933 Welton Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
540-521-5629
OBJECTIVE: Administrative Position or Special Education Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS
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Postgraduate Professional License, Effective July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018. License
Number: PGP-349094
• Administration & Supervision PREK-12
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Emotionally Disturbance K-12
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Specific Learning Disabilities K-12
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Highly Qualified K-8 in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
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Highly Qualified High School English and Science.
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Responsible for directing the activities of an Instructional Assistant.
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Taught in both self-contained and inclusion/co-teaching classroom settings.
• Conducted a curriculum audit for 6 th grade mathematics at Graham Middle School.
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Conducted an authentic performance on Tazewell County Middle School Mathematics.
EDUCATION
2013 Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum & Instruction at Va. Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2013 ED.S. Education Specialist in Administration & Supervision PREK-12, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
1993 M.S. in Emotional Disturbance and Specific Learning Disabilities, K-12, Radford,
Virginia
1984 B.A. in Business & Economics, Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia
EMPLOYMENT
Summer 2012 Summer School Principal – Tazewell High School. Reported to the Assistant Superintendent of Tazewell County Public Schools.
Responsible for the responsibilities under the requirements of the state and local policies and regulations.

2006-Present
2005-2006
1989-2005
1996-2002
1993-1995
2007-2011
Special Education Teacher – Specific Learning Disabilities,
Emotionally Disturbed, Autism, and Intellectual Disability (6 th
-8 th
Grade), Tazewell County Public Schools, Graham Middle School, and Bluefield, Virginia: Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of student IEP’s and modifications of instructional material for individualized instruction in math, language arts, social studies, and science. Responsible for VGLA portfolios in math, language arts, science, and social studies. VAAP portfolios when applicable. Responsible for Functional Behavioral
Assessments, Manifestation Determination, behavioral strategies, and triennial reviews.
Special Education Teacher – Emotionally Disturbed (6 th
-8 th
Grade), Roanoke City Public Schools, Ruffner Middle School,
Roanoke, Virginia. Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of student IEP’s and modifications of instructional material for individualized instruction in math, language arts, social studies, and science in a self-contained classroom.
Responsible for directing activities of an instructional assistant.
Responsible for Functional Behavioral Assessments, Manifestation
Determination, behavioral strategies, and triennial reviews.
Special Education Teacher – Specific Learning Disabilities and
Emotionally Disturbed (6 th
-8 th
Grade) Smyth County Public
Schools, Marion Middle School, Marion, Virginia. Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of student IEP’s and modifications of instructional material for individualized instruction in math, language arts, social studies, and science in a self-contained classroom. Collaborative teaching in science, language arts, and world geography. Responsible for directing the activities of an Instructional Assistant. Responsible for Functional
Behavioral Assessments, Manifestation Determination, behavioral strategies, and triennial reviews.
Homebound Teacher – Smyth County Public Schools, Smyth
County, Virginia. Responsible for the continuation of delivering classroom instruction and testing to middle and high school students in a home environment for math, language arts, science, and social studies.
GED Adult Education Teacher – Smyth County, Virginia.
Responsible for the instruction and monitoring of adults to successfully pass the state GED test in math, language arts, science, and social studies.
Track Coach – Graham Middle School, Bluefield, Virginia.
Responsible for boys and girls track and field events.

2007-2010
2007-2011
2001-2005
2004-2005
Girls Volleyball Coach – Graham Middle School, Bluefield,
Virginia
Graham Middle School Blues Project – Initiated the concept and development for forming a middle school rock band. This project is to help foster a love for the art of music, learn how to compose, record, and play in a live rock band. Received two grants to buy musical equipment and a sound system. The band, War Torn
Angel, now has a recording contract and has produced three CD’s.
Track Coach – Marion Middle School, Marion, Virginia.
Responsible for boys and girls track and field events.
Councilman , Town of Saltville, Saltville, Virginia. Elected in
May 2004 to serve as a representative of the town’s people for the fiscal management and operations of the town. Instrumental in the conception and development of Rails for Trails, SaltFest, and the
Saltville-Power Ade poker ride. Committee chairman for
Downtown Revitalization and Roads & Streets.