and functional reading in both large and small group
settings
- Planned and carried out Community Based Instruction (CBI) on a biweekly basis
- Conducted Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and created a Behavioral
Intervention Plan (BIP)
- Designed and implemented classroom behavior management strategy
Heartland Community College Bloomington, IL
(08/13 – 12/13)
One-To-One Instruction (5,600 students, urban setting)
- Worked one-to-one with a student with an intellectual disability in
Heartland’s HALO program
- Collaborated with the student, her family, her teachers, and other
professionals
- Used constant time delay procedure to teach how to identify healthy
foods
Stevenson Elementary School Bloomington, IL
(08/13 – 12/13)
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2 and 3 Grade Resource Room (395 students, urban setting, 23% low
income families, 52% minority families)
- Collaborated with cooperating teacher and other professionals
- Modified assignments, tests, and instructional activities
- Taught small group Response to Intervention (RtI) reading instruction
- Conducted Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA)
- Designed and implemented classroom behavior management strategy
Sterling Preschool
Peoria, IL
(01/12-05/12)
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7 Grade Resource Room (362 students, urban setting, 82% low income
families, 77% minority families)
- Taught in a self-contained preschool classroom with deaf students, some
with additional disabilities
Jena Parsons
jmparso@ilstu.edu
(224) 659-0540
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Professionally
Relevant
Experiences
Conducted LING hearing tests and language sample analysis
Conducted an Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and implemented a
new behavior management plan
Taught lessons based on targeted language and content goals from
students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Individual Family
Service Plan (IFSPs)
Bright Horizons
Bloomington, IL
(05/13 – 08/13)
School-Age Room (125 students, urban setting, 74% minority families)
- Co-taught as lead teacher in the school-age room (Kindergarten through
5th grade)
- Created and implemented classroom management plan
- Created and implemented lesson plans
Bloomington High School
Bloomington, IL
(08/11-12/11)
8th Grade Self Contained Room (1480 students, rural setting, 54% low income
families, 37% minority families)
- Worked one-to-one with a student with an intellectual disability
- Conducted a Curriculum Based Assessment (CBA) based on student and
teacher interviews and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals
Grove Elementary School
Normal, IL
(08/11-12/11)
7th Grade Resource Room (731 students, suburban setting, 7% low income
families, 22% minority families)
- Tutored first grade student in reading, writing, and literacy
- Conducted Curriculum Based Assessment (CBA)
Other Work
Experience
Nanny
Bloomington, IL
(5/12-8/12)
Before and After School Program
Normal, IL
(12/10-5/12)
Kids in Action Gymnastics Academy
Barrington, IL
(08/07-05/09, summers 2010-2012)
The Little Gym Schaumburg, IL
(08/07-05/09)
Little Broncos Preschool
Barrington, IL
(08/07-05/09)
Activities
Best Buddies (8/09-05/12)
Middle School Cheerleading Assistant Coach (08/07-12/12)
Deaf Redbirds Association (08/09-05/10)
4th – 5th grade Cheerleading Coach (08/06-08/09)
Special Olympics, volunteer
Special Skills
Language: American Sign Language
Computers: Boardmaker, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Weebly, Smart Notebook, MS
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Publisher
Curriculum Experience: Horizons™, ©Touch Math, Dr. Michael Heggerty
Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, PALS®, Six Minute Solutions, Lexia®, SRA
Corrective Reading®, & World at Their Fingertips®
Certification: CPR certified, Smart Board Level 1 Certified
Jena Parsons
jmparso@ilstu.edu
(224) 659-0540
References
Jackie Toungett
Bright Horizons, Director
Bloomington, IL 61704
bloomington@brighthorizons.com
Office - (309) 662-7300, Cell- (309) 275-9397
Allison Kroesch
Bloomington High School, Special Education Teacher LBS I
Bloomington, IL
KroeschA@district87.org
Office- (309) 438-5053, Cell – (309) 310-7896
Mary Beth Turner
Stevenson Elementary School, Special Education Teacher LBS I
Bloomington, IL
TurnerM@district87.org
Office - (309) 663-2351, Cell – (309) 212-1175